Source: Aaron Oster of The Baltimore Sun
Recently, former TNA World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles talked with Aaron Oster of The Baltimore Sun. Topics covered during the interview include
You can read highlights of the interview below or click here to read the entire article. Enjoy!
On Working the Independent Scene Again
I have to tell you, man, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at all the things that have opened up for me. I realized that all the independents are alive and well. I’ve been able to wrestle all these guys, and have some dream matches in the fans eyes. It’s been awesome to work for Ring of Honor again. I also recently had the opportunity to start working with New Japan. So 2014 is becoming an awesome year for me.
On Whether He Thought He’d Ever Leave TNA
No, I honestly thought I’d be the guy that TNA could say, “This is the first guy that we signed to this company, and he’s retiring from our company.” And, man, what an awesome thing that would have been. So I never imagined I would leave that company, I assumed I’d retire from there. It sucks, but you can’t fix that now. I left the door open, but there’s so many things that are going on. That door has been closed as far as being able to tell that story, that this guy started and finished with the company. Apparently someone there thinks I was only worth a certain amount and it just didn’t work out.
On Eric Young Becoming the TNA World Heavyweight Champion
I love it, man. Eric is a top talent. A lot of people think that he’s just a comedian. The guy can WRESTLE. He’s really good and he’s overlooked. He’s one of the most entertaining guys there. He has his own show, and it’s based on him. It’s him going out and doing stuff. So he knows what he’s doing and he should have had something good like this happen to him a long time ago.
On Whether the Door is Open For a Return to TNA
I tried to leave the door open. I haven’t buried the company. Like I said, I have friends there who do well, so I’m not going to do that. But I don’t know if I’ll ever go back, and it’s definitely not going to be any time soon. And from what one of their higher ups said, it will be “Only if there’s space available for AJ Styles.” So I guess there might not be room for me, according to him.
