AJ Styles Talks Daniel Cormier Potentially Competing In WWE, His Thoughts On Chris Jericho

During one of his recent Twitch streams, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles took some time out to discuss the reported mutual interest between MMA star Daniel Cormier and WWE.

AJ believes that Cormier could definitely succeed in the WWE, however, he notes how challenging sports entertainment really is. He noted Ronda Rousey as one success story of an MMA fighter turning into a WWE superstar.

"I think that obviously he's an amazing fighter, right? I like him. I think he's an amazing commentator, and obviously as good of a commentator as he is, he's an even better fighter. But I don't know, I mean, you still have to learn how to wrestle," AJ said. "Do I believe he would be able to do something like that? Yeah! But is he going to want to put in that extra time? I don't know, you've really got to put some effort into it. I know Ronda learned fast, but she learned from the very best. I guess the same thing can be said about Daniel."

AJ looked back on the origins of his own WWE career and his first WrestleMania match against now-AEW star, Chris Jericho. He expressed his appreciation and gratitude for Jericho while emphasizing just how nerve-wracking it was to perform in front of his biggest crowd yet.

"Love the guy, I love Chris Jericho. He is an awesome dude. He did me a huge favor wrestling me at WrestleMania, my first ever. And was I nervous? You've got to think, my first WrestleMania was my first-ever, like, it was 101,000 people," AJ explained. "So yeah, I was a little nervous, but the great thing about that is that once you get to the ring and that bell rings, it's just you, and him, and the referee doing what you do. And I'm doing it at the highest level, WrestleMania, and it was awesome. Man, unbelievable; I was super nervous but all of that was gone by the time it was over."

The following year, at WrestleMania 33, Styles competed in a standout match against an unlikely competitor, Shane McMahon. AJ recalls how overlooked the bout was going into the event because of Shane's involvement. In the end, "The Phenomenal One" thinks that it was a perfect example of what Shane can really do inside the squared circle.

"I love the fact that Shane McMahon is a perfectionist. Like, everything needs to be perfect, and I love that about him. He's a great dude, good friend of mine, and I cannot say enough good things about him. But you know, that match, everybody overlooked this match because Shane was in the match," AJ said. "Like, oh, it's going to be alright, and it turned out to be an awesome, unbelievable match at WrestleMania. It happened with Shane McMahon. Man, I love working with Shane McMahon. That match right there proves how good he can be when given the opportunity, and he killed it."

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