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AJ Styles – Shoot Interview (2003) 8/17/03

AJ Styles talks about getting into the business, NWA Wildside, WCW, why he didn’t go to WWE, NWA TNA, & much more. Here is a list of topics discussed:

-How he first got interested in wrestling
-Promotions he watched growing up
-Wrestlers that influenced him to be a pro wrestler
-Where he trained at and who trained him
-What the training was like
-Who his first match was with and how it went
-Memories of the match with Sabu for NWA Wildside title
-Working with Christopher Daniels at NWA 52nd Anniversary show
-Wrestling in the Super 8 tournament & talks about his matches against Xavier, Red, & Donovan Morgan
-First impression of Jim Kettner
-What it was like having WCW developmental deal
-If there was heat with Billy Kidman for using the Shooting Star Press
-Which wrestlers in WCW were helpful
-Going to Les Thatcher’s HWA camp
-Getting contacted to work for NWA TNA
-Memories working X divison title matches
-Favorite X title match -Winning the tag titles with Jerry Lynn
-Going to Zero-One
-Was it different working Low Ki in Japan, opposed to the US
-Turning down a WWF developmental contract
-Who contacted him for the developmental contract
-Having his first match with Jerry Lynn in NWA:TNA
-First impression of Rob Feinstein & Gabe Sapolsky
-Memories of first match with Low Ki
-Working Jerry Lynn
-Defending X title against Adam Jacobs and David Young
-First title shot against Low Ki at “Honor Invades Boston”
-Match against American Dragon at “All Star Extravaganza”
-Who is a stiffer worker between American Dragon and Low Ki
-#1 Contenders trophy match against Chris Daniels at “Scramble Madness”
-Title match against Xavier at “Night Of The Butcher”
-Teaming with Low Ki against The Prophecy
-Thoughts of the 3 way at “One Year Anniversary” in Queens, NY.
-Feelings of the riot at that show
-Being tag team champions with The Amazing Red
-Match with Paul London at “Night of the Grudges”
-Defending NWA World Title against Chris Sabin at “WrestleRave’03”
-Working with Red against Briscoes at “Death Before Dishonor”
-How the locker room and crowd reacted to Jeff Hardy
-Teaming with Homicide vs. Chris Daniels & Dan Maff at “Wrath of the Racket”
-Thoughts of Homicide as a wrestler
-Indys compared to WWE
-How it feels to be NWA World Champion
-Feelings of the Jarretts and the future of NWA TNA
-Feuding with D-Lo Brown in TNA
-Name association with the following names: Paul London; Spanky; Amazing Red; Backseat Boyz; Raven; Samoa Joe; Dan Maff; CM Punk; Tom Carter; Vince Russo; Low Ki; Jeff Jarrett; Jerry Jarrett; Bill Behrens; Chris Sabin; Mike Quackenbush; Kid Kash; Trinity; Tracy Brooks; Lollipop; Desiree; Simply Luscious; Rowdy Roddy Piper; Sonny Siaki; David Young; SAT.