Allen Jones

Allen Neal Jones better known by his ring name AJ Styles also stylized as AJ Styles is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand Styles has worked for the biggest promotions around the world and is regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of his generation He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA now known as Impact Wrestling from 20022014 and New Japan ProWrestling NJPW from 20142016 He debuted in 1998 and competed for various independent promotions before gaining initial mainstream exposure in World Championship Wrestling WCW in 2001 Styles became widely known after signing with TNA who described him as the cornerstone of the company since its inception he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times and was the inaugural titleholder of the X Division Championship which he won six times He is also the first TNA Triple Crown and Grand Slam champion5 Styles simultaneously appeared in Ring of Honor ROH from 2002 to 2006 where he became the inaugural ROH Pure Champion and wrestled in NJPW between 2014 and 2016 where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship twice Styles first appeared in World Wrestling Federation WWF now WWE in 2002 but declined a developmental contract He returned to the company in 2016 and won the WWE Championship twice with his second victory in Manchester Styles is recognized by WWE as the first wrestler to win the title outside North America At 371 days this is the eighthlongest reign in title history He also won the United States Championship three times and the Intercontinental Championship and the Raw Tag Team Championship once each thus becoming the second wrestler after Kurt Angle to become a TNAImpact and WWE Triple Crown winner and first Grand Slam champion in both promotions Overall in major promotions WWE Impact ROH NJPW RevPro Styles has won 31 championships including nine world titles AJ Styles has been a pillar of the wrestling industry for over two decades and is well respected by fans and coworkers Long considered one of the worlds best professional wrestlers Styles has headlined numerous payperview events including the respective premier events of WWE and TNA WrestleMania and Bound for Glory He ranked atop the annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 in 2010 the first TNA wrestler to do so was voted PWI Wrestler of the Year three times between 2016 and 2018 and Wrestler of the Decade in 2020 Styles also won 10 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards including Wrestler of the Year in 2015 and 2016 and was inducted in their Hall of Fame in 2017