AJ Styles Comments On What He Originally Wanted His Ring Name To Be & Hating “Styles”

AJ Styles was recently a guest on Bailey And Southside. The show airs during the week on Rock 100.5 in Atlanta. During the interview, Styles spoke on a wide variety of topics about his wrestling career and his current time with WWE.

One of the most interesting parts was when he spoke about his ring name: ‘Styles’ (His real name is Allen Jones).

Styles says he originally wanted to be a masked luchador named: Velocity:

“I wanted to wear a mask! I loved those [luchadors]. I’m so glad that didn’t happen. I wanted to wear a mask and call myself ‘Velocity’. What a terrible name.”

He also revealed how he got the ‘Styles’ name:

“I didn’t have a name. Everybody always called me ‘AJ’ anyway, so I stuck with AJ. And then, [the promoter] is like, ‘yeah, you’re tagging with Damien Still. We need a last name. Styles! Go!’ That’s it. That’s how the name [came] about. AJ Styles. I hated it. I hated Styles for a really long time.”

He also mentions he was willing to change his name when he came to WWE if the company wanted it. This didn’t turn out to be the case and AJ has become one of the biggest stars in the company today.

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You can check out the interview here. h/t to WrestlingINC.