AJ Styles open to TNA match with Leon Slater

[Chris]

EXCLUSIVE: AJ Styles Open To TNA Return As Part Of WWE Crossover

When AJ Styles acrimoniously departed TNA Wrestling in 2014, the ‘Phenomenal One’ looked forward, and proved to the world he is one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. Styles went on to conquer New Japan Pro-Wrestling and WWE after helping build TNA, but with WWE and TNA now in a...

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“I would say that hopefully something like that happens. It’s good for not only talent in WWE to go to TNA, TNA to come to WWE, it’s better for the younger talent to get into the ring with some people who have different styles. It’s very important that we are well rounded and you can’t do that all in NXT. So the fact that we’re going to be able to do that somewhere else is great,” said Styles.

TNA’s Leon Slater recently spoke of his desire to wrestle some of the best WWE have to offer including AJ, and Styles had the following to say to Leon:

“As for Leon, Hey dude. I hope it happens. It’ll be fun, no matter what. If not, just keep tearing the house down.”

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Leon getting that AJ seal of approval

 

[Dale]

Since it's on the same topic​

 

[Chris]

Leon getting that AJ seal of approval

He's really good at calling shots that make headlines. He's gonna always force himself to be used which is a good quality

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Just once I want AJ to see that flip over the corner in person and realise he did good inspiring the future

 

[Rosie]

I hope he can have one match in TNA if WWE and TNA are working together more often. Both in story and in reality, AJ's getting near the end of his time in wrestling.

As of right now, AJ's last match in TNA was genuinely one of the worst booked, most insulting 'matches' which:

Disrespected one of your founding pillars on his way out after you wanted to cut his salary.
Buried your new world champion, Magnus/Nick Aldis
Buried most of the heel roster as AJ Styles and Sting beat most of them up easily.
Made a lot of people stop watching, me included

Was a payoff to an angle which ripped off the CM Punk "Summer of Punk (WWE ver)" and somehow ended up being WORSE with it creating heel authority figure Dixie Carter which was one of the most instantaneous "Go away heat" characters I ever seen-

Thus bringing in Derrick Bateman as Ethan Carter III which was a great character, thus lead him to re-signing to WWE. Thus leading to WWE mishandling him to an insulting degree where even if you weren't a fan of him, you'd feel bad for him and getting realeased.

Thus leading him to go batshit insane, read a Wiki article about Nhialism and make it his entire gimmick, thus leading to the shitshow that was "CYN"

and eventually:

Tyrus... vs EC3 for the NWA World Championship. It was a butterfly effect.

I don't care if it is a match with Leon Slater, Josh Alexander, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, Joe Hendry, Santino Marella, or even Top fuckin' Dolla, ANYTHING would be a better TNA swan song for AJ than that. Just let him have one match on Impact with someone or a tag, put on a decent to great match where he maybe wins/is on the winning side. Then on PPV puts over a main eventer or future main eventer in a great match.

 

[Chris]

I think my preferred scenario is a one off against Josh Alexander at Slammiversary. No stakes, just the previous Mr. TNA vs the current Mr. TNA

 

[Hidden Blaze]

I think my preferred scenario is a one off against Josh Alexander at Slammiversary. No stakes, just the previous Mr. TNA vs the current Mr. TNA

Oh man, yes please. That would be so good.

 

[Dale]

Just a general question on this new WWE/TNA relationship but as it continues on do you think we'll see any TNA people on Raw or SmackDown because I don't think we will. I'm expecting Raw/SD/NXT to go to TNA and TNA people to NXT only.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

I think we could see them honestly. Maybe at least some of the more bigger names maybe. Like i definitely could see Moose maybe, who knows we might get Ziggy back at one point for something.

 

[RDT]

I could see a Matt Hardy cameo

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Moose has stated he wants Roman at some point.

 

[Chris]

I'd probably leave it as NXT, the standard TV WWE audience I feel like won't react like those fans or the ones that travel for a major show (like the rumble) would and it would hurt TNA more to have dud reactions for an appearance

 

[Dale]

I'm sure that's in the realm of possibilities for Moose

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

i love to see Oba vs. Moose personally