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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 an American professional wrestler. He is currently wrestling for WWE on the SmackDown brand. He is a former two-time WWE Champion and was the leader of the stable The O.C. / The Club.
| AJ Styles | |
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Styles in 2018 | |
| Born | June 2, 1977 Gainesville, Georgia, USA |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. Olympia Air Styles AJ Styles |
| Billed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
| Billed from | Gainesville, Georgia, USA |
| Trained by | Rick Michaels NCW Wrestling School |
| Debut | 1998 |
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.[1]
On March 27, 2014, Styles signed a contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
1Ring of Honor no longer recognizes this reign following Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's split with ROH following the Rob Feinstein controversy.
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