A.J. Styles

Some of you may not know this but AJ Styles was actually a WCW wrestler for some time. He’d join in 2001 and pair up with fellow NWA Wildside roster mate Air Paris. The two were feuding and had such great chemistry that WCW offered them both deals. After that the two would have a run in the WCW Cruiserweight title tournament.

He was offered a minor deal with the WWE to work in the developmental territory but he declined, not wanting to affect his wife’s education at the time. Soon after, Styles would start working for ROH and TNA before ultimately just moving to TNA. He became the face of TNA from 2004 to about 2014.

He’d leave TNA, then go to NJPW and won the heavyweight championship. After a short run in NJPW, Styles was then off to the WWE where he joined up in 2016. He’s been with them since then, and has won numerous titles and became the face of SmackDown during the new brand split.