WWE Acknowledges the Existance of AJ Styles

[turkeysandwich]

Kinda surprising that they'd include him in this countdown.

[Phil Parent]

Even more surprised that they called him "the popular Superstar". The great great majority of his body of work is outside the range of the "WWE Universe".

I guess that now he's like Samoa Joe: This mythical being they talk about once in a while despite not being a star of their vast tape library.

Speaking of which, I'm surprised Samoa Joe isn't on this list.

[67 more]

Joey Styles is the best thing to happen to WWE.com.

[Slanted and Enchanted]

I'm sure they mentioned AJ Styles a few times before. He strikes me as a modern day Sting in that he never worked for the WWE but they have so much respect for the guy that they can't help but show their admiration. Much like Sting, AJ is in no position or promotion to pose any threat to WWE so it's harmless on the E's part to plug him. I can see guys like AJ, Joe, Roode, Storm, among others getting good treatment from WWE if TNA's library were to ever be sold to them.

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Meanwhile CM Punk can't even get a mention anywhere but on Shopzone.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

They have alluded to him on a wink wink situation but never by name: having Michelle McCool using his finisher, when someone (evan bourne maybe?) used a similar backflip kick Jim Ross named it "a Pele", having his pre set move set on every smackdown game since here comes the pain

[BrianZane]

Are 4 and 5 really that shocking? It's not like Bagwell was super-obscure in his brief time in WWE or anything. And the Rock and Roll Express also fought at Unforgiven or Over the Edge 98 during that NWA invasion storyline.

[froggyfrog]

At work can't watch the video what is it

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Jul 9, 2014 10:16:35 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

Meanwhile CM Punk can't even get a mention anywhere but on Shopzone.

He was mentioned on Main Event and had a show on the Network last night.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Jul 9, 2014 10:33:57 GMT -5 @akeem said:

Jul 9, 2014 10:16:35 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

Meanwhile CM Punk can't even get a mention anywhere but on Shopzone.

He was mentioned on Main Event and had a show on the Network last night.

Yeah, the newest episode of Wrestlemania Rewind was all about Punk's Money in the Bank wins.

[A Platypus Rave]

froggyfrog

5 superstars that you might not know were in the WWE

the list.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}
1. the Freebirds (well specifically not Michael Hayes)
2. Kevin Von Erich
3. AJ Styles
4. Buff Bagwell
5. Rock and Roll Express.

Like how they showed the Cena/Danielson match during #3

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Gotta say, don't think I would ever see AJ on the same list as the Rock N' Roll Express and Buff Bagwell.

[kingoftheindies]

Jul 9, 2014 9:58:24 GMT -5 Slanted and Enchanted said:

I'm sure they mentioned AJ Styles a few times before. He strikes me as a modern day Sting in that he never worked for the WWE but they have so much respect for the guy that they can't help but show their admiration. Much like Sting, AJ is in no position or promotion to pose any threat to WWE so it's harmless on the E's part to plug him. I can see guys like AJ, Joe, Roode, Storm, among others getting good treatment from WWE if TNA's library were to ever be sold to them.

I think much like with Sting, AJ is one of those guys that had other reasons not to go to the WWE other than money and neither speak poorly of the WWE. The only reason AJ never joined the WWE was because it was poor timing for him and his wife.

Also could be the fact that AJ is also one of the rare Gajins to hold the IWGP title.

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Jul 9, 2014 10:33:57 GMT -5 @akeem said:

Jul 9, 2014 10:16:35 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

Meanwhile CM Punk can't even get a mention anywhere but on Shopzone.

He was mentioned on Main Event and had a show on the Network last night.

Hahah! That's good to know, but there was a time when he was Voldermort in WWE.

[pepsitwist]

Jul 9, 2014 9:50:47 GMT -5 Phil Parent said:

Even more surprised that they called him "the popular Superstar". The great great majority of his body of work is outside the range of the "WWE Universe".

I guess that now he's like Samoa Joe: This mythical being they talk about once in a while despite not being a star of their vast tape library.

Speaking of which, I'm surprised Samoa Joe isn't on this list.

Well, AJ does have a big following in the gay community.

["Gentleman" AJ Powell]

Jul 9, 2014 9:51:35 GMT -5 67 more said:

Joey Styles is the best thing to happen to WWE.com.

That's why he was mentioned, it's just classic WWE nepotism!

[RIHT]

I still think AJ Styles could have a run in WWE.

[celticjobber]

Jul 9, 2014 10:44:33 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

Gotta say, don't think I would ever see AJ on the same list as the Rock N' Roll Express and Buff Bagwell.

Not unless it was a rundown from an indy show in the Deep South.

[JoDaNa1281]

Jul 9, 2014 12:19:19 GMT -5 pepsitwist said:

Jul 9, 2014 9:50:47 GMT -5 Phil Parent said:

Even more surprised that they called him "the popular Superstar". The great great majority of his body of work is outside the range of the "WWE Universe".

I guess that now he's like Samoa Joe: This mythical being they talk about once in a while despite not being a star of their vast tape library.

Speaking of which, I'm surprised Samoa Joe isn't on this list.

Well, AJ does have a big following in the gay community.

THE GAY COMMUNITY?!

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Definitely nice to see him actually get mentioned.

Although Bobby Roode actually worked more episodes of Jakked/Metal/Velocity than AJ ever did