AJ Styles is currently signed with WWE but he had a great run in IMPACT Wrestling(formerly TNA) from its inception in 2002 until 2014. ‘The Phenomenal One’ recently appeared in a video for IMPACT Wrestling’s Slammiversary pay-per-view which was quite surprising.
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Styles played a prominent role in the X-Division, becoming a six-time X-Division Champion. His most notable feud was against friend-turned-foe Christopher Daniels.
The Phenomenal One appeared in a video message for fans at Slammiversary. He spoke about the 2002 edition of the show, where he teamed up with Jerry Lynn and Low Ki against The Flying Elvises. He further spoke about his top matches against Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe:
“Happy Anniversary, IMPACT Wrestling! It was Huntsville, Alabama, 2002 when myself, Jerry Lynn, Low Ki versus The Flying Elvises. That’s when it all started. That was the first match then from there it was Jeff Jarrett and Raven the X-Division, the Ultimate X, the Elevation X. Matches that I will never forget, matches with Kurt Angle were unbelievable. But the match that changed everything was myself, Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels in 2005,” Styles said.
Following his departure from IMPACT and having a brief stint in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Styles debuted in WWE in 2016 as an entrant for the Royal Rumble match. Since then, he has been a two-time WWE Champion.
