A.J Styles preaches to Jeff Hardy about his last match against Sting

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Very good Backstage from the Impact Wrestling (9.15.2011).

[@lraiolo]

Jeff looks EXACTLY the same. Man ages so well for someone who’s been ruthless to his body.

[@welowee7610]

AJ looks same too, except his hair xD

[@calvinshimoli497]

Excercising and eating healthy

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Either that or he started looking old quick, and has been staying the same since.

[@jacksamunster4407]

You mean being a junkie

[@arv5135]

@@wanderlustwarrior he doesn't look old though

[@1ButtonDash]

Def partially scripted but also truth from the heart. That's really how AJ felt even thou they made it a segment. And he was right with every word.

[@Kaecyus]

You want to look at when Fortune split off from Immortal. AJ really does well when he's given a framework and emotion to fill it.

[@crowns9966]

Great segment

[@BigGucciYT]

@MattC Croshaw they had to throw something in there so it wasn't too realistic.

[@1ButtonDash]

@MattC Croshaw ur gonna LITERALLY cherry pick a little detail? Oh and btw this was what 11 years ago now or so, yes people wer talking bad about impact back then. So "yea brah"

[@JSchaffer214]

@MattC Croshaw Obviously you weren't into wrestling then. What Jeff Hardy did WAS an embarrassment to the company. They got a ton of heat for even letting him walk out there.

[@MezsTv]

Few years later they’re wrestling together in WWE

[@joshrx155]

@Ye calm down 😭

[@ELjefe665]

Not together

[@MezsTv]

@@joshrx155 right 😂

[@kennethgriffin7921]

a few? more like 10 years later

[@ELjefe665]

@Tsukasa Kadoya naw fam, he look better with hair fits his on camera character

[@soranotroxas0299]

Geez, AJ was jacked

[@Evilwombat]

Thicc boi!

[@jadoc3767]

@Alien Brain THE GAY COMMUNITY?!?!

[@marssalvador1669]

Always have been

[@notinservice7112]

He looks like one of those aggressive fitness trainers who get up in your face to motivate you to try harder.

[@juggalodavid9016]

@@jadoc3767 you want to drag me because you can drag me I don't care I am gay and I am proud and I will admit it back in TNA I just tells was a stud go ahead give me all the jokes I heard them all on our same ten minute I'm going to stand up on my LGBT community so give me all your gay jokes you got

[@srj4real]

Ohh boy... AJ looks like a completely different person today to what he was on this day. So many people watching this in 2020.

[@Stay_ClassyYT]

Makes me miss this era so much how I remember this promo

[@icetray2727]

I wish he would cut his hair

[@pokemonitishere202]

@@icetray2727 No. AJ owned best hair. He's very good looking with the long hair.

[@kyleflavel4336]

Now he’s got that soccer mom look going on

[@ghostraptorgaming7690]

To think he was in his 30s then

[@johnstjohn1987]

"Nows not the time or the place. We'll talk in a few years in WWE."

[@AneesSarwar34]

Lmao

[@esotericksoul7156]

That's called the long con fellas 😎

[@achrefgaming8874]

lol

[@johnstjohn1987]

I'm here all week 🤣

[@thotbreakmeek1171]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xenobroly0062]

AJ really built TNA from the ground up and help put them on the map that is definitely “The house that AJ built”

[@pokemonitishere202]

There's no doubt about that.

[@kevinhooks1]

Yet somehow he’s not in the tna HOF

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@kevinhooks1 There was words about that a few years ago but he said he didn't want to be in it

[@soberx_2224]

MJF or Hangman needs to do the same for AEW

[@bravetitangrizzly]

Hulk Hogan is solely responsible for any success tna ever had

[@sloedwn7509]

That whole speech was real from the heart. It was obviously polished up for TV, but Jeff and AJ have both said that it was all AJ speaking right from the chest. I miss the days when TNA was always dope, every damn night.

[@thejesman]

One of my favorite things about wrestling is how it blends fiction with reality. I think it's pretty obvious that this was scripted, but the feelings still seem genuine.

[@kiwikiwi2483]

For sure. There are a lot of moments like that, ESPECIALLY regarding Jeff Hardy. It's crazy

[@dmxmf8201]

It was a work shoot promo

[@seanrooney170]

Yeah its scripted but AJ definitely meant every word

[@HeemTheDream32]

Worked Shoot

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

You should have seen Karen Jarrett scold Jeff for his drug addiction. She was a bitch but man she was right and Jeff Jarrett didn’t really wanna scold Hardy cause he’s in the same boat as Jeff Hardy so Karen took over and just verbally tore him up demeaning him talking about need someone with balls to make him realize what he did

[@juantwotree5710]

Only wrestling can pull a moment like this off. "Wrestling is real.". "Wrestling is fake. " Wrestling is wrestling

[@norouziman8748]

Wrestling is only real when the moron can't go days without being high muscle relaxers and fucks up a main event for a show for millions and millions of people

[@phenomenal68]

AJ was completely right. Jeff screwed up! AJ has managed to stay away from the "evils" of the business and has done quite well! THANKS AJ!!!

[@daviddelarosa647]

Agree

[@Nug223]

One of the oldest comment here

[@IoannesNota]

You know this is staged right?

[@jaybarbieri8619]

@@IoannesNota The Victory Road Incident wasn't. That was unfortunately a reality

[@itsyaboiradargaming4377]

@@IoannesNota unfortunately, this wasnt in script, this was a shoot

[@stellar1463]

Scripted or not, we can't argue the fact that AJ actually meant what he was saying. He's so phenomenal

[@Jahn_Pah_Jonz]

Guys like Sting and AJ don't like to cuss so this was as real as it gets. I always loved the backstage videos in TNA.

[@vitalitylimited]

1:19 8 years later, they're both on WWE and had a tag match together.

[@shana09923]

Well he only thought Not really promised

[@Zhoniin]

This is a rare shooted work.

[@CrewsAid]

What are the odds I just watched one of your My Hero Videos

[@ehsanmehmood1523]

Zhoniin my man i didn't know you watched wrestling love your channel lad

[@legendsLLC]

Wrestling videos coming soon????

[@jvaleska3540]

Zhonin the legend him self

[@GreyLeo]

Very true I wish more companies used this style of camera work.

[@johnnieriot13]

There’s no place nor time we can be together except in few years on Smackdown - AJ Styles

[@shana09923]

Well he only thought not really promiaed

[@johnnieriot13]

@@shana09923 I’m just kidding bro.

[@ConkersSquirrel]

a few years bro this was a decade ago

[@emitseamen9284]

And now on Raw

[@DTruong8]

This certainly aged like fine wine.

[@grungyasscinema]

How many times has a company incorporated Jeff's personal issues into a storyline? lol

[@christopherberuschi429]

Well this is just right for what he did in that PPV. He fucked up the main event of the PPV in the most embarassing way I would never think! And It was all his fault

[@JustinAugustusNYC]

I mean yeah I get it but at the same time jeff really screwed up by showing up to a championship match high and drunk against a legend like sting

[@bouldercluster9247]

I swear it is every fued

[@YChromosome99]

These incorporation tactics should've got Jeff to leave that shit alone.

[@reekrodriqguez6552]

@@YChromosome99 they probably tried too

[@seanyshepfit]

AJ Styles has stayed incredibly clean for someone in the wrestling business. He's managed to stay away from all the vices and that's really impressive.

[@broknight9718]

Turns out AJ Styles was among the people backstage that was very upset with Jeff Hardy which they had the right to be since Jeff screwed himself at Victory Road.

[@AxxLAfriku]

GAGAGAGAGAGA!!! I want to cut my toe nails... NEVER! I am the feet KZbinr. Thanks for being a fan, dear bro

[@comradesentournjr3696]

@@AxxLAfriku ..sir, you are having a stroke. Seek medical attention immediately.

[@itsdavid658]

@@comradesentournjr3696 LOL

[@dazzaboy04]

If Sting was there "I agree! I agree!"

[@kevinedwards1913]

I may be the minority here, BUT I loved TNA’s “reality show” style backstage shots. The quick zoom in and out was really cool.

[@JHebertSide95]

I wish this shit would exist now tbh.

[@PrlytheWn]

Makes it more believable than some camera right in their faces and their spilling everything out like it’s not there.

[@popcultureforever]

same

[@MC-kk8xu]

Same. I like backstage promos but I do like how TNA did this. It set them apart from WWE at the time giving them a different feel.

[@dontlikenobody2306]

It makes it look so real, like the cameras aren’t supposed to be there. I always loved that

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

Jeff's cool for going along with this. That is, if he had a choice.

[@chancecould6969]

He definitely didn't lol

[@christophermeyers]

He deserved to go through this.

[@Drwilliam1]

This was brutal to watch live because you knew it was more than a work shoot. Jeff Hardy will get a movie one day about the things he’s been through.

[@RevenantJay]

I farted

[@RandomCommentKid101]

I

[@blasphemouscok]

I

[@sickboy6663]

👁

[@superstarreviews9937]

Me

[@therealsethscarlet7084]

Me 6x

[@josephnorthrop488]

Sounds like a work-shoot promo if I've ever heard one

[@MrBonzeMedal]

The Russo special

[@jacobchastain61]

I mean he was referring to a real event that happened on national tv for a PPV where hardy was on some hard drugs and couldn’t compete

[@Mattraction513]

@@MrBonzeMedal Yeah but TNA couldn't act like it didn't happen

[@zeinmets3550]

@GordoScarface This wasn't a pure shoot, unlike CM Punk's pipe bomb. This segment was more of a worked shoot than a pure shoot.

[@jamaaldagreatest2748]

@@jacobchastain61 That’s what a work shoot promo is ...

[@akaza5768]

Aj-"I've been here for 9 years" Me sees this video-"9years ago"

[@Xenonnofficial]

Same

[@RAMENn00dleb0y]

Yep, AJ's a vet and don't you forget it. He even appeared on WCW for a second back in the day. He's been a champion in TNA, Ring of Honor, and New Japan Pro Wrestling all before he ever step foot in WWE. AJ finds success literally everywhere he goes, the man is just a once in a generation type talent imo.

[@HWJASURY]

@@RAMENn00dleb0y And it was only that little WCW footage that WWE could use for vignette purposes when AJ was getting started there.

[@Warehouse_Insomniacs7493]

@@RAMENn00dleb0y well Aj styles never won the ROH world championship Would like him to end his career holding the ROH title

[@soberx_2224]

@@Warehouse_Insomniacs7493 do they even have the money to hire AJ now?

[@vipset87]

aj: ive been here for 9 years this video is 9 years old damn, aj was wrestlin at tna over 18 yrs ago

[@KukaBuka]

He wrestled for WCW at one point too which is crazy

[@vipset87]

@jermaine tobin so he wasnt at tna 18 yrs ago?

[@KukaBuka]

@jermaine tobin it just feels like WCW was such a last generation of wrestler thing, it’s just crazy how long AJ has been wrestling at such a high level

[@vipset87]

@jermaine tobin you're an idiot

[@everettmagana5499]

Best promo of aj styles career

[@canadian__ninja]

The best promos come from the heart, whether or not they are scripted.

[@Nron2000]

Time to cut another

[@stevenburns8641]

Jeff needed to be called out. Workshoot, He need that at that point in his life.

[@lewisaino]

Hard Knocks

[@MarshallWolfMiller]

Damn, AJ definitely lost weight over the past decade

[@FliskFLask]

more like muscular mass

[@AdityaSingh-gb2lk]

Actually not..In wwe there are a lot of big guys thats why he seem small

[@austina.3677]

That’s how you know he’s natty

[@quiett6191]

probably to save his knees. It'd be harder to do the highflying stuff with that bulk as he got older.

[@pokemonitishere202]

@@AdityaSingh-gb2lk TNA also has big dudes buddy. Looks like you are not that much into wrestling

[@crimsonfire6932]

There is so much realism behind this segment it’s incredible. You gotta give it to TNA, at least they could take their own shittyness and turn it into a nugget of gold.

[@usmanqureshi8941]

The worst part is, Sting turned down a match with the Undertaker to do this

[@chriscros13]

wow

[@dukes1993724]

Idk if that’s true or not

[@pokemonitishere202]

I don't believe in you

[@byronlee3762]

So the blame can't be too much on Jeff 🤔🤔 haha just saying

[@THEEPICSTUDIOS]

Girl that’s cap

[@Hipnosys]

This was so deep and meant so much to me and I'm glad everyone on Impact did this

[@ecoreas3878]

Scripted but it's common to use the wrestlers personal struggles for the story line. WCW did the same with Scott Hall.

[@MMF1674]

@Jamie Ramsay they even did that with matt hardy and edge in 2005...took their personal isues with each other and aired it as a storyline for everyone to watch

[@christophersilverio3735]

Road Warrior Hawk and his drinking problem was turned into a storyline as well

[@Eric_Cartman1]

TNA’s camera shots on backstage segments (similar to reality shows) really made them an alternative to Wwe back in the day.

[@Eurony69]

Back in the day when TNA was bad ass ❤

[@claytonkarl9712]

I love these camera shots they always did

[@misterwiakers9292]

Nothing comes but discipline from aj. Truly one of the best.

[@aetd106]

Can i just say, props to Jeff for facing up to it and taking it on the chin. I know it's scripted but there's more than a sliver of truth in this promo.

[@ErrollWilliams]

AJ Styles is telling the truth.

[@Roddy425]

Fun fact: this popped up randomly on your recommendations

[@CJ-tx3tm]

This is the most scripted yet unscripted confrontation I’ve ever seen. Jeff Hardy definitely needed this but I doubt he truly listened. Respect to AJ.

[@limi.]

wrestling but 'The Office' but this one is not the funny version.

[@mynameis4555]

Jeff listened. Hes clean

[@williamward695]

@@mynameis4555 ahh how many times he get arrested last year?

[@chargeentertainment2981]

@@williamward695 in 2020? None.

[@williamward695]

@@chargeentertainment2981 sorry, it was multiple times in 2019 and once this year. I’m a massive Jeff fan, second favourite wrestler ever, but the dude definitely did not “listen” from that promo.

[@JordanBritt]

The balls of TNA to turn this into an angle...

[@mrdel7776]

Aj styles told the truth at the time

[@arslanmalik151]

I can't imagine AJ styles with out long hair and his beard.

[@terrellwilliams1477]

The KZbin gods decided I needed to see this😂

[@willglenn8638]

It was around this time that I discovered Styles, been a fan of him ever since, I never saw this before though, but I was jumping with glee when he made his debut at royal rumble

[@ScrotumJoe34]

This is one of the most interesting things ive seen in wrestling, this is a promo but all genuine truth over what happened and genuine emotion to be had I wonder how Jeff felt having to do this

[@JayTeeAyy]

This is randomly recommended but my thoughts for this is this feels 100% real where AJ was coming from even tho it was probably setup for this, but yeah AJ was giving him real talk, no script

[@fahhadal-anazi6250]

1:19 its funny how now they have a rivalry with each other

[@bullhead4963]

There was some golden moments in TNA especially 2012 and they try to put some edge to some segments. They dont have that much fight left in them since AJ left

[@themaxx2195]

This videos been here for 9 years!!! And I’m just only just getting recommended it now.

[@matthewsmith5374]

How this was really damn POWERFUL. AJ I think was a little like Bret Hart, he had promo skills but you had to give him a subject that he was actually passionate about. This wasn’t a promo, this was REAL LIFE. From the heart. Like, Jeff NEEDED to hear that....

[@gal4xyislost]

I remember watching this years ago and it's astonishing that I didn't realize who AJ Styles was

[@pokemonitishere202]

How bro? AJ was at his peaks in this clip.

[@darlingboyMMA]

"You know what hurts me the most? That I've been here for 9 years...." Don't need to say anymore AJ. Great way to sum up TNA.

[@Djbrown730]

No more words is back 2021😭

[@joshatkins3379]

So we all got recommended this huh?

[@NateNizzle]

9 years later, Jeff is still dealing with demons. 9 years later WWE makes a storyline out of it.

[@heavymetal3rocks]

Omg this seems like ages ago, it's all coming back to me.

[@mattb6369]

"Slight change in plans here ladies and gentlemen, slight change of plans!" Best saving improv of all time goes to Eric Bischoff, he and Sting truly saved Jeff that night.

[@JalenPrice_252]

Jeff Hardy is no stranger to dealing with the head of the lockerroom and that man AJ might as well be The Undertaker of TNA.

[@mat0435]

I don't know if it was scripted but Jeff was visibly sorry

[@patrickartates7983]

DUDE LIKE ITS BEEN NEARLY A DECADE SINCE THIS HAPPEN THEN THIS SUDDENLY POPS UP IN MY RECOMMENDATION

[@chrisadams49]

1st time ever seen that. Chills

[@scottgordin9709]

Jeff's been fighting his alcohol and pill addiction for like twenty years now, he's been fired and hired back to every wrestling promotion there is. That man needs DDP yoga in his life, in his prime he could've been one of if not the greatest entertainer there is or was but his demons always got the best of him which is what held him back so many many times.

[@nik0tine]

What's so impressive, even with his "demons" he still was one of the greatest entertainers in wrestling and made it to the top. Imagine what could've been man.

[@Sirmattnapier]

Yeah its a bit weird for me having him and cm punk as my main favorite wrestlers of all time They both beath hbk for the spot. Irony eh lol

[@gothycouch]

You know he’s been sober for over a year

[@nik0tine]

@@gothycouch Absolutely. Multiple times. that shit don't go away.

[@gothycouch]

@@nik0tine it was actually his first time being to rehab, and it cleaned him up

[@chikowashere]

They turned it into an angle as punishment.

[@WickedSnazzy]

He’s been there for 9 years. Right now it’s been 9 years since this video came out

[@LifeCoachJesse]

AJ is the real "Architect" and "Head of the table" 💯 The man built and carried this company Then Smackdown Live

[@chingeej88]

The longest running angle in wrestling

[@chriscros13]

lol

[@BadDayLp]

Over several years, in several companys - astonishing storywriting!

[@marceloemparanza2356]

I didn't know Corey Taylor was a wrestler

[@yvngdragon2563]

Crazy this was 9 years ago damn

[@cadejohnson3219]

As an addict myself this is hard to listen too. Any addict can relate to having people tell you how selfish your actions are even if you don’t realize it. Sometimes it’s the kick in the ass they need to get better. My thoughts and prayers are out there for any addict, keep fighting and don’t give up. If you stop fighting it, it’ll consume you.

[@dillonmackay683]

Built like Mark Wahlberg with the face of Matt Damon

[@guy1091]

People think this was real, but I think Vince Russo was with the company during the time and this is the most Vince Russo thing ever.

[@mackro2388]

did the same thing to scott hall in wcw

[@amanloop]

Very good segment

[@rudym415]

Damn, I loved 2011-2014 Impact

[@ramirer9561]

"Small" wrestlers are actually big compared to normal people. HBK was a thicc boi too

[@thesabbath483]

That's because we're used to see them with giants : Kane, Big Show, Undertaker, Albert, Viscera...

[@frenchtoast9926]

Years later we know Impact did a much better job of killing itself then Jeff Hardy ever could have

[@zayseven8513]

I always liked the way tna did these segments instead of wwe with the cameras in there face

[@SoulZERO15]

I'm watching this 9 years later

[@branhasyoutube]

This has Russo's fingerprints all over it

[@adesh6220]

It was a good promo

[@greatomeister675]

This insane hatred for Russo needs to stop asap.

[@levibradley5098]

@@greatomeister675 It's not insane. He sucked horribly when left unattended, however I don't think he had much to do with this. I think it was really what AJ thought and they just wanted to put it on camera...

[@mitchellsommer2321]

@@greatomeister675 Not Really, In 10 of his ideas there would be like 1 or 2 that's good

[@branhasyoutube]

@@greatomeister675 I like New York Vinny Roo

[@sufianabuahmad7781]

He turned it around though

[@angelventura2421]

Not even, he still got in trouble with a dui. He keeps having this issue.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Wow what a promo by AJ Styles! You don't see real stuff like this nowadays.

[@outlawsupreme1324]

Dude the way this looked I thought it was a shoot

[@Houston_Smh]

I’m sure this wasn’t scripted. Don’t think TNA wants Jeff’s drug problems to be a selling point for a company

[@kuningasputrik]

Not sctipted but filmed? Lmao

[@JonLozo]

I’m sure they do lol

[@Yamiyamzzzzzzz]

Lol. Think again

[@Houston_Smh]

Yami Yamz lmao why did this comment from a year ago all of a sudden get replies. I don’t even remember this 😂

[@Yamiyamzzzzzzz]

@@Houston_Smh 😂

[@gilbertovalenzuela2319]

This was scripted but you can feel AJ and Jeff felt this like if it was real

[@canadian__ninja]

That's because it was both. This was a scripted conversation about something that actually happened, something that Jeff really shit the bed on and really did car tna in a bad light

[@pokemonitishere202]

It's real. It's not scripted. Have you ever heard based on a true story?

[@momostan1714]

AJ Styles is real pissed because of what happened at Victory Road. Imagine working for 9years in the company and some WWE guy make it to the main event real quick.

[@Epsilonsama]

This was not scripted, it was real. While the segment was a work, AJ was really pissed at Jeff Hardy and it showed in this promo.

[@knowur10sand18s]

Fuck he's not even talking about me and I'm feeling bad, imagine how Jeff is feeling here

[@shootingstar3800]

I love how the camera man is peep around the wall makes it feel real

[@chrishollingsworth2483]

Man idk know if this was scripted or not , but I'm sure the fans wanted answers and I'm sure they forced Jeff to put him self out there on camera to get his ass chewed and impact trying to save their show by revealing what happend , but honestly I think that was real and jeff knew the camera was there .

[@kavosiacampbell7670]

Ofc it's scripted bitch it's professional wrestling idiot

[@frankyulloa21]

KavoSiA Campbell a lot of it is scripted, a lot of it is not. Most promos are not scripted. Just like reality tv shows. You know the camera is there but say what you want. This was real. I saw it on a Jeff Hardy interview

[@100tuti001]

@@kavosiacampbell7670 niga its a shoot interview. No different than bret hart spitting/hitting vinnie Mac after ss97 ppv

[@darthvader8982]

WHo else thinks Aj styles should shave his beard and trim his hair down like his old days?

[@nikobellic8627]

Naw

[@richdude8150]

Now seeing this for the first time. Now that's a hell of a vocal receipt

[@thetruth7390]

AJ was so jacked back then. I've only ever seen him in WWE.

[@pandawolf5990]

jeff hardy lowkey ruined TNA bc of that match after that it went down hill

[@Walt_Xander94]

Was this legit? It had to have been(making the camera perspective real af). Im sure everyone in the back where absolutely pissed when Jeff showed up to that ppv high. And the only guy that wouldve went off harder than Styles, is Sting. Funny that Styles & Jeff are in WWE together now.

[@viletoxxie]

its scripted, its not uncommon for professional wrestling to blend lines of kayfabe and reality to produce a storyline or segment that can get people invested. real emotion, 100% meant/written to happen

[@Walt_Xander94]

@@viletoxxie I know storylines use real events sometimes(Vince mostly, and alot of the time he goes out of line), but this, come on, no way Styles planned what he said here.

[@soulessshadow5356]

@@Walt_Xander94 I don't think in this case that it was planned either. Obviously Jeff and AJ being in the same room was planned, but I think they just kinda let AJ go off script and say what he and I'm sure MANY other's including management and Sting was thinking

[@WailedJUNiOR]

it’s a worked shoot brother

[@Katastropheofficial02]

I love AJ bro he's really goated

[@harrismatthew5553]

This promo is better than any promo wwe has put together in years !!

[@assassinsknight]

Obviously AJ eventually forgave him

[@The765Das]

Styles is a man’s man..

[@lewisaino]

He just wanted Jeff to stop acting like a fool.

[@sideape1974]

Unpopular opinion: I liked aj with short hair more

[@Dryzkl]

Definitely an unpopular opinion

[@DatMuslimGuy]

Tbh in a lot of ways that was peak TNA AJ Styles even though he was struggling with his promos he was having great matches

[@BastiodonSSB]

This actually a moderately popular opinion

[@michaelhood2109]

Absolutely incredible. A major issue addressed on air, disguised as a promo.

[@bigheadamaryon810]

TNA was really good Back then