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Post by radiantsilvergun on Aug 12, 2015 9:30:26 GMT -5
After AJ's NJPW contract expires this is gonna be an interesting situation to follow for sure. I wonder if they'll offer him big money to jump ship. There was that rumor earlier this year about them being interested. Do you think AJ Styles could be a top draw for WWE at this point in the game with his recent success, and would they book him as a star?
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Post by Push R Truth on Aug 12, 2015 9:31:14 GMT -5
Top draw? No
Fun wrestler to watch? yes
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Evil Homer
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Post by Evil Homer on Aug 12, 2015 9:37:39 GMT -5
a deal similar to Joe & Rhyno, yes I can see that
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Aug 12, 2015 9:37:56 GMT -5
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they at least tried to get him. They need more talent if they are dead serious about turning NXT into a second touring brand and it really don't get much better (from an indie credibility standpoint and a wrestling standpoint) than AJ Styles.
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Post by domrep on Aug 12, 2015 9:38:30 GMT -5
So he makes $8K for indy appearances, and has his hotel and flights paid for. And he's probably making six figures in New Japan. I'd say he's making at least 500K total for less dates. He'd be crazy to pass that up for WWE at this point.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Aug 12, 2015 10:09:34 GMT -5
Yeah, dude's making bank in New Japan & the indies, doubt he's gonna think about WWE, getting paid less and moving his family to Florida at this point. Could see him being this generation's Sting, completing the TNA-WCW allegory.
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Post by Surfer Sandman on Aug 12, 2015 10:14:47 GMT -5
He's a black hole of charisma. I think he'd be wiser to stay in Japan.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Aug 12, 2015 10:17:11 GMT -5
Yeah, dude's making bank in New Japan & the indies, doubt he's gonna think about WWE, getting paid less and moving his family to Florida at this point. Could see him being this generation's Sting, completing the TNA-WCW allegory. But he's already wrestled in a WWE ring  |
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Aug 12, 2015 10:22:24 GMT -5
Yeah, dude's making bank in New Japan & the indies, doubt he's gonna think about WWE, getting paid less and moving his family to Florida at this point. Could see him being this generation's Sting, completing the TNA-WCW allegory. But he's already wrestled in a WWE ring ...  He's a black hole of charisma. I think he'd be wiser to stay in Japan. I wouldn't go that far, dude's not great on the mic, but his Bullet Club antics have been pretty hilarious. His recent match with Bad Luck Fale was amusing. |
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Aug 12, 2015 10:24:04 GMT -5
He's a black hole of charisma. I think he'd be wiser to stay in Japan. Where's that "do people actually know what charisma is" thread? |
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Post by idislikeeverything on Aug 12, 2015 10:32:23 GMT -5
Would his liberal use a bad term hamper his shot with WWE?
They sacked HOGAN, AJ isn't above not being signed.
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Post by domrep on Aug 12, 2015 10:37:36 GMT -5
There's really no point in giving up half a mil to rot in NXT for a year before they get the call up and even then the booking will be suspect. Hindsight is 20/20, but a guy like Joe was probably better off going to ROH and New Japan.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Aug 12, 2015 10:45:00 GMT -5
If they can give him a good deal, aka $$$, I would hope he would at least consider going to WWE.
Would be nice to see him get appreciated by the casual fans and not just the die-hard fans.
Personally, I think we would do extremely well in WWE.
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Aug 12, 2015 10:52:50 GMT -5
It took me 4 posts to realize this was about AJ Styles and not AJ Lee.
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Post by The Yes Man on Aug 12, 2015 11:09:52 GMT -5
He's better off in NJPW.
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Post by Palmer on Aug 12, 2015 11:12:40 GMT -5
He's grown on me since leaving TNA, but he would be an idiot to go to WWE at this point.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 12, 2015 11:16:04 GMT -5
There's really no point in giving up half a mil to rot in NXT for a year before they get the call up and even then the booking will be suspect. Hindsight is 20/20, but a guy like Joe was probably better off going to ROH and New Japan. It's not just the money. Take Joe, he's done ROH and Japan. This is WWE, you take a paycut, but you get to go to the biggest organisation in the world and show you can make it and earn a lot more long term and become a huge worldwide star if it works out. |
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Post by Nosnorb on Aug 12, 2015 11:18:18 GMT -5
WWE have the best leader that the Bullet Club ever had on their books at the current time, and he is their NXT champion and has potential to be a bigger draw. AJ is 38, and while many aspects of his wrestling style are pretty good, his favoured finishing move (Styles Clash) is really dangerous and does not look good at all, especially without a pin that puts most of the opponents weight down on the shoulders.
And looking at it from his point of view, he is head of the top heel faction in NJPW, and is also a major player in a rising promotion in RoH. For that, AJ would have to spend a lot of time in developmental, and work the punishing WWE schedule, which is a lot tougher for someone with a high risk moveset such as AJ Styles. Not to mention that for him to be in developmental would be quite insulting, and that a lot of his moveset and workstyle would be toned down. And then there is the matter of him being ex TNA.
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Post by Sephiroth on Aug 12, 2015 11:22:40 GMT -5
Once his NJPW contract is up, I could see AJ going to NXT. He's making more than enough money right now to be set for life, so he will pretty much e able to do what he wants-and I could see him doing it pretty much just to say he had officially been a WWE star. He's still perfectly capable in the ring and would fit like a glove in NXT, but he'll never be a top draw.
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Post by keezy on Aug 12, 2015 11:28:04 GMT -5
I don't think they'll let him do the Styles Clash considering he's hurt a WWE alumni, Yoshi Tatsu with it.
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