While there are many young pro wrestlers that have proved they are the future of this business, like Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Brian Danielson, Jeff Hardy (he is 29), Carlito, Johnny Nitro, and so on, but none have have proved more under the age of 30 than this guy. Here are two videos that will show who I pick as the best pro wrestler under 30:
http://www.dailymotion.com/bookmarks/thealphamale/video/xkfrl_the-best-of-aj-styles-in-roh
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1647607853
No pro wrestler today under the age of 30 has accomplished more than this wrestler. Here is a list of his accomplishments:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion: 3 times
TNA X Division Champion: 6 times
NWA World Tag Team Champion: 4 times
TNA Triple Crown Winner: 3 times (he is the first and only one)
ROH Pure Wrestling Champion: 1 time
ROH World Tag Team Champion: 1 time
AAW (All Access Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
2007-01-19 15:35:12 · 15 answers · asked by Thomas C 4 in Sports ➔ Wrestling
Ballpark Brawl Natural Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
CWE (Christian Wrestling Entertainment) Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
CWF (Christian Wrestling Federation) Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
ETW (Extreme Texas Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
IPW (Independent Professional Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
IWA (Independent Wrestling Association) Mid-South Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
IWA (Independent Wrestling Association) Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational Tournament Winner: 1 time (2004)
IWC (International Wrestling Cartel) Super Indies Champion: 2 times
Mr. TNA: 3 times (2003, 2004, and 2005)
IWR (Independent Wrestling Revolution) King of the Indies: 1 time (2002)
Max-Pro Cruiserweight Champion: 1 time
MPW (Midwest Pro Wrestling) Universal Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
NKPWA (North Korea Pro-Wrestling Association) Jr. Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion: 1 time
NCW (National Championship Wrestling) Television Champion: 3 times
2007-01-19 15:45:43 · update #1
PWG (Pro Wrestling Guerrilla) World Champion: 1 time
WWA (World Wrestling All-Stars) International Cruiserweight Champion: 1 time
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards:
Best High Flying Wrestler: 1 time (2005)
Five Star Match: AJ Styles-vs.-Christopher Daniels-vs.-Samoa Joe at TNA Unbreakable (September 11, 2005)
He is also the most respected young wrestler by Legends in pro wrestling than any other (and yes Cena fans, that includes John Cena). These Legends include Bret Hart, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Harley Race, and others. In fact, Bret Hart says he is the future of professional wrestling.
2007-01-19 15:53:16 · update #2
If you still don't know who I am talking about, I am talking about "The Phenominal" AJ Styles (age 27)!
2007-01-19 15:56:20 · update #3
Also, no other wrestler ever has as much of a wide variety of moves they use constantly. Here is the list of moves he uses:
Finishers:
-Styles Clash (Belly to back inverted mat slam)
-Super Styles Clash (Second robe belly to back inverted mat slam)
-Spiral Tap (Somersault corksrew leg drop or corkscrew senton)
-Frog Splash
-Crash and Burn (Tandem front slam)- with Air Paris
Signature Moves:
-Cliffhanger (Inverted sitout side powerslam)
-Fosbury Flop (Blackflip high jump no-hands plancha)
-Pele Kick (Backflip kick)
-Phenomenon/ Stylin' DDT (Quebrada into inverted DDT)
-Shooting Star Press (Springboard shooting star press)
-Spinebreaker (Backbreaker into gutbuster)
-Starmaker (Backdrop driver)
-Styles Facebuster (Sitout wheelbarrow facebuster)
-Styles Suplex Special (Vertical suplex into neckbreaker slam)
-Stylin' Crab (Boston crab)
-Superman (Springboard 450 splash)
-Air raid crash
-Argentine backbreaker rack into an Argentine powerbomb
-Discus Lariat
2007-01-19 16:34:35 · update #4
-Kip-up huracanrana
-Muta Lock
-Suicide senton
-No-hands somersault plancha
-Enzuigiri
-Pumphandle gutbuster
-Springboard forearm strike
-Springboard crossbody
-Side slam backbreaker
So let's see, he has 28 moves while people like people like Cena only have 13, but whatever Cena fans keep being dilusional that your hero is the best because it will never be true.
2007-01-19 16:41:25 · update #5
leese69, I think you are the only person who thinks AJ Styles is overrated. You haven't heard enough of his promos if you think he can' cut a promo, the only reason he doesn't is because he has been in companies that want to see him wrestle not talk, which is fine with AJ. While I like your picks with Punk and Samoa Joe, you are wrong about Styles not being a good submission wrestler. In fact he has three submission moves in his arsenal. The reason he doesn't use them all the time is because he has said that he wants to be known as a wrestler that can do everything and master every style of wrestling, and he has done that well. I do agree with you that the WWE is wastinc CM Punk's talent though, but that is what Vince does best.
2007-01-19 16:49:16 · update #6
man u have opened my eyes a.j is the best
2007-01-19 17:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by yudi kicks ass 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like A.J. Styles, but think he's somewhat overrated. He has trouble cutting good promos, however I like his current heel gimmick and think he's doing better. He's a good wrestler, but there are better. A.J. really needs to improve on his technical wrestling skills and I find him to be bad at selling moves sometimes.
My picks for the future are C.M. Punk (although I wish he would go back to ROH, who showcased what a talent he is) and Samoa Joe (who basically is himself and has no gimmick, which I like).
Edit: Thomas C, It's unfair to make statements like "I think you are the only person who thinks AJ Styles is overrated. You haven't heard enough of his promos if you think he can' cut a promo", when you know absolutely nothing about me. I'm not some teenybopper girl who goes ga-ga over John Cena (who can't wrestle worth crap). I'm a 37-year-old fairly intelligent woman who has grown up to appreciate the history of wrestling and I do actually know something about the sport and what constitutes good wrestling.
Besides, it's all a matter of opinion anyways and you asked for personal opinions. Just because someone doesn't agree with you or doesn't see A.J. Styles in the same light you do, it doesn't mean they don't know what they are talking about or that they haven't seen his work.
Regardless, I have watched wrestling for over 20 years (close to 25 years) and have seen many promos A.J. has cut. He needs to work on his charisma, IMO. I know many people who feel that A.J. needs to work on his promos. They sound too scripted and cheesy at times and he needs to work on his delivery. I also know many people who think A.J. is overrated.
Also, if you really watch A.J., you will see what I mean about selling moves. He will take a simple move that a guy puts on him and break out of it by doing some ridiculous acrobatic high spot that serves no purpose, instead of just breaking the hold.
I did say that A.J. was a good wrestler, however there are many out there who are better. A.J. is more of a spot wrestler to me, while guys like Punk and Joe have the overall package, much like Kurt Angle.
Another problem is that TNA has allowed Styles to reach his peak at too young of an age. There's not much more he can do and I think he has overshadowed other deserving guys, most notably Christopher Daniels, who I think is a much better wrestler than Styles.
2007-01-19 23:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Best in the world! Best in the world! Best in the world! I would have to go with Bryan Danielson, even with a dislocated shoulder and torn shoulder ligaments he still put on amazing matches. AJ Styles is great too, but TNA has limited space to showcase him, I would prefer to see him back on ROH (there are tons of wrestlers I'd love to see on ROH) because then he would be able to have matches that last longer than 10 minutes since they aren't on tv.
2007-01-20 00:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Scott Justice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bryan Danielson, followed by AJ Styles and Samoa Joe.
2007-01-20 04:11:58 · answer #4 · answered by Killswitch 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeff Hardy
2007-01-20 03:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by 111 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AJ styles
My husband John Cena
Bobby Lashley
Jeff Hardy
2007-01-19 23:56:11 · answer #6 · answered by JohnCenasWife_DXFan 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Randy Orton. He is the youngest World Champion ever. He beat Chris Benoit to win the title.
2007-01-20 00:41:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah he is pretty good but you have to give props to John Cena and Lashley. They are the total package. They are awsome in the ring, and good looking. But if you would open up your question to who is the greatest wrestler of all time with no age limit the Undertaker would reign supreme.
2007-01-19 23:42:51 · answer #8 · answered by ltonyasfun 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it is a close race between A.J. Styles and Jeff Hardy because they had a very good match between each other until Kid Kash and Dallas came out
2007-01-19 23:40:51 · answer #9 · answered by thug57rb 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would say that Samoa Joe is the best of the bunch.
2007-01-19 23:39:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats a good question i would have to go with Randy orton as the best wrestler under 30
2007-01-19 23:46:49 · answer #11 · answered by miller4000 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋