AJ Styles has too many good rivalries

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Was just thinking, the list of memorable programs this guy’s had is so remarkable. He’s had amazing one offs like with Undertaker, but he’s got a list of workers he rarely ever goes wrong with.

All of his work with Daniels goes without saying. I think him and Okada put on a series of bangers, esp. that 2015 Dominion match. Ditto with Samoa Joe, the TNA stuff of course and “Oh Weeeeendyy” still makes me laugh. His stuff with Cena is going to be legendary in a few years IMO with the kids who grow up with it. Any AJ/Bryan encounter is gonna be jaw-dropping.

Also any time AJ and Kurt clashed it was magic, they were the highlight of Hogan’s big 2010 Impact falling flat. And the Styles/Nakamura matches in WWE never surpassed the WK10 match but they always had awesome chemistry together I feel, even in their more gimmicky fights.

Also, I know I’m probably forgetting some.

[Woo]

Also AJ vs child support. Do the right thing AJ.

[Defrebel - White Pony]

And all thanks to Ivan Drago and Pokemon

[Feyrhausen]

He had some pretty great matches with Petey Williams as well. The feuds never went to that next level due to Peteys average mic skills but the matches were great.

Also Daniels and AJ vs Americas Most Wanted and LAX.

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To be honest I can't think of a singles match he had with Daniels that rose above, "God will this end already?" They had that Triple H / Shawn Michaels problem where they were such good friends that they had to let each other get all their shit in so every match was a horrifically bloated epic.

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A lot of good rivalries, and also a rivalry with Kevin Owens in WWE.

[Woo]

Nov 6, 2021 14:50:22 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

To be honest I can't think of a singles match he had with Daniels that rose above, "God will this end already?" They had that Triple H / Shawn Michaels problem where they were such good friends that they had to let each other get all their shit in so every match was a horrifically bloated epic.

You didn't like their ironman match?

[Andee9001]

My Mum got me a copy of The Best of AJ Styles Volume 2 years ago as a gift. I believe it's all from 2004-2005 TNA era. So many great matches were on that disc. Matches against Abyss, Daniels, Petey Williams and matches against LAX and AMW from when he teamed with Daniels. And that's just one year. Guy kept getting better and better and the feuds kept getting better and better.

[Gerard Gerard]

Nov 6, 2021 19:16:06 GMT -5 @dax said:

A lot of good rivalries, and also a rivalry with Kevin Owens in WWE.

Almost all his big WWE programs suffer from a severe case of ‘it’s a dream match so people won’t mind 4 months of bullshit finishes’ - itis.

See AJ versus:

Owens
Joe
Nakamura
Bryan

[4real]

His feud with Reigns was pretty decent as well. They had great chemistry in the ring for sure. That and the Cena feud made him in WWE.

[Bo Rida]

His fued with Ambrose was a high point of recent(ish) times in WWE.

[Cry Me a Wiggle]

AJ versus the globe manufacturing industry has got to be up there. Or rather across there, along a flat disc with an ice barrier preventing it from falling off.

[Cyno]

AJ and Joe had some great feuds in TNA and a really good one in WWE, too.

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Nov 6, 2021 19:16:06 GMT -5 @dax said:

A lot of good rivalries, and also a rivalry with Kevin Owens in WWE.

he has also wrestled Chavo