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! MAGIC SPOON: Get $5 off your next order at https://magicspoon.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF 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 Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #ajstyles #wrestling #wwe #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo