Backstage Details on AJ Styles’ WWE Contract, When Was the Deal Signed?, Trademark News and More

January 25, 2016

According to WZ Daily regular Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet.com, AJ Styles signed a multi-year contract with WWE which allows him to retain his ring name and various other trademarks.

The report notes the deal was signed last week, and allows WWE to use trademarks associated with Styles including the “The Phenomenal One” nickname and “The Styles Clash” finishing move name. WWE will also retain some of the rights to Styles’ name in regards to video once he leaves the company.

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AJ Styles Wins the IWGP Heavyweight Title on 5/3 in Japan!

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AJ Styles following his IWGP Title win on 5/3 in Japan!
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AJ Styles poses with The Bullet Club & Yujiro Takahashi after his IWGP Title win!
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AJ Styles becomes the first American wrestler to win the IWGP Title since Brock Lesnar in 2005!
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AJ Styles poses with The Bullet Club following his IWGP Title win!
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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.