A.J. Styles

AJ Styles
Styles in 2018
Born (1977-06-02) June 2, 1977 (age 49)
Gainesville, Georgia, USA
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mr. Olympia
Air Styles
AJ Styles
Billed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Billed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Billed fromGainesville, Georgia, USA
Trained byRick Michaels
NCW Wrestling School
Debut1998
RetiredJanuary 31, 2026

Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977) better known by his ring name AJ Styles or A.J. Styles, and even by his nickname The Phenomenal (One), is a retired American professional wrestler. He most recently wrestled for WWE. He is a former two-time WWE Champion and was the leader of the stable The O.C. / The Club.

He is also known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he along with James Storm and Jeff Jarrett were the only wrestlers to have worked continuously for the promotion since its first broadcast on June 19, 2002.

He was the first wrestler to complete the TNA Triple Crown Championship when he won the TNA X Division, NWA World Tag Team, and NWA World Heavyweight Championships. He is also the first wrestler to complete it more than once when he completed it five more times. Between WWE, TNA, and NJPW, he is a nine-time world champion.

On December 8, 2013, it was announced by TNA that Styles' contract negotiations had failed. He was later released from the company and became a free agent on December 17.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

On March 27, 2014, Styles signed a contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling. He debuted at Invasion Attack 2014 on April 6 where he attacked the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and hit his finishing move, the Styles Clash on him. Styles then said that he was the new leader of Bullet Club. This came after Prince Devitt, the former leader of Bullet Club, had to leave the company after losing a Loser Leaves Town match against his rival Ryusuke Taguchi.

Championships

Footnotes

  1. ↑ When Styles first won the title, it was called the WWE World Championship. During his reign, it was renamed to WWE Championship in December 2016.
  2. ↑ His first reign was when the title was known as the Raw Tag Team Championship.

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