AJ Styles (@AJStylesOrg) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the DDPY Performance Center in Atlanta, GA to discuss his legendary wrestling career, saying no to WWE in 2001, his legendary matches in TNA, why he hated working in the six-sided ring, his shocking Royal Rumble debut that the cameras missed, being The Undertaker's final opponent, the John Cena retirement tour, coming back from a near career-ending injury, when he thinks his in-ring career will end and more!

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00:00 Intro
00:42 Returning after his recent injury
04:30 His athletic background
06:20 What did he think that he would do for a living before pro wrestling?
07:39 Was there a point where he thought wrestling wouldn’t pay off?
11:14 Getting his big break when WCW signed him in 2001
12:05 WWE offering him a developmental deal after WCW closed
15:39 Memories of his early days in TNA
17:14 When did he start to feel like the guy in TNA
18:32 Was AJ Styles mad when TNA got rid of the 6-sided ring?
21:25 Unbreakable 2005 with Samoa Joe & Christopher Daniels
23:30 How has his wrestling style evolved over time?
24:45 When did he realize that he didn’t need to flip as much?
25:43 Not being able to do the Spiral Tap anymore
27:42 When did he start doing a backflip into a reverse-DDT
29:21 Samoa Joe being one of the best wrestlers in the world
30:27 Did he ever have an opportunity to leave TNA and go to WWE
31:45 Working in New Japan before he went to WWE
32:32 TNA asked him to take a major pay cut in 2014
35:44 What would his career have looked like if he went to WWE earlier?
36:56 Taking time in his career to find his personality
37:49 What’s the scariest moment he’s had in the ring?
39:41 How did he get the idea in Lethal Lockdown to hang from the scaffold?
41:14 His scary Elevation X match against Rhino
44:07 What does he think are the prime years of TNA?
45:47 His personal TNA Mount Rushmore
47:38 Nothing but love for Mike Tenay & Don West on commentary!
48:49 His WWE debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble
57:21 Cold plunging!
01:04:42 Vince McMahon wasn't impressed by his WWE debut
01:07:12 His WWE rivalry with John Cena
01:09:35 Never getting to work with CM Punk in WWE
01:10:00 People saying he’s never had a bad match
01:11:31 Fans underestimated his match with Shane McMahon
01:14:13 His WrestleMania 36 match with The Undertaker
01:17:43 AJ's plans for retirement
01:21:07 Bringing back his old theme song
01:22:48 Will we ever see AJ Styles back in TNA?
01:24:30 Vince McMahon had no idea who he was
01:26:47 His desire to have a great story leading to his retirement
01:29:19 Which Street Fighter character does he play as?
01:33:53 Meeting CVV at a Canadian indie show in 2007
01:34:52 AJ asks CVV about some of his best celebrity interviews
01:40:33 3 things AJ Styles is grateful for

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