AJ Styles (AEW)
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AJ Styles | ||
Birth names | Allen Neal Jones | |
Born | June 2, 1977 (age 38) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States | |
Resides | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | |
Spouse(s) | Wendy Jones (m. 1995) | |
Children | 4 | |
Professional wrestling career | ||
Ring name(s) | Mr. Olympia Air Styles A.J. Styles | |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
Billed from | Gainesville, Georgia | |
Trained by | Rick Michaels | |
Debut | 1998 |
Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an professional wrestler currently working for Attitude Era Wrestling.
Contents |
Efed wrestling career
Global Wrestling Federation
Re-Debut and Crusierweight Champion (2011)
Black Style (2012)
- Main article: Black Style
Brand split and European Champion (2012)
Fortune and Beautiful People alliance (2012)
- Main article: Fortune and The Phenomenal Beautiful People
Attitude Wrestling Era
P1 Industries and championship pursuits (2012-2013)
- Main article: P1 Industries
The New AJ Styles (2013-2014)
Return (2016-present)
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Figure-four leglock – 2010–2011; adopted from Ric Flair
- Flying armbar – 2008–2009
- Frog splash – 2003–2006; used rarely as a finishing move thereafter
- Spiral Tap (Corkscrew somersault transitioned into either a leg drop or a senton bomb) – 2001–2007; used rarely thereafter
- Styles Clash (Belly-to-back inverted mat slam, sometimes from the second rope)
- Superman (Springboard 450° splash)
- Signature moves
- Brainbuster, sometimes onto the ring apron
- Discus clothesline
- Fosbury Flop
- Inverted STF
- Multiple DDT variations
- Cliffhanger (Crucifix hold flipped forward into a DDT)
- Phenomenon/ Stylin' DDT (Springboard moonsault onto a standing opponent floated over into an inverted)
- Tornado
- Multiple kick variations
- Drop
- Enzuigiri
- Pelé Kick (Backflip)
- Multiple suplex variations
- Starmaker (High-angle belly to back)
- Styles Suplex Special (German followed into a belly to back wheelbarrow facebuster)
- Vertical suplex lifted and dropped into a neckbreaker slam
- Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver
- Rack Bomb (Backbreaker rack twisted into a powerbomb)
- Reverse frankensteiner
- Running swinging neckbreaker
- Shooting Styles Press (Springboard shooting star plancha)
- Spine Breaker (Backbreaker followed by a gutbuster)
- Springboard flying forearm smash
- Standing senton bomb
- Stylin' Crab (Boston crab)
- Nicknames
- "The Phenomenal"
- "The Most Decorated Man in AEW"
- "A.J. "Stylin' and Profilin'" Styles"
- "The Prince of Phenomenal"
- "Mr. AEW"
- "Prince A.J."
- "The New Nature Boy"
- Entrance themes
- Attitude Era Wrestling
- "I Am I Am (AJ Styles '11 Remix)" by Dale Oliver
- Other promotions
- "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss
- "Touched" by VAST
- "Wherever I May Roam" by Metallica
- "I Am" by Dale Oliver
- "I Am (Phenomenal Remix)" by Dale Oliver
- "Get Ready to Fly" by GRITS
- "Fortune 4" by Dale Oliver (Used while a part of Fortune)
- "I Am I Am (AJ Styles '11 Remix)" by Dale Oliver
- Global Wrestling Federation
- "I Am I Am (AJ Styles '11 Remix)" by Dale Oliver
- Attitude Era Wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Attitude Era Wrestling
- AEW Award for Match of the Year (2014) – War Games match for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle War