AJ Styles to WWE? [Archive] - WrestleZone Forums

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

12-22-2008, 04:05 PM

If I had it my way, he'd be in the WWE, as he's one of the only guys in TNA that I think has any worth.

But in all reality, Styles would probably be best served (from his own account) staying in TNA. He's not even necessarily a big fish in that small pond and if he moved over to the WWE, he'd have 3 rosters filled with guys that are much bigger names that he'd have to compete with. I don't think he'd be thrown into a main event spot on Raw/ECW/SD over the other people that have been with the company longer. He'd probably be around the level that Gregory Helms is right now: midcard but not midcard champion.

So while the pay day might be better for him (might; we're not sure what they get paid) the schedule would take its toll and he wouldn't be in as high of a position in the company, so from his point of view, TNA is the better fit unless he'd get some sort of reassurance that they'd main event him in the WWE. But from my own point of view, I'd rather see him and the sporadic 5 or so other guys that I like in TNA come to the WWE simply because I wouldn't mind seeing matches like Styles/Kendrick and so forth.

Lee

12-22-2008, 04:14 PM

He was in the WWE?

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Samizdatdigle

12-22-2008, 04:25 PM

he was an epic fail in WWE

Didn't he only wrestle, like, two matches on Heat? I would hardly call that an epic fail. Anyway, the only way I see AJ Styles in WWE is if TNA folds or if McMahon offers him a contract that's worth, at the very least, five times as much as the one he has now (however, I am pretty sure TNA would make a hell of an effort to keep him).

This is not to say that AJ Styles is not worthy of being in WWE, or that he couldn't make it there. But, think about it: AJ Styles, if you know much about his personal life, is a very devoted family man who probably values time with his family more than working extra for more pay, so long as he is making a comfortable living (I'd say a low six-figure salary, which he currently does make). In TNA, he works, on average, about eight days a month. In WWE, he would be working about 16 days a month (not to mention all of the extra traveling he would have to do, relative to the pretty light traveling he does with TNA). Thus, if WWE tried to lure him, they would have to give him a financial incentive so significant that he would be crazy not to take it.

CCS

12-22-2008, 04:27 PM

I'd like to see him go to WWE for a few years just so i could see some potential great matches with Rey Mysterio , Shawn Michaels , Jeff Hardy and Evan Bourne. I dont think he would realy succeed in the WWE but i think he could have great matches. But he should stay in TNA. They're giving him a good push and he has the potential to be the face of TNA. I think he's happy with that.

Lee

12-22-2008, 04:36 PM

Didn't he only wrestle, like, two matches on Heat? I would hardly call that an epic fail.

It's hardly a monster push now is it?

CDR

12-22-2008, 04:39 PM

XR5tIFlhetw

Wow, back then the jobbers actually got a few moves in.

Spine Line

12-22-2008, 04:41 PM

Styles is TNA through and through and since the last time he went to WWE he ended up jobbing to Hurricane on Heat its fair to say Styles going to WWE is unlikely.

Showtime 24/7

12-22-2008, 11:24 PM

That was actually a pretty solid little match you found FLUK. What I liked most about it was the two moves at the end that would go on to become banned in the WWE within a year and a half, the shootingstar press and the vertibraker. I miss the WWE throwing the book out on safety, thank god they let back in the shootingstar press.

Y 2 Jake

12-23-2008, 06:27 AM

I think Styles has too good a deal in TNA to even consider going to WWE.

He's widely regarded as one of the best around, which he wouldn't be if he went to WWE. They'd make him change his style, like they do everyone else. They'd possibly change his name, Air Styles me thinks.

Having read interviews with him he's also the ultimate company man. So he's either a suck up, or he really loves TNA. Can't imagine him being a new guy in WWE nad him sucking up would go down well.

butsecks

12-25-2008, 03:38 PM

aj styles is what sting was to wcw

Y 2 Jake

12-27-2008, 03:45 AM

Lazy and not as over as Hogan?

Uncle Sam

12-29-2008, 06:13 AM

It's hardly a monster push now is it?

He was offered a deal but turned it down because he had other offers that were better paying and more convenient.

Pippen

12-29-2008, 06:23 AM

Lazy and not as over as Hogan?

i have to disagree . i believe he was more over as hogan in WCW. just the fact that the crowd went off when he came out in WCW makes me think he was way over than hogan. when they had there match at HH ( i cant remmeber if hogan was heel turning face or just a face) but he got way more cheers by the crowd than hgoan did

Uncle Sam

12-29-2008, 07:46 AM

Just because the crowd cheered for him doesn't mean he was more over than Hogan.

butsecks

12-29-2008, 05:30 PM

Lazy and not as over as Hogan?

LOL. NO. i mean as a wrestler loyal to his company. i don't remember sting EVER leaving WCW. thats where i was trying to get at

Y 2 Jake

12-29-2008, 08:28 PM

LOL. NO. i mean as a wrestler loyal to his company. i don't remember sting EVER leaving WCW. thats where i was trying to get at

If somebody stays at Wall-Mart or wherever Americans shop and doesn't ever leave, that doesn't make them loyal, that makes them a loser.

But really, why would he leave WCW when he had it so easy there? In WWE he would have been made to work more dates, perspire, and he'd get paid the same or less.

If WWE offered what WCW did in the late 90's then more main eventers would have shifted over.

Slyfox696

12-29-2008, 08:35 PM

Not sure what the current argument is, but AJ Styles to the WWE would be a dumb move for all parties involved.

GameOver

12-30-2008, 04:41 AM

AJ Styles is a phenomenal wrestling talent, if you were going on pure wrestling, as for mic skills "HE SUCKS"

funny though have ya noticed i fail to remember off hand who as i could care less about most of the current diva's but Michelle McCool i think was using the Styles Splash

"The Living Legend" Johnny Gunnz

12-30-2008, 04:51 AM

AJ Styles in the WWE... I'm gonna need some hard convincing to accept this one. Last year, I'd have marked at the sight of Styles in the WWE. Now? Not so much... He's garbage right now, and the WWE is overloaded as it is... Maybe next year? Who knows...

Uncle Sam

12-30-2008, 06:08 AM

AJ Styles is a phenomenal wrestling talent, if you were going on pure wrestling, as for mic skills "HE SUCKS"

Yea, but he doesn't though, does he? His mic skills used to be adequate, now they're somewhere near decent.

funny though have ya noticed i fail to remember off hand who as i could care less about most of the current diva's but Michelle McCool i think was using the Styles Splash

The Styles Splash is a Frog Splash. The amount of people that have used that move is unreal.

Uncle Sam

12-30-2008, 06:10 AM

Richard

12-30-2008, 06:16 AM

I'd prefer him to stay in TNA, actually. Not to take anything away from him, he's a great wrestler, but I don't want to see him come to WWE and do shit all and get repackaged with a shit name because I don't think he'd get a great deal as 'AJ Styles' considering he is known for TNA and I would assume Vince would want to repackage him and try to destroy the stigma of TNA attached to him.

I say stay in TNA.

Uncle Sam

12-30-2008, 06:29 AM

Well, obviously.

klunderbunker

12-30-2008, 06:31 AM

I hope not. He's young, he's flashy, he's great. He'd make a hell of a US or IC title contender/champion.

However, since Vince didn't create him, he'd be given a fast push at first, but then he'd flounder in the mid card with about 10 other guys. Stay where you've grown up and became a star.

Slyfox696

12-30-2008, 08:36 AM

AJ Styles is a phenomenal wrestling talent, if you were going on pure wrestling, as for mic skills "HE SUCKS"No he doesn't. Hell, back when he was in his heel turn, and was playing sidekick to Christian he was the most entertaining promo cutter in wrestling. The man was oozing charisma.

Just because he's little and a good wrestler, doesn't mean he doesn't have mic skills.

Uncle Sam

12-30-2008, 10:48 AM

Oh c'mon, I totally had that covered.

butsecks

12-30-2008, 03:52 PM

If somebody stays at Wall-Mart or wherever Americans shop and doesn't ever leave, that doesn't make them loyal, that makes them a loser.

But really, why would he leave WCW when he had it so easy there? In WWE he would have been made to work more dates, perspire, and he'd get paid the same or less.

If WWE offered what WCW did in the late 90's then more main eventers would have shifted over.

so what your saying is sting was a loser because he was a main eventer in the 2nd biggest company next to wwf, tv time and getting paid the most, solidifying himself as a top wrestler in the industry....and yet if someone stays at wal-mart and never leaves but moves up to upper management and so on, hes a loser?!

Y 2 Jake

12-31-2008, 05:51 AM

so what your saying is sting was a loser because he was a main eventer in the 2nd biggest company next to wwf, tv time and getting paid the most, solidifying himself as a top wrestler in the industry....and yet if someone stays at wal-mart and never leaves but moves up to upper management and so on, hes a loser?!

What I'm saying is that Sting was probably scared to take a chance in WWE. It didn't work out too well for Goldberg.

So he's working for TNA now, apparently getting paid $500,000 for a limited schedule. Do you not think he could make more than that in a three month span from January to March in WWE?

He might talk about not agreeing with some of WWE's storylines, but he's obviously got double standards after seeing what happens in TNA.

butsecks

12-31-2008, 04:52 PM

What I'm saying is that Sting was probably scared to take a chance in WWE. It didn't work out too well for Goldberg.

So he's working for TNA now, apparently getting paid $500,000 for a limited schedule. Do you not think he could make more than that in a three month span from January to March in WWE?

He might talk about not agreeing with some of WWE's storylines, but he's obviously got double standards after seeing what happens in TNA.

probably scared ?,hoe about most likely too smart to go work for WWE...your assumption is too negative on sting...

Uncle Sam

01-01-2009, 10:25 AM

If he was smart he'd take big money for a three match deal.

Y 2 Jake

01-03-2009, 06:46 AM

probably scared ?,hoe about most likely too smart to go work for WWE...your assumption is too negative on sting...

So the guy is obviously not intrested in wrestling. He didn't even know that Kurt Angle was the enforcer in his BFG match two years ago. So if he's not intrested in the business, then why is here there? Money.

Which company would pay him more for less? WWE. They'd put out a three dics DVD of him, which would make him a fortune. Put him in one of thier video games. He'd appear on three of the biggest shows of the year. The Rumble, No Way Out & Mania, make more money.

He can do that each year. Or he could appear on most iMPACT shows & PPVs for TNA.

If he's wrestling for TNA, there's no reason for him to not wrestle for WWE.