AJ Styles On If He Ever Thought He Would Be WWE World Champion, Did His First Pro Wrestling Video Game Foreshadow His WWE Success?

September 28, 2016

WWE star AJ Styles recently spoke with Hardcore Gamer and below are some interview highlights:

If he ever thought he’d one day by WWE World Champion when he was wrestling in NWA Wildside Wrestling:

“Yeah, absolutely! There was a part of me that you couldn’t tell me that I wasn’t gonna be champion.

“I told my wife – my girlfriend at the time, that it would pay off and it certainly has. I’ve been wrestling for 17 years and in 2001, I got hired by WCW and this is how I’ve made my living ever since.”

How many games he’s made himself in:

“From football to wrestling – there’s been a few! First game was No Mercy.”

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.