is aj becoming aj again?

[macdaddysquid]

Will AJ choose to side with no one, realize he is super awful compared to tna-pre Kurt angle/Christian and once again become phenomenal?

[machinegun]

I hope not.

Ditzy AJ is the awesome. He was nowhere near as entertaining as the phenomenal one

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I don't expect him to go back to old AJ, but I hope he gets past this infantile routine - it was funny for a Simon Dean minute.

I'd like to see AJ be more like a perennial heel. Like Edge or Cap'n.

When the Joe shoot happened and Joe said the word "superstar," AJ made this gesture that was like, "Oh yeah - that's me baby!"

They should play that up some.

"I'm AJ Styles - who the hell are you?!?" kind of promos.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Down the road I'd like to see AJ's character gain a sense of inependence.

However, the bottom line is that he actually has a character now, and that's a plus.

[plushtar]

Can the mods please post a sticky regarding the current A. J. Styles controversy. This issue threatens to flood this folder.

[nerdinitupagain]

From what I've seen and read.. AJ is being put into that young kid having to make a tough decision between a friend and a better oppurtunity. It's a classic story.

I think the problem with people on this storyline is that AJ was for awhile one of the top guys in TNA and he's somewhat gone backwards to this character versus being the top guy. It's just part of the growing pains when it comes to TNA, you bring in all this big name talent who are probably near 10-20 years older than AJ.. he's going to get saddled into something like this if he's going to play in the main event.

I think this is going to lead to AJ being backed by Christian to take the title off Angle.

[Joekishi]

him and tomko make a really cute couple

[YouStayClassy]

No, no he won't.

I agree this gimmick has given AJ a massive personality injection and had led to some downright hilarious segments, but I also feel this gimmick is going to permanently cement him into TNA's midcard instead of main eventing like he should be.

I know he's pretty much main event right now thanks to the Cage/Angle, uh, angle, but once that's over I'm really afraid that'll be it for him.

Nothing in the world would make me happier than to be proven wrong on this.

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

I kind of want him to choose no one but still keep the ditzy character he has right now. I doubt that will happen though.

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

AJ can never go back to being the AJ from 2005. He used to not have much mic time, and he didnt emote much. As a result, he was able to turn into the goofball AJ we know now. In other words he was kinda mysterious in that we did not know what his personality was like before.

However now that he has shown us month after month that he is basically the male version of Maria, the mystery is gone and he is basically branded with this for the rest of his TNA career.

[H-Fist]

I'd like to see him not commit to anyone. Then during an Angle/Cage title match:

Tomko comes out, tries to interfere by sliding a chair to...someone in the ring...leading to a ref bumb. Styles comes out and Cage smiles at him as he picks up said chair and lays out Angle. He starts to go for the Unprettier, but AJ stops him and offers to hit Kurt with the Styles Clash. He does so, and for a second it appears that the coalition is reformed. But then AJ kicks Christian and nails him with the Styles Clash. Tomko and AJ stand above the carnage as the ref rules the match a no contest. Show closes with AJ and Tomko leaving the arena smiling back at the ring as Cage and Angle exchange a glance that says, "Crap, look who we have to deal with now."

Boom. AJs a main eventer and a top heel, plus it makes the Tag Titles worth even more for when MCMG win them.

[Reverend BTY]

No. He should be like Tomko, stick with his tattooed buddy, and be the tag team that gets along. With wacky results, obviously.

[skiller]

I don't want generic face AJ back. We had him for like 3 years straight.

I like a change every once in a while.

[millionurkle]

Honestly, I want him to side with Joe, not one of the choices, but join him in a taking TNA back to what it was type stable!

[MiLo Duck]

The only thing that keeps making me think he's going to go back to being a contender is the fact that they mentioning his status as a former three time world's champ like two to three times a show now. They don't seem to make it a point to drop that little tid bit in unless its meant to be a talking point building up to something. I could be wrong, but the trend tends to dictate this as likely.

[macdaddysquid]

Heres the problem. You guys are all referring to Aj Styles 05, top face of the company. Think back a little farther when he was the rising heel of the company. A f***ing bad ass who was going to beat you in the ring without having to cheat, he was f***ing phenomenal and you weren't.

Now we have a character similar to Eric Young for Christ sakes who relies on other wrestlers despite the fact he is a better worker. His matches are crap compared to the old days no one can deny that.

As far as the mic/personality goes watch vol one of the Aj Styles dvd. You learn all about him. He was to poor to watch wrestling, now that he is a wrestler he hardly sees his wife, cant walk up his stairs, yet he continues wrestling because he loves it. That is all I need to here, I have not and will not accept DITZY Aj when I know there is something else there.