THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER
AJ's career commenced from 1998, that is he debuted in the year 1998.His first championship was the National Championship Wrestling (NCW) which was held in Georgia(the place where AJ was born).He wrestled as Mr. Olympia but lost his first single's match against Michael Brooks. AJ Styles was trained by a hardcore ECW wrestler Rick Michaels who lost the Television Championship against AJ, his own student in August,1999.INDEPENDENT CIRCUIT (1999–2002)
From 1999 to 2001, AJ competed in less notable independent promotions. In December 1999, NCW merged with NWA Georgia to form NWA Wildside, and Jones was renamed A.J. Styles. He appeared sporadically even after signing with NWA-TNA, and is a former NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion, having defeated his own trainer, Rick Michaels for the title on December 22, 2001 at Christmas Chaos.
On October 26, 2001, Styles participated in All Pro Wrestling's King of Indies tournament. He defeated Jardi Frantz in his first round match, but was eliminated by Christopher Daniels in the quarter finals the following night. On November 13, 2001, Styles debuted in X Wrestling Federation (XWF), competing in a battle royal against Billy Fives, Christopher Daniels, Juventud Guerrera, Kid Kash, Prince Iaukea, Psicosis and Quick Kick for the XWF Cruiserweight Championship, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. Later that night, Styles defeated Josh Mathews in a match taped for XWF television. The following night, Styles was defeated by Daniels, again in a match taped for the XWF television program.
Styles debuted for Australian promotion World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) on February 24, 2002, making his pay-per-view debut at WWA: The Revolution against Christopher Daniels, Low Ki, Shark Boy, Super Nova and Tony Mamaluke in a six-way cruiserweight survival elimination match, in a losing effort. On April 7, Styles would team with Chuck E. Chaos to face Jerry Lynn and Super Nova in a losing effort. On April 10, Styles faced Lynn and Nova in a three-way-dance, in a losing effort. On April 12, Styles defeated Nova in a tournament semi-final match at WWA: The Eruption for the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. Styles would progress to the final later that night in which he defeated Jerry Lynn to win the title, which he would vacate soon after.
On March 2, Styles debuted in the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA), entering the promotion's 6th annual Super 8 tournament. He defeated Xavier in the first round, as well as The Amazing Red in his semi-finals match, but was defeated in the final by Donovan Morgan. On June 15, Styles debuted in Game Changer Wrestling, entering the Jersey-J Cup tournament. In the first round, Styles defeated Qenaan Creed, he then progressed to the quarter-final, defeating Colt Cabana. In the semi-final, he was defeated by Reckless Youth, and was eliminated from the tournament.
In October, Styles would travel to the UK, debuting in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) on October 13, suffering a loss to Jonny Storm in his debut match at FWA: British Uprising. On October 15, Styles was defeated in a FWA British Heavyweight Championship number one contender round robin challenge three-way match by Doug Williams and Jerry Lynn at FWA: Seasons Beatings. Later that night, Styles defeated Jody Fleisch in the same round robin challenge. On November 1, Styles debuted in IWA: Mid-South, taking part in the promotions annual Ted Petty Invitational tournament, but was defeated by Christopher Daniels in the first round.
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Christopher Daniels : One of the very good friend of AJ Styles
Jonny Storm : English professional wrestler
Jody Fleisch : He is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, One Pro Wrestling and Real Quality Wrestling.
SO I THINK AJ WAS RIGHT, JOHN CENA WON'T LAST FOR MORE THAN 2 SECONDS IF HE WAS IN THE INDIES WITH HIM.
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