Hey guys I'm back once again, over the last couple of weeks I made several lists of Essential Career Matches for wrestlers such as: John Cena, Undertaker, Triple H, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins and CM Punk. This week we’re changing the script once again and doing something different; what I mean by that is that I was originally going to do a ‘The Miz Essential Match List’ however, coming off the recent Backlash PPV it only seems fitting to do the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion – AJ Styles. This match list is quite special because for the first time since starting these essential lists I got to actually watch a ton of matches I had never really seen before or couldn’t really remember from many promotions. These collection of matches comes from Dave Meltzer (his matches feature his ratings for matches rated 4+ stars, instead of 3 ½ stars purely because there would be too much to list), and matches that I believe that are good too (these matches will be included in honourable mentions). Note: A lot of the the honourable mentions are matches from WWE, that’s because beside most listed I don’t know much of AJ Styles other matches from other promotions, so if you have don’t see a match listed tell me about it and I will include it in the honourable mentions if I can find a link. Also since a few people have commented on these posts saying 'stop throwing lists at us with no information' within the next day or so I will add little details/backstory to matches like I’ve done with the last couple of posts. I have also tried to add a link to each match as well, although with some matches it was difficult to get full high quality matches (or even videos at all so if you can find a link for it feel free to comment on this and I will add it and give you credit) - videos come from either WWE Network, YouTube, DailyMotion and a few random websites that I was able to find the Ring of Honor and other miscellaneous independent promotions matches. Also if you're into posts about Match lists and whatnot check out my other lists on this post (Matches from 2011-2016), this post (Matches from 2005 - 2010), and also this post (Matches from 2000 - 2004). Lastly, I used Meltzer’s ratings as a guide but make sure to make your own opinion (or rating in this case) about the matches. Just cause he gives something a 3, doesn't mean that it isn't a 5 to you!
2002
- AJ Styles Vs Low Ki Vs Jerry Lynn - NWA Weekly PPV - 07/08/2002 - 4 ½*
2003
2005
- AJ Styles Vs Chris Sabin Vs Petey Williams - TNA Final Resolution 2005 - 4 ½*
- AJ Styles Vs Christopher Daniels – TNA Against All Odds 2005 – 4 ¾*
- AJ Styles Vs Christopher Daniels – TNA Bound for Glory 2005 - 4*
2006
- AJ Styles Vs Christopher Daniels Vs Samoa Joe - TNA Against All Odds 2006 - 4 ¼*
2007
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
- AJ Styles Vs Togi Makabe - NJPW GW Climax 24 - Day 11 - 4*
- AJ Styles Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 12 Finals – 4 ¼*
- AJ Styles Vs Adam Cole - ROH All Star Extravaganza VI (Highlights only) - 4 ¼*
- AJ Styles & Tama Tonga Vs Kota Ibushi & Tetsuya Naito - NJPW Destruction in Kobe - 4*
2015
- AJ Styles Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2015 - 4*
- AJ Styles & The Young Bucks Vs Trent Beretta, Kazuchika Okada & Rocky Romero – ROH/NJPW Global Wars 2015 – Night #2 – 4 ¾*
- AJ Styles & The Young Bucks Vs The Kingdom - ROH Best in the World 2015 (skip to 1:30:00) – 4 ¼*
- AJ Styles Vs Jay Lethal - ROH Final Battle 2015 (skip to 53:00) - 4 ¼*
2016
- Team Smackdown (AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton & Shane McMahon) Vs Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) - 4 1/2*
- AJ Styles Vs Dean Ambrose - TLC 2016 - 4 1/2
Honorable Mentions:
- AJ Styles Vs Dean Ambrose Vs John Cena - No Mercy 2016
Bonus: /u/garrettkidney Reviews 'TNA's The Essential AJ Styles Collection DVD' for Voices of Wrestling that people may find useful.
Wrestlers in the most matches with Styles
| Wrestler | Number of Matches |
|---|---|
| Raven | 1 |
| Chris Sabin | 1 |
| Petey Williams | 1 |
| Abyss | 1 |
| Sean Waltman | 1 |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 |
| Alex Shelley | 1 |
| Rhino | 1 |
| Sting | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 1 |
| Christian Cage | 1 |
| Douglas Williams | 1 |
| Bully Ray | 1 |
| Chavo Guerrero | 1 |
| Austin Aries | 1 |
| Michael Elgin | 1 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 1 |
| Togi Makabe | 1 |
| Jay Briscoe | 1 |
| Mark Briscoe | 1 |
| Hanson | 1 |
| Raymond Rowe | 1 |
| Roderick Strong | 1 |
| Trent Beretta | 1 |
| Paul London | 1 |
| Psicosis | 1 |
| CM Punk | 1 |
| Seth Rollins | 1 |
| James Storm | 1 |
| Yoshi Hashi | 1 |
| Big E | 1 |
| Kofi Kingston | 1 |
| Xavier Woods | 1 |
| The Miz | 1 |
| Enzo Amore | 1 |
| Big Cass | 1 |
| Dolph Ziggler | 1 |
| Sami Zayn | 1 |
| Cesaro | 1 |
| Jay Lethal | 1 |
| Rocky Romero | 1 |
| Homicide | 2 |
| Dean Ambrose | 2 |
| Kevin Owens | 2 |
| Roman Reigns | 2 |
| Adam Cole | 2 |
| Kota Ibushi | 2 |
| Matt Taven | 2 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 2 |
| Kazarian | 2 |
| Low Ki | 3 |
| Hernandez | 3 |
| Bobby Roode | 3 |
| Tetsuya Naito | 3 |
| John Cena | 3 |
| Jerry Lynn | 4 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 5 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 6 |
| Chris Jericho | 6 |
| Samoa Joe | 7 |
| Kurt Angle | 9 |
| Christopher Daniels | 11 |
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