TNA was aware of other interest and various conflicts. TNA was aware a final contract was required. It was creating that contract and controlled that timetable. Too much time passed early on. Other things came into play.
No contract was ever finalized with TNA. From there we saw the Final Deletion match, which has since set the tone for cinematic matches to have a space within the pro wrestling world. Had their agreement with TNA not fallen through during the holiday break, TNA management may have gone a different route. Had the former Bullet Club members found success in the six-sided ring, other former WWE names like Cody Rhodes may have spent more time there.
The potential to change the game that much for just one company is a testament to the work AJ Styles has done in the squared circle. He made the right decision by opting to go to WWE instead.
Some may say he got lucky considering other indie darlings, including his own tag team partners, have suffered tremendously by choosing WWE. Five consecutive WrestleMania matches, main events all over the world, match of the year contenders against the best of the best.
As for Gallows and Anderson, they are ready to make up for lost time. Sure, they may have once been signed to the biggest wrestling company in the world where they made buckets of money and had worldwide exposure. But there was certainly a lack of care and creative direction.
Sound off below! More from Impact Wrestling. More NFL Rumors ». One thing that is missing in Impact Wrestling is a dominant faction that runs roughshod over the entire roster. Now that there are several free agents on the market after the WWE cuts, there's an opportunity for the company to create some exciting new stables. But if AJ decided to join The Good Brothers, then they would be the original, the official, and the only club in Impact Wrestling that would matter.
Most recently, Styles mentioned that he would like to fight Edge, especially after their brief encounter in the Royal Rumble. So there are still plenty of dream matches for Styles to have before he decides to leave or retire. One of the disappointments of The Club's run with WWE was that just as they started gaining some momentum, they would be split up and forced to perform on different brands.
But if they were to reunite in Impact Wrestling then they could show what The Club is capable of. Becky Lynch came out and said she doesn't trust Charlotte heading into their Survivor Series match, but some, hint she's just selling tickets.
He first discovered the world of wrestling when he rented Halloween Havoc and witnessed the Chamber of Horrors match. Styles then had to vacate the title due to Red being sidelined with a knee injury. He defeated Bryan Danielson at Main Event Spectacles to become the number one contender for the title. At the Second Anniversary Show , however, he competed in a one night tournament to become the first Pure Wrestling Champion.
His title reign, however, was short lived. Styles left the company and vacated the Pure Wrestling Championship. He began to use the Rave Crash better known as the Styles Clash as a finisher, claiming Styles stole it from him. Several months later, Styles returned to wrestling for Ring of Honor full-time. Styles got a match and a win, against Rave at the following show. Rave, however, after losing, he put a plastic bag over Styles and attempted to suffocate him.
Austin Aries and Roderick Strong attempted to come to his aid, but they were fought off. With Mick Foley in his corner, Styles hit Rave with the Styles Clash off of the second rope, through a table to win the match. Daniels won the match, but was unable to defeat Bryan Danielson for the title.
On the first show of , Styles wrestled and defeated Matt Sydal. Before receiving a shot at the tag team title, Styles received a shot at the ROH World Championship when he was handpicked by Danielson. Despite having won both of his previous encounters against Danielson in ROH, Styles was unable to defeat him for the title.
Following the match, Aries and Strong were attacked by the Briscoe Brothers , who had made their return to ROH for the first time since Styles and Sydal came to their aid and chased away the Briscoes.
Styles then appeared less and less in Ring of Honor. In a pre-taped promo, Styles said he would be taking several months off from Ring of Honor following the match. ROH commentators, however, continually referred to the match as his final match and even played a special tribute to him after it. Since then, Styles has not returned to Ring of Honor. Styles successfully defended both his titles in the following weeks, but began to bicker with the veteran Lynn during their matches together.
The following week, he and Lynn fought Ron Killings and Jeff Jarrett to a no-contest, and the Tag Team titles were held-up as a result. The following week, he and Lynn fought one another in a Falls Count Anywhere match which was won by Lynn , a No Disqualification match which was won by Styles and a ten-minute Iron Man match , which ended in a draw after both men scored three pinfalls.
He lost the title to Lynn a second time on November 6 and tried unsuccessfully to regain it throughout the remainder of the year. In the course of the match, Styles became a fan favorite , attacking S. Styles formed a new tag team with D'Lo Brown in April During their time together, Styles learned the frog splash Art Barr version from Brown, and Brown likewise picked up Styles' suicide plancha.
They fought one another on June 4 in a number one contendership match which was won by Styles, and on June 11, Styles faced Jarrett and Raven in a three-way match for the Heavyweight Championship.
Styles won the match and the title becoming the first TNA Triple Crown winner in the process after Vince Russo entered the ring and struck Jarrett with a guitar, then celebrated with Russo following his victory, thus becoming a heel once again. Throughout July , Styles successfully defended his title in matches against Brown.
Throughout the remainder of his reign, he defeated a myriad selection of opponents before losing the title to Jarrett on October Following his loss, Styles reverted to being a fan favorite, while Jarrett became a heel. Abyss hindered Styles's efforts before abandoning him completely. The following week, Styles defeated Abyss in a match for both tag team titles by disqualification after Jarrett interfered.
His victory was overturned by Callis, leading to another match the following week which was won by Abyss after Lex Luger interfered, thus granting Abyss control of both titles. On April 21, Chris Harris , who was scheduled to face Jarrett in a title match that night, was attacked by Raven. He successfully defended the title in matches with Ron Killings, Raven and Chris Harris, and on May 19 he defended against all three men in a four-way title match. Styles lost his title to Killings after Jarrett interfered in the match, hitting him with a guitar.
In the following weeks, Styles feuded with Kid Kash and Dallas , while successfully defending his title in matches with Kazarian and Mr. After several abortive attempts to regain the title, Styles fought Kash in a number of matches, culminating on September 8 in a tables match which was won by Styles. During the weeks preceding the match, Styles even went as far as to use Williams' own finisher, the Canadian Destroyer, after Williams himself performed the Styles Clash on others.
Williams retained his title with the help of his manager , Scott D'Amore. Following the bout, the trio proclaimed themselves to be the Kings of Wrestling and issued an open challenge to the rest of the TNA roster. Several wrestlers charged the ring in response to the challenge, including the 3Live Kru Ron Killings, Konnan , and B. James , Randy Savage , and Styles. On the January 21 episode of Impact! Daniels lasted ten minutes and subsequently faced Styles in a thirty-minute Iron Man match for the X Division Championship at Against All Odds in which ended in a draw with both men having scored a single pinfall.
Rhodes restarted the match with "sudden death" rules, and Styles defeated Daniels to retain his title. Skipper eliminated Killings and Daniels eliminated Skipper, thus reducing the match to a singles contest. With the referee unconscious, Styles was able to retrieve the belt, but Daniels knocked him out with the Angel's Wings and then embraced the title belt.
When the referee recovered shortly thereafter, he saw both men prone—but Daniels with the title belt—and awarded the match and the X Division Championship to Daniels. Styles lost the title at Slammiversary to Raven in a King of the Mountain match.
The following month at Bound for Glory , Styles successfully defended the title against Christopher Daniels in the second thirty-minute Iron Man match between the two. The following month at Genesis , Styles successfully defended the title against Petey Williams. At the same event, Samoa Joe brutally beat on Christopher Daniels with a chair and put him out of action indefinitely. Styles then started a feud with Joe, claiming that he had broken the unwritten "code of the X Division".
After the match, Joe tried to take out Styles, until Christopher Daniels made his return and saved him. Styles lost the bout when he was given a Muscle Buster by Joe, who then pinned him to retain. On an episode of Impact! On the August 24 episode of Impact! On the November 2 episode of Impact! On the November 9 Impact! On the November 16 episode of Impact! At Genesis , Styles lost to Cage.
During the match, Daniels attempted to stop Cage from using a steel chair in the match, which led to Styles rolling up Cage, which Cage reversed for a rollup of his own and the 3 count. After the match, Styles and Daniels shared harsh words, which led to Rhino coming to the ring to settle things.
Styles refused to shake Daniels' hand and walked away. Styles and Daniels teamed up for the last time on the Thanksgiving Day episode of Impact! After the match, Rhino came out to the ring to raise both of their hands. Styles pulled his arm away, and left the ring, saying that he was tired of Rhino getting into his business. He yelled at Rhino again during an interview on Impact!
At Turning Point Styles beat Rhino after faking a knee injury and rolling him up for the pin. On the December 22 episode of Impact! After a Gore by Rhino, Styles decided to let Rhino win the match despite the fact that he was almost to his feet at one point.
This was due to the fact that Styles saw that Rhino was setting up a table to use on him and did not want to continue. The match consisted of a 20 feet tall steel structure of an X that they used to fight each other. Styles took the fall off the Elevation X structure. On the following episode of Impact! It was later revealed that he was the first member of Christian Cage's team at Lockdown.
On the May 31 episode of Impact! Then Styles challenged Scott Steiner to a takedown challenge, which he lost by disqualification. Later that night, Styles and Tomko cost Christian his number one contender's shot by arguing and distracting him, and they helped Kurt Angle retain his championship. After Christian Cage accepted Angle's invitation to The Angle Alliance on the circumstance that Cage be the leader, Angle and the rest of the alliance attacked Cage, with the exception of Styles who made an attempt to save Cage and Tomko who walked away up the ramp.
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