Why did he get to skip NXT and not go through it like Finn Balor and Shinsuke?
Why did he get to skip NXT and not go through it like Finn Balor and Shinsuke?
Xavier Martin
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Xavier Flores
Because AJ Styles is DIMES!
Brayden Martinez
Because everyone knew who he was and no one knew the faggot or the slant eyed faggot
Jayden Morris
Too big of a draw and already knew where the hardcam was from his TNA days
Tyler Watson
He was TNA's crown jewel when people still knew who they were.
Logan White
The amount of weebs who watch WWE made him a safe bet, hence the bullet club references.
Adrian Butler
because TNA was in florida and NXT was in florida so he already learnt everything
Levi Kelly
he was already phenomenal
Sebastian Nguyen
nxt is for no-dime shitters
Owen Brown
based, that's why riddle is never getting out
Josiah Nguyen
>send wrestlers with years of experience down to NXT to learn where the hardcam is and run drills alongside football players and gymnasts
>they flop on the main roster
>send AJ Styles straight to the main roster
>he becomes one of the company's top stars
Is AJ just that good or is the 'E trying to tell us something?
Dominic Clark
finn, nakamura, and samoa joe were all used to sell tickets in the florida nxt shows, and cause i guess they figured having experienced guys around the greener wrestlers in nxt might help the less experienced guys in some way
with aj they knew they could draw money with him on the main roster immediately, so they did. also iirc part of it is that aj played hardball with them and demanded immediate main roster + being allowed to keep the ring name everybody knew him by (in the era of 'dean ambrose' style namechanges)
Connor Morales
because these marks need to learn to wait on the wwe offers and only sign when you can demand things like keeping your name and debuting in the main roster
Dominic Ortiz
Aj was just good and had all the tools
Christian Mitchell
>Aj was just good and had all the tools
This
Ethan Butler
better question is how did Mike Bennett of all people get to skip?
Eli Price
His debut was amazing. The rr never gets surprise entrances anymore
Jose Hall
The real question is, why didn't Joe skip NXT? All of the reasons you see for AJ apply to him as well. He was super over, super experienced, was a top guy in a big promotion, knew how to work with tv cameras, etc.
Evan Peterson
Triple H tried to make him change his name but he couldn't because he has AJ tattooed on his ribs in huge letters.
Jayden Baker
maybe thats what he wanted to do?
Cooper Lee
they wanted the Royal Rumble pop. and boy was it a pop.
Nicholas Garcia
More experienced talent should skip NXT desu
Gavin Hall
Probably part of his contract negotiation was that he was going straight to TV.
Jackson Moore
Joe was brought in originally on a part time deal that let him still work indies. He signed to NXT to help young talent and draw live event crowds.
Then he worked ROH shows and wwe didn't like that so they gave him a real contract.
Kevin Smith
Holy fucking BASED. Balor and Nakamura BTFO!!!
Juan White
I popped at home. AJ Styles was one of the few reasons I watched TNA back in the day.
Brandon Powell
One of the few WWE moments that I can still exactly recall what happened.
>Roman throws Rusev out in a minute
>Buzzer sounds
>Unidentified music, probably some NXT project because they'd been bringing up random guys the last couple years
>Major pop, immediately know who it is
>Pop off anyway
Dunn's shitty camera work also probably has something to do with it, I was fucking seething when they missed it.
youtu.be
Jace Morris
>extreme close ups on Roman
I still seethe
Blake Barnes
He was a former IWGP champ and the best unsigned US talent at the time.
Jack Perez
NXT skippers
>AJ Styles
Was already a sufficiently big enough star
>Karl Anderson
Got through due to connection with AJ, Gallows
>Mike Bennett
By marriage
>Ronda Rousey
Is still Ronda despite how hard her stock had fallen
Logan Bennett
Ronda was in developmental for like 2 years technically