| Net Worth: | $8 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | June 2, 1977 (46 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Wrestler |
| Nationality: | — |
American wrestler who became the WWE World Champion in 2016. He was also a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion during his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2002 to 2013. He later signed to WWE’s SmackDown brand.
He earned a partial college wrestling scholarship, before eventually enrolling in professional wrestling school.
He became the first TNA-signed wrestler to be named the #1 wrestler on Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s PWI 500 list in 2010.
Career
A.J. Styles’s first appearance was with Professional wrestling promotion NCW in 1998. Three years later, in 2001, he competed at the All-Pro Wrestling tournament, where he reached up to the quarter-final and was defeated by Christopher Daniels. 1 month later, A.J. Styles competed in the XWF Cruiserweight Championship, but he couldn’t win it.
Personal Life
He was born Allen Neal Jones. He has three sons, Ajay, Avery and Albery, and a daughter named Anney with wife Wendy Jones, whom he married in 2000.
He defeated Booker T to claim one of his TNA championships.
Quotes
“At my house, it’s an, ‘If dad says it, you can say it’ kind of deal, so a lot of my slang words come off very childish at this point in my career.”
— A. J. Styles
“Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I’d be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.”
— A. J. Styles
“I want to be known as A.J. Styles, the WWE Superstar that he is, and have amazing matches, make memories – I think that’s the goal.”
— A. J. Styles
“Shinsuke Nakamura is probably one of the best wrestlers I’ve ever been in the ring with. He’s very unorthodox. Everything he does is with knockout power. He’s a guy who is very flamboyant, so don’t let his Michael Jackson antics fool you. This guy is deadly.”
— A. J. Styles
“I’ve been a video game guy since I was eight years old and got my first Nintendo. I’ve been addicted to video games ever since.”
— A. J. Styles