K.J. Styles
From Iwe
| 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), better known by his ring name K.J. Styles (or KJ Styles), is an American professional wrestlerwho is currently signed to IWE on the SmackDown brand.
Styles is credited as being the only professional wrestler in history to hold the highest-tier male championship of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and IWE.
Styles is widely known for his 11-year tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2002–2013. While in TNA, Styles held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice. He was also the first X Division Champion, a title he held six times. Styles is the first professional wrestler ever to complete the TNA Triple Crown Championship (five times) and the TNA Grand Slam Championship (two times). In 2010, Styles became the first ever TNA-contracted wrestler to be ranked number one on Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual PWI 500 list. He simultaneously appeared in Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2002–2006, winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship (with Amazing Aaron) and the ROH Pure Championship. In 2014, he signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match with the company, later becoming co-leader of Bullet Club. Between IWE, TNA, ROH, and NJPW, Styles has held eight world championships and 24 total championships. He has also had various championships reigns while competing on the independent circuit, winning titles such as the PWG World Championship and the RPW British Heavyweight Championship, among many others.
Styles first appeared in IWE (then the International Wrestling Federation, or the IWF) in 2002, but turned down a developmental deal he was offered with the company. He signed a multi-year contract with IWE fourteen years later in January 2016, making his official debut at that month's Royal Rumble pay-per-view. After appearing at his first WrestleMania that April, Styles headlined multiple pay-per-views en route to winning his first IWE World Championship at Backlash in September.
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
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Music videos
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Video games
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Web
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IWE Network
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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)
- Independent Professional Wrestling (Florida)
- IPW Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- 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 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 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
- 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)
- 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, current)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.
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