AJ Styles

Not in TNA. I mean, it's pretty, you know, there was a, I don't know, there was a spot where Petey and I, Petey Williams and I were talking. He goes, hey, what if I give you this German suplex and you gut yourself on the guardrail? I'll have you on the apron. And Germans suplex you. You do the flip bump and gut yourself on the guardrail. What a terrible idea that is. We tried it.

But when I went to jump, I could feel it just yank me back. Instead of up, I went back. And so I just ate that guardrail on my back from a German. Oh, man. I've had some terrible ideas that didn't go as planned, but then I've had some good ones that turned out to be all right.

But when I went to jump, I could feel it just yank me back. Instead of up, I went back. And so I just ate that guardrail on my back from a German. Oh, man. I've had some terrible ideas that didn't go as planned, but then I've had some good ones that turned out to be all right.

Weakest gore ever given, I think. Because I don't know if he was genuinely like, Scared of heights, but it sure didn't look like it. I was okay with it. I'll tell you this. That match, Rondo was scheduled to lose. I was like, he can't fall off this thing. He'll break his ankles. He's too big. I have to lose. I have to fall. We can't let him do this. He's going to get hurt.

Weakest gore ever given, I think. Because I don't know if he was genuinely like, Scared of heights, but it sure didn't look like it. I was okay with it. I'll tell you this. That match, Rondo was scheduled to lose. I was like, he can't fall off this thing. He'll break his ankles. He's too big. I have to lose. I have to fall. We can't let him do this. He's going to get hurt.

And so that's how that happened. But I thought it was very clever. And Rhino, credit to him, had a lot of these good ideas. It's like, just hide, and we'll have the crowd tell me where you are. And it worked out so good. Again, that's one of those matches that this is going to be terrible. And it turned out to be really, really good, I thought. I thought it was very entertaining.

And so that's how that happened. But I thought it was very clever. And Rhino, credit to him, had a lot of these good ideas. It's like, just hide, and we'll have the crowd tell me where you are. And it worked out so good. Again, that's one of those matches that this is going to be terrible. And it turned out to be really, really good, I thought. I thought it was very entertaining.

And even just like you, the fans were actually scared for us. Yes. Because it was high. You look back at it, you're like, holy crap, that was way up there. And you've got, what, maybe a foot and a half, two feet at the most? As far as a scaffold to walk around on, it was, yeah. I think for what we had, we made it work better than anybody thought we could.

And even just like you, the fans were actually scared for us. Yes. Because it was high. You look back at it, you're like, holy crap, that was way up there. And you've got, what, maybe a foot and a half, two feet at the most? As far as a scaffold to walk around on, it was, yeah. I think for what we had, we made it work better than anybody thought we could.

What do you think are the prime years of TNA? Prime years of TNA. I just remember 2005.

What do you think are the prime years of TNA? Prime years of TNA. I just remember 2005.

really starting i remember uh frankie kazarian going out and it was one of the first matches on the pay-per-view and i was like let's go frankie you know start us off bro and and it was exciting because you knew we were growing spike tv i believe was we were part of that going on and we knew we were growing and that was exciting i thought those were some really good years and then we ended up introduced joe and he's freaking killing everybody and it's just

really starting i remember uh frankie kazarian going out and it was one of the first matches on the pay-per-view and i was like let's go frankie you know start us off bro and and it was exciting because you knew we were growing spike tv i believe was we were part of that going on and we knew we were growing and that was exciting i thought those were some really good years and then we ended up introduced joe and he's freaking killing everybody and it's just

Yeah, yeah. Actually. Yeah. Yeah. It kind of all runs together, you know. But it was just some really, really cool moments. Like, we got Christian. We got Kurt Angle. Like, nobody knew about Kurt. Yeah, that was a legit secret, right? Oh, man. Nobody knew. We saw the video. We're all watching. Oh, what is this? And then Kurt... Whoa! Holy cow. So... Yeah, it was an exciting time, man.

Yeah, yeah. Actually. Yeah. Yeah. It kind of all runs together, you know. But it was just some really, really cool moments. Like, we got Christian. We got Kurt Angle. Like, nobody knew about Kurt. Yeah, that was a legit secret, right? Oh, man. Nobody knew. We saw the video. We're all watching. Oh, what is this? And then Kurt... Whoa! Holy cow. So... Yeah, it was an exciting time, man.

It really was. And we were all, I feel like we were all kind of the way some of the NXT kids are. I see this in them. Where they know each other by their real names because they've been training together and they want to see each other succeed and do well. That's the way we were. We weren't trying to stab each other in the back. We wanted each other to do really, really well. Still the show, man.

It really was. And we were all, I feel like we were all kind of the way some of the NXT kids are. I see this in them. Where they know each other by their real names because they've been training together and they want to see each other succeed and do well. That's the way we were. We weren't trying to stab each other in the back. We wanted each other to do really, really well. Still the show, man.

We want you to do it. You know, because it's only going to make what we're doing better. And everybody was like that. It was a really cool time.

We want you to do it. You know, because it's only going to make what we're doing better. And everybody was like that. It was a really cool time.

You know, I'm biased though. That's fine. Because I'm going to put my guys on there. The guys that I had unbelievable matches. You know, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe. We got one more spot and that's it. I know. See, that's the problem. You know, I think a lot of people would see Kurt because he was there for a long time.