K.J. Styles

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K.J. Styles
Styles in April 2016
Birth name	Kevin Neal Jones
Born	June 2, 1978 (age 33) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Residence	Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Spouse(s)	Wendy Jones
Children	4
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Mr. Olympia Air Styles K.J. Styles KJ Styles
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Billed from	Gainesville, Georgia
Trained by	Rick Michaels NCW Wrestling School
Debut	1998

Kevin Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), best known by the ring name K.J. Styles (also stylized as KJ Styles), is an American professional wrestler currently signed to IWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current IWE Champion in his second reign. Long regarded as one of the world's best professional wrestlers, Styles has headlined numerous pay-per-view events internationally.

Styles debuted in 1998 and competed for various independent promotions, before gaining his first mainstream exposure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2001. He became widely known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2002–2013, where he was dubbed "Mr. TNA". While in TNA, Styles held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice. He was also the inaugural titleholder of the X Division Championship, which he won six times. Styles is the first professional wrestler ever to complete the TNA Triple Crown (five times) and the TNA Grand Slam (two times).

In 2010, Styles became the first ever TNA-contracted wrestler to be ranked number one on the annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) PWI 500 list. He simultaneously appeared in Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2002–2006, where he became the first ROH Pure Champion. In 2014, Styles signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and won his first of two IWGP Heavyweight Championships in his debut match, later becoming the third leader of the Bullet Club. Styles has also won various titles on international independent circuits, including the PWG World Championship.

Styles first appeared in IWE (then the International Wrestling Federation, or the IWF) in 2002, but turned down a developmental contract he was offered with the company. He signed a multi-year contract with IWE fourteen years later in January 2016, making his re-debut that month and going on to win the IWE Championship in September. Both PWI and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) voted him Wrestler of the Year for 2016. With his second WWE Championship victory in Manchester, England in November 2017, Styles was recognized by IWE as the first wrestler to win the title outside of North America—this reign became the longest in SmackDown history. Also that year, he was inducted into the WON Hall of Fame.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2.1 Early career (1998–2002) 2.2 Ring of Honor 2.2.1 Early years (2002–2004) 2.2.2 Feud with Jimmy Rave (2005–2006) 2.3 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2014) 2.3.1 NWA World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2004) 2.3.2 X Division Champion (2004–2005) 2.3.3 Teaming with Tomko and TNA Front Line (2007–2009) 2.3.4 TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2009–2010) 2.3.5 Fortune (2010–2012) 2.3.6 Final storylines (2012–2013) 2.3.7 Mexican and Japanese partnerships (2006–2013) 2.4 Return to the independent circuit (2003–2012) 2.5 Return to ROH (2013–2016) 2.6 Second return to the independent circuit (2014–2016) 2.7 New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2014–2016) 2.8 IWE 2.8.1 The Club and feud with Dustin Simpson (2016) 2.8.2 Championship reigns (2016–2017) 2.8.3 Longest reigning IWE Champion in SmackDown history (2017–present) 3 Reception 4 Other media 4.1 Filmography 4.1.1 Television 4.1.2 Music videos 4.1.3 Video games 4.1.4 Web 4.1.5 IWE Network 5 Personal life 6 Championships and accomplishments 7 Notes 8 External links 9 References

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1998–2002)

Ring of Honor

Early years (2002–2004)

Feud with Jimmy Rave (2005–2006)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2014)

NWA World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2004)

X Division Champion (2004–2005)

Main article: KJ Styles and Christopher Barnhart

Teaming with Tomko and TNA Front Line (2007–2009)

Main article: KJ Styles and Kanta and TNA Front Line

TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2009–2010)

Fortune (2010–2012)

Main article: Fortune

Final storylines (2012–2013)

Mexican and Japanese partnerships (2006–2013)

Return to the independent circuit (2003–2012)

Return to ROH (2013–2016)

Second return to the independent circuit (2014–2016)

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2014–2016)

Main article: Bullet Club

IWE

The Club and feud with Dustin Simpson (2016)

Championship reigns (2016–2017)

Longest reigning IWE Champion in SmackDown history (2017–present)

Reception

Other media

Filmography

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes

Music videos

Year	Artist	Song	Role

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes

Web

Year	Series	Role	Notes

IWE Network

Year	Title	Role	Notes

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

• All Access Wrestling
  • AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Ballpark Brawl
  • Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time

• Christian Wrestling Federation / Christian Wrestling Entertainment
  • CWF/E Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Family Wrestling Entertainment
  • FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Independent Professional Wrestling (Florida)
  • IPW Heavyweight Championship (4 times)

• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Ted Petty Invitational (2004)

• International Wrestling Cartel
  • IWC Super Indies Championship (2 times)

• Independent Wrestling Revolution
  • IWR King Of The Indies Championship (1 time)

• Maximum Pro Wrestling
  • Max-Pro Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

• Midwest Pro Wrestling
  • MPW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship (2 time)

• New Korea Pro Wrestling Association
  • NKPWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• NWA Wildside
  • NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Wildside Television Championship (3 times)

• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
  • PWG Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (2006) with Christopher Barnhart
  • PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
  • Tag Team of the Year (2006) with Christopher Barnhart

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time)¹
  • ROH Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Amazing Aaron
  • ROH Pure Wrestling Championship Tournament (2004)

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Jerry Lynn (1), Abyss (1), and Christopher Barnhart (2)
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
  • TNA X Division Championship (6 times)
  • TNA Legends/Global/Television Championship (2 times)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Kanta (1) and Matt Borske (1)
  • Bound for Glory Series (2013)
  • Gauntlet for the Gold (2007 – Tag Team) – with Tomko
  • First TNA Triple Crown Champion (5 times)
  • First TNA Grand Slam Champion (2 times)
  • Feud of the Year (2005) vs. Christopher Barnhart
  • Finisher of the Year (2003) Styles Clash
  • Match of the Year (2006) {{small|with Christoher Barnhart vs. Homicide and Hernandez at No Surrender, September 24, 2006</small>
  • Match of the Year (2009) vs. Sting at Bound for Glory, October 18, 2009
  • Mr. TNA (2003–2005)
  • Tag Team of the Year (2006) with Christopher Barnhart
  • X Division Star of the Year (2004)

• World Wrestling All-Stars
  • WWA International Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 5 Star Match (2005) vs. Samoa Simpson and Christopher Barnhart at Unbreakable on September 11
  • Best Flying Wrestler (2005)
  • Best Wrestling Maneuver (2003, 2015) Styles Clash
  • Most Outstanding Wrestler (2014, 2015)
  • Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2014) vs. Minoru Suzuki on August 1
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on TNA Impact!
  • Wrestler of the Year (2015)

• IWE
  • IWE Championship (2 time)^a[1]
  • IWE United States Championship (2 time)

Notes

^a When Styles won the championship, it was called the IWE World Championship. During his reign in December 2016, it was renamed to IWE Championship.

External links

References