AJ Styles talks about the retirement of The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33

We sat down with AJ Styles right before the WWE Live event in Glasgow and asked him a bunch of different questions. Here we talk to AJ about being at WrestleMania 33 when Undertaker retired. Styles talks about Taker's impact on WWE and his relationship with the Deadman.
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[@AH59FIFA]

2009 Undertaker vs AJ would be a hell of a match

[@punchiezzzlive]

AH59FIFA shut up

[@AH59FIFA]

EXTHEKING O_o oooo ur hard

[@AH59FIFA]

EXTHEKING O_o you're lovely mate have a fun day of sitting in your mums basement spouting abuse at people on the internet

[@punchiezzzlive]

AH59FIFA no mate I'm 12 how old are you like 20 so shut up have a lovely day😘

[@AH59FIFA]

EXTHEKING O_o class pal good to see you're developing into a wonderful human being

[@lenieldelatorre480]

THE PHENOM VS THE PHENOMENAL

[@JayMarksMD]

As Styles vs a 2006 Undertaker would've been a dream match. Shit would've been insane

[@wwecenahater2012]

Jay Marks 2009*

[@amitvsingh9458]

Jay Marks *2007

[@wwecenahater2012]

2009 Taker had his best match ever, namely the one VS HBK at Mania.

[@educatedscum5306]

Jay Marks hell even as late as 2012

[@wwecenahater2012]

Jesse Viveros try 2013. his match with Punk at WM29 was amazing

[@M.Sleeze]

Im happy at least aj and taker are friends outside of the wrestling/wwe. its sad we cant see aj vs taker but its great that theyre real frinds in reality

[@amitvsingh9458]

2007 taker vs aj would've been phenomenal match

[@johnnydeath2]

Much love for AJ and Taker. 2 of the very best. :)

[@thefuturegoat5769]

AJ Styles and The Undertaker are good friends?! DAMN IT MEEKMAHAN! Why would you deny us a chance to see these good friends go at it?! They would've had AWESOME matches together.

[@brucewayne5488]

AJ Styles could carry the Undertaker through a match at WM34

[@switchblade6993]

willcant quickscope not even AJ could do that, it's probably better for Taker to really be done

[@LeadSails]

willcant quickscope highly unlikely considering Taker just had his hip replacement surgery a couple of days ago. It would be pretty awful seeing Taker try to wrestle with a fake hip.

[@tusharvashist9566]

yeah he was in pretty bad shape. I mean everything that has a beginning has an end. I was in love with his character and later on with the person he is after listening to do many wrestlers saying that he was a cool cat. He will never and I mean eeeeevvvvèrrrrrr be replaced. Thank You Taker

[@Excalibur2112]

AJ Styles would be able to even carry a turd through a match if he wanted. Case in point, the two matches he carried Boring Reigns through last year.

[@Messifi10]

Yes! I really believe that. Such a talent is AJ styles. The dream match bret hart vs AJ styles. Will never happened.

[@countrylife04]

im happy that AJ and Taker became good friends :)

[@paige_31_70]

If Taker can't go anymore. Just have the guy appear sometimes like a Rock,Stone Cold etc. He can be in his American Bad Ass gear. Ride the bike down to the ring. Chokeslam the hell out of someone and leave

[@SunnyOKaush98]

Top comment... this is top comment material

[@romanxreign]

I like the way you think.

[@paige_31_70]

Thanks to everyone who gave this a like. and ofcourse a special shout out to @Sunny Kaushal and @xUnforgivenSoulx for posting a comment 👍

[@miguelrmusic]

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[@binky1676]

mrodr008 ....THE UNDERTAKAAAH holla holla holla playah!!!

[@johnbloodycena6943]

AJ vs taker would of been so good

[@yamiymikxxo2794]

John BLOODY Cena yea 6 years ago

[@customwrestlingvideos3291]

John BLOODY Cena AJ could carry him in a match today

[@martidiaz3594]

Custom Wrestling Videos With Undertakers hip is hard to carry a match dude did you see the pain he recieved at Wm33?

[@wildchild01ok]

It was going to happen at Rumble 2017, but Kevin Dunn changed everything.

[@BigMallTV]

You got your wish

[@AdisNukicCaptainBosnia93]

would of love to see undetaker pass the torch to aj styles

[@Kenny_Industries.316]

Adis Nukic what torch aj is 40 taker is 50 and rusev is 30-somthing

[@margaretseddon4653]

Gavin says : 28 years at Survivor series just gone and it just kept popping up again: what's that and you say would he ever leave? Short answer is no not until he has no gas left in the tank or the hunger he still has leaves him behind for someone else to pick up!!!!

[@hafizsyednomanali6868]

WWE: No! AJ Styles is Mr.TNA. Therefore, he can’t get victory over our guys like Taker, Lesnar, HHH,etc.

[@aldenlewis6976]

I came here at 2,220 views 222 likes and 0 dislikes. This is what you call perfect timing - 2,220 and 222 and 0.

[@LeadSails]

Alden Lewis theres actually a dislike now sadly ;(

[@aldenlewis6976]

Well, there's always a troll who's just hating for no reason.

[@LeadSails]

Alden Lewis yep, sadly that's the internet for ya.

[@wrighj]

and your comment has 22 likes haha

[@eliyhashahzad6088]

Please say that undertaker is coming back my life is incomplete without seeing one more match of him

[@madalinaionelaaivanoaie5688]

The bella twins 😡

[@droogs8826]

It's happening it's happening 😭🥳🤯🔥💞

[@ktarun1]

3yrs later and he is now gonna wrestle Taker at the ShowsOfShow WRESTLEMANIA

[@maztermonzter9764]

With non crowd

[@RiruKrypto_]

WITH A SOLDOUT EMPTY ARENA.

[@hectoralejandro7149]

The Undertaker VS AJ Styles Wrestlemania 36 💣

[@thepetersharma]

and here we are made history ♥️♥️♥️♥️ my man aj styles

[@kronsYT]

AJ vs Undertaker wouldve been great... But somehow if Taker has one more left in him it has to be Cena and Taker

[@dxov1597]

Jordy Vega lol he has more left on him He has had 3 matches this year And 1 upcoming and 1 rumoured summerslam match

[@thevagician7468]

It should have been Undertaker vs AJ Styles at WM33 instead they put booman lames.

[@KillzKrazy02x]

No, Undertaker passed toe torch to Roman willingly. Vince originally planned to pass it to John Cena. Hence why AJ Styles says: "I respect that he did it his way."

[@sivadasvn2585]

1999 taker vs Aj .That would be awesome

[@observeandreport2011]

the guy Harimangalam think AJ was still green in 99 unless we put 99 Taker against current styles

[@dxov1597]

No how about 2009 would epic both were great at the time. Takers match with Michaels proves the point and AJ was way better then he was in 99

[@Viperoliver]

An here we are in 2020 , this interview has aged well

[@mattchadwick1337]

I didn't want to believe the rumors so when it happened. Yeah I cried. Takers always been my hero. I've pretty much grown up watching him.

[@sandeeppalla004]

So glad this classic took place..

[@Biting_bullets25]

Classic? takers wm 33 match was fucking terrible Roman did him no fucking favors

[@Ronald-kw6fp]

undertaker vs aj style, wr34, hell of fame

[@gagandeepgagi8336]

I love aj and taker

[@bonejamstuff9384]

Thank you taker

[@samishaikh9921]

Thankyoutaker🤗🤗🥰😘😘😭😭🤗

[@ivanlim747]

Little did he knew that he would be the final opponent undertaker faces in taker's final fight in the wwe.

[@angelamccafferrty9487]

Great insight! Though for AJ's sake and the fans who have followed him his whole career it would be good if the WWE referenced Impact even now and again. Imagine what AJ speaking of their past classics to Samoa Joe could do for Joe also. AJ And Joe worthy WM main event

[@lastoutlaw3882]

taker a true legend

[@matthew3914]

Undertaker is friends with Aj styles??? Too sweet

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

1 dislike from Roman Reigns

[@sarthaksingh5804]

GeneralKenobiSIYE and the next 5 is from India

[@TakerKaneanite619]

In such a short amount of time, Styles and Undertaker became good friends.

[@user-fo7ek9fu2i]

Aj should induct undertaker to the hall of fame

[@questhatchett5393]

aj and undertaker should be partners and aj should turn to the darkside and bring his evil ways theme to wwe

[@nano_gacha3171]

#ThankYouTaker

[@gredinainggolan4010]

Would love to see AJ Styles get a big match in WM. Hopefully Triple H,Seth Rollins,or Randy Orton will be his opponent in WM.

[@RiruKrypto_]

I didn't realize that this interview was 2 years ago.

[@georgetaylor2024]

Awesome

[@jdixon390]

wait is the interviewer Kenny Macintosh?

[@emilyjones2022]

This speech made me sad

[@aniketdesai7499]

Now Taker vs Styles at Mania 36

[@theray9855]

Little did he know that he was undertakers last match at mania

[@TWO00_4_3TheoryNow]

Aj vs undertaker In 2020 it is ridicolously close to becoming a reality

[@jamesmonroe7055]

Ever since the undertaker’s streak was broken i feel like wwe was ruined

Dope

[@AdamTheHood]

Who is their mutual friend?

[@pullupthen5073]

AdamTheHood probably someone we wouldn't know

[@kadaveri]

I think it's Kevin Nash. Him and Taker used to ride together in the 90s, and Nash was in TNA in the 00s and has spoke very highly of AJ in his time there.

[@maudier]

god

[@marvinleong5902]

Could be Angle since he is very close to both Taker and AJ and i believe Angle had told storys of Taker to AJ.

[@_Pauper_]

The way AJ said it - a wink and a nod to people who grew up in the church if it were a wrestler I think AJ would have just named dropped & now I'm going to call 5 yr old me & tell him to tell mum & dad it's ok to like The Undertaker 'cause he's a Christian

[@theragnarok8896]

it's strange the wwe and aj didn't say he's retire, they said if or is he retire ..... he's probably not let's find out next time

[@notrealHDshh]

The interviewer sounded like kenny from whatculture hahaha soo cooll

[@observeandreport2011]

haniff daud Fuck Kenny

[@notrealHDshh]

haha what.. kennys cool

[@caburnaydwaynejustins.9652]

hey AJ,Replace the undertaker because you are the phenomina AJ stylesl and taker is the phenom

[@ashshawon6840]

Ironically he is the opponent in Undertaker's last match

[@CJ-hx9du]

The friend AJ was referring to was Sting I assume?

[@darkmoon6544]

Chris J I think it's Flair

[@khalidnaser7090]

Undertaker GOAT

[@ragii1428]

Roman Reigns ruins everything. Not his fault though. I mean if Roman was out of the picture, Cena vs Undertaker at WM and Styles vs Undertaker at RR would have happened.

[@d3athg4ming20]

ragii its fucking kevin dumbs idea...fuck kevin fuck that man!!!

[@teddylabarca4565]

If AJ couldn't get Shawn, perhaps if the Cena match goes well, he can get Taker. It's not out of the question, and just maybe, it could be a great match. I'd pay good money to see it. Phenom vs Phenomenal One is a ready made tag line for this match

[@jeffreyyeo]

If all goes well for Styles he will be the next face of the WWE

[@SteelSunday]

...i'll be fighting him in 3 years.

[@angrypizzawwe2966]

Imagine triple threat Ryback Vs GoldBerg Vs Brock Lesnar

[@madalinaionelaaivanoaie5688]

Hii beatifull best friends the o.c and mia yim and madalina are you talking about this

[@SomeoneElse-]

If these 2 motherfuckers got in the ring like 6 years ago it would have been one hell of a match. Only problem is that AJ is kind of a high flyer and that doesn't really work with Taker. Also can you imagine Taker taking the Styles Clash? A little awkward. HBK/Taker worked so well because obviously they're both fantastic but they also their moves interact well with one another if that makes any sense. HBK's moonsault and skin the cat into a Tombstone were genius, can't really do a 450 Splash into anything (except maybe a Last Ride which would be insane)

[@09STC]

The Deadman made Wrestlemania his playground and his nearly two decade long unbeaten streak before the loss to Lesnar only goes to show dominant he was.

[@derinkum]

who's here after the boneyard match?

[@AKIYIKO]

AJ Styles needs a haircut pronto !

[@Excalibur2112]

Hell no, the soccer mom hair is awesome on him. I think it really suits him.

[@dominiclyons3882]

UNDERYAKERS VS AJ

[@atharalimaan8509]

So now it seems as Undertaker has finally retired after the Boneyard match ,then Undertaker and Shawn Micheal will be the only two superstars who retired winning their last match

[@extraFart]

Nope, he isnt retiring yet

[@janmedeus3070]

1999's Taker (Lord of Darkness) vs AJ Styles would be a TRUE deam match.

[@darkmoon6544]

R StandsforRated Lord of darkness taker was 1998 ministry Undertartaker was 1999

[@fezangameti1591]

Faizan

[@raviahuja7295]

aj vs taker cena vs taker sting vs taker the dream matches that never happened.

[@sumuqh]

mutual friends ? he means Shane-o-mac, Reigns & Ambrose ?

[@marvinleong5902]

Sumukh Could be Angle or Nash, Hardys, Dudley, Kenndy since they worked with Taker before and they had storys of Taker to tell

[@LexIconLS]

Weather or not AJ is really into the flat earth stuff, he comes across as a real good and genuine guy.

[@debbratadas9040]

Is Undertaker Styles friend..You gotta be kidding me

[@davidclark6448]

AJ vs Undertaker should've been Taker's last match.

[@salimabri4643]

Aj styles shows recpect and love to the undertaker unlike Roman he didn't show any recpect during the resetlmaniya, I think it was big mistake wwe made

[@cowpoke3637]

It hasn't really been confirmed that Taker is done so......... maybe just maybe

[@SomeoneElse-]

He may not be done but he should be. This year's WM match was mediocre at best, as much as I hate to say it. The storytelling can't save it from being a slow, tiring and downright sad botch fest. Roman botched the fucking Tombstone reversal, he hit Taker with like 5 Spears, just not good. I understand the story, it's supposed to that The Undertaker is on his last legs, but that story was done much better at WM27.

[@mmtgangsta91]

its just sad that he couldn't even put over Roman Reigns, u gotta be one unlikable guy to the public if THE UNDERTAKER takes a Wrestlemania loss for your popularity, your shine, your push... and u still getting booed out the arenas?!?! Jesus....

[@Dtoube22]

Taker isn't retired

[@evansphenomenal]

where have you been?

[@evansphenomenal]

+Varmando Varuso I thought the WWE and its superstars already gave enough hints

[@heruleallah3236]

proof taker didnt retire even aj doesnt know meaning no confirmation id honestly give taker 3 or 4 more matches ending at ww34 with him winning the belt and officially retiring he doesnt need to job for nobody! wwe needs to sell the end of his career as the legendary warrior that wont stay dwn not a oldman who needs to pass the torch his torch can't b passed! and i bet aj would lay dwn for him just like punk did brock went off script and reigns fucked up da whole match the taker aint done yet

[@dougtheeliminator1077]

GayJ Styles = Richie Cunningham of wrestling

[@mdabusaleh1218]

And u defeated by him in 2020.

[@leonyannguerrero8438]

AJ should have been the one who retire Taker

[@shane-irish]

This has aged well = not