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AJ Styles helping to train AEW wrestler

Posted: Mar 22nd 2026 By: Vincent Verhei

After AJ Styles retired, he revealed that he would be working to develop talent under NXT and WWE ID contracts. Turns out he’s open to helping those under AEW contract too.

Anthony Ogogo, an Olympic boxing medalist who signed with AEW in 2019, shared a photo of himself and Styles on social media and talked about the experience the two had training together.
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“Last night’s training session with AJ Styles,” Ogogo wrotes. “Unreal. As a kid I had one dream… to compete at the Olympic Games. I chased it, lived it, and came home with a medal. Childhood dream: check. What I never imagined was getting to live a second dream. Becoming a professional wrestler and learning from the very people I grew up watching.”

“Every week I train with legends like Billy Gunn, and nights like this getting extra reps and knowledge from someone like AJ Styles are special. Grateful for the journey. Still learning. Still sharpening the tools. Still chasing greatness. Dreams evolve…but the work never stops,” he continued.

Ogogo won a bronze medal in boxing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Most of his matches in recent years have come from the Georgia independent scene. His only AEW-affiliated match since 2024 was a trios match in ROH last November, teaming with Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor in a win over Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno & John Silver.

He also appeared on Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport show in London, defeating former K1 champion Brett Semtex.