AJ Styles

Not everybody can do these moves because they've not practiced them. If you came up on the indies, you had to be able to know how to do everything.

And I think that's why so many of us, you know, in that era of, you know, we were able to do everything. We could take everything. We could do everything. And, you know, aside from Joe, you know, we were all kind of the similar size. You know, we weren't too big. We weren't too small. We were right there in the middle. Yeah. We could work anybody. Joe...

And I think that's why so many of us, you know, in that era of, you know, we were able to do everything. We could take everything. We could do everything. And, you know, aside from Joe, you know, we were all kind of the similar size. You know, we weren't too big. We weren't too small. We were right there in the middle. Yeah. We could work anybody. Joe...

He's such an amazing athlete that he's not supposed to be able to do the things that he does. And he just is unbelievable. He's unbelievable. So not everybody's a Samoa Joe. There's nobody like him.

He's such an amazing athlete that he's not supposed to be able to do the things that he does. And he just is unbelievable. He's unbelievable. So not everybody's a Samoa Joe. There's nobody like him.

Man, he's amazing. And I remember people being intimidated by Joe. And I was like, have you ever worked him? They go, no, dude. I was like, he is so good. He has scared you. when he hadn't even touched me in the ring. But it makes it look like he's killing me. That's how good he is. So yeah, Samoa Joe is one of the best.

Man, he's amazing. And I remember people being intimidated by Joe. And I was like, have you ever worked him? They go, no, dude. I was like, he is so good. He has scared you. when he hadn't even touched me in the ring. But it makes it look like he's killing me. That's how good he is. So yeah, Samoa Joe is one of the best.

No one ever really said anything to me. But I'll tell you there was an instance when Christian and Dixie came out and kind of made It was a big meeting. And Dixie came out and said, listen. And basically said something to the fact like, if you don't want to be here, we'll let you go. At that moment, I looked over at Christian to see what he was going to do. What year would this be?

No one ever really said anything to me. But I'll tell you there was an instance when Christian and Dixie came out and kind of made It was a big meeting. And Dixie came out and said, listen. And basically said something to the fact like, if you don't want to be here, we'll let you go. At that moment, I looked over at Christian to see what he was going to do. What year would this be?

It's got to be 2009, 8, 10. I don't know. Somewhere around there. But I was watching him. Because I looked up to Christian. He's amazing, too. He's a ring general, for sure. And I was watching him to see if he got up. Because if he had gotten up, I was like, you had to leave during that meeting? I don't know. She expected us to leave. But I kind of felt like she was saying that you can go now.

It's got to be 2009, 8, 10. I don't know. Somewhere around there. But I was watching him. Because I looked up to Christian. He's amazing, too. He's a ring general, for sure. And I was watching him to see if he got up. Because if he had gotten up, I was like, you had to leave during that meeting? I don't know. She expected us to leave. But I kind of felt like she was saying that you can go now.

Wow. And I was seriously, if he would have got up, I would have got up, too. And hopefully he would have got me in the WWE or something.

Wow. And I was seriously, if he would have got up, I would have got up, too. And hopefully he would have got me in the WWE or something.

Yeah. Yeah. Even there was talks about Japan. But I remember them thinking that, oh, he doesn't want to come here. He wants to do the TNA stuff. I'm like, well, no, his contract's not over.

Yeah. Yeah. Even there was talks about Japan. But I remember them thinking that, oh, he doesn't want to come here. He wants to do the TNA stuff. I'm like, well, no, his contract's not over.

Yeah, yeah. And even I think there were a couple months in between. I did Ring of Honor and stuff like that before I went to. It just kind of, the timing kind of worked out. Because Finn... was leaving. And I kind of just, we literally just switched places, you know, except he went to WWE and I went to Japan.

Yeah, yeah. And even I think there were a couple months in between. I did Ring of Honor and stuff like that before I went to. It just kind of, the timing kind of worked out. Because Finn... was leaving. And I kind of just, we literally just switched places, you know, except he went to WWE and I went to Japan.

They hired Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, And I believe Eric was trying to do the right thing to see where we're at, you know, as far as getting people more eyes on us that we're growing. And unfortunately it didn't work out the way it was supposed to, you know, we lost a lot of money. I think I was kind of pissed at Hogan at the time because I was like, why does he talk about TNA?

They hired Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, And I believe Eric was trying to do the right thing to see where we're at, you know, as far as getting people more eyes on us that we're growing. And unfortunately it didn't work out the way it was supposed to, you know, we lost a lot of money. I think I was kind of pissed at Hogan at the time because I was like, why does he talk about TNA?

You know, why is he not helping us? He's not advertising at all. His book or whatever it is he was writing about him in the shows, he never talked about TNA. I was pissed. But I now realize, I think he was embarrassed. It was embarrassing to him to talk about that. So he did it. And, you know, I think Dixie was trying to do some things, and it was just to keep butting heads.