A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler. He was born on June 2, 1978.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html Styles currently wrestles for Total Nonstop Action (TNA).http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html He has also competed for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and Ring of Honor (ROH).http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html Styles was trained by Rick Michaels.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html

In 2010, Styles was ranked the number one wrestler in the world by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI).http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279150446 He was the first wrestler from TNA to be ranked number one by PWI. On April 19, 2010, Rob Van Dam defeated Styles to become TNA World Heavyweight Champion.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html On July 22, 2010, Styles defeated Rob Terry to become TNA Global Heavyweight Champion.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html The following week, the title was renamed to the TNA World Television Title. Styles is a member of the wrestling group Fortune along with Robert Roode, James Storm, and Kaz. Ric Flair is the manager for the group.

Styles made his wrestling debut in 1999 with NWA Wildside.http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.php On January 8, 2000, Styles defeated K-Krush to become NWA Wildside Television Champion.http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.php In 2001, Styles debuted for WCW. He teamed with Air Paris to form the tag team Air Raid. Later that year, Styles returned to NWA Wildside. He won the Television Title, IPW Heavyweight Title, and Georgia Heavyweight Title after his return to the company.http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.php In 2002, Styles briefly wrestled for the WWE.

In the summer of 2002, Styles joined TNA Wrestling. On June 26, 2002, Styles won the TNA X Division Title.http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.php Also in 2002, Styles teamed with Jerry Lynn to win the TNA Tag Team Title in a championship tournament. Styles and Lynn then began to feud with each other over Styles’s TNA X Title. On June 13, 2003, Styles defeated Raven and Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title.http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.php Other championships Styles has won in TNA include the TNA Tag Team Title and the TNA Legends Title.http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/superstar-roster/item/1602-the-phenomenal-aj-styles Styles also began competing for ROH in addition to TNA. On March 15, 2003, Styles teamed with Amazing Red to defeat Chris Daniels and Xavier for the ROH Tag Team Title.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html As TNA began to grow over the years, Styles began to wrestle exclusively for the company. His most notable opponents include Kurt Angle, Sting, Christian Cage, Abyss, Samoa Joe, and Jeff Hardy.

On October 18, 2009, at TNA’s Bound for Glory, Styles defeated Sting to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Title.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html Earlier in the year, Styles defeated Sting, Kurt Angle, Hernandez, and Matt Morgan to win the title. Sting walked out of the match and Styles won the title. Styles granted Sting a title shot at Bound for Glory and defeated him by pinfall.