Kurt Angle On Why AJ Styles Is The Most Gifted Wrestler He's Ever Faced

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[@davidhurtado2725]

Kurt is so humble. He's actually the one who's the whole damn package.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

HES NOT WRONG AJ IS GREAT RESPECT TO KURT YOUR A LEGEND ONE OF THE BEST EVER TOO ITS DAM TRUE

[@davidhurtado2725]

@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 OH IT'S TRUE

[@yoda8933]

PERC ANGLE 🎉🎉🎉

[@brandocommando4459]

Man you guys are loud, keep it down.

[@Bilski86]

It’s true oh it’s damn true

[@TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

His athleticism and high-flying style were unmatched during the earlier half of his career. Angle spent years in TNA wrestling alongside and against Styles. In this day and age where we have a lot more spot monkeys these days, Styles in the 2000s was something unique. The fact he can still go at that same level from 20 years ago to today just impresses Angle. That's why he's also thrown Jericho's name out there. Someone who's been at it even longer than AJ, yet he's still wrestling.

[@natebaxter9551]

Let's be honest. Jericho has been absolutely horrible the last three years. Kurt still sees the guy ge wrestled.

[@CimbomFanFiction]

Whats a spot monkey

[@TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

@@CimbomFanFiction someone who performs a lot of high-flying moves.

[@curtisclayton8023]

​@@CimbomFanFictionAnd it's done to pop the crowd than tell a story

[@deathshot4427]

​@@curtisclayton8023There should always be something done to pop the crowd because if they are bored then there's something wrong

[@Lonewolf004]

Aj styles had only one match with Brock Lesnar and it was epic. Shows what a talent he is. Sad that he didn't wrestle The Undertaker in his Prime.

[@LowTierScrub]

I loved Brock V AJ champion v champion, still do 😁 when Brock was in the calf killer submission and he sold the shit out of it I swore Aj was gonna tap him and shock the world

[@bluey1695]

Heard Taker say if there was one wrestler he could wrestle that he hasn't it would be AJ Styles

[@sai-nikkakkar2768]

he wrestled him at wm36, or do you mean a in ring match?@@bluey1695

[@thegreenpianist7683]

Taker was going to fully retire at extreme rules in that tag match with Roman, and was fully insisting on staying retired, until AJ proposed a match between the two and he just couldn't resist. That's how good AJ was, effectively convinced the undertaker to unretire.

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

​@@bluey1695I would have loved to have seen an actual wrestling match between Undertaker and Styles. At least we got the Boneyard Match.

[@6Gemini]

“I did absolutely nothing!” As perc angle laughs in the dark recesses of Kurt’s mind.

[@sunpraiser96]

Queue the PERK ANGLE LAUGH YEAAAAAH

[@SuperJeff222]

Yeahhhhh!!!! 👀 Perc angle

[@mrmoviemanic1]

AJ and Bryan are the two peak professionals in pro wrestling.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

Exactly

[@thomasanderson2384]

Bryan is average

[@goldenproductsions2953]

​@thomasanderson2384 I honestly have bryan as my goat he's good high flying wise, his brawling is brutal, and his technical abilities is unmatched

[@tathagatabasu9952]

​@@goldenproductsions2953 Bryan is great but consistency wise, AJ hands down. No comparison.

[@angrysammich5762]

Every time AJ and Joe stepped into the ring with each other it was a banger, that era of TNA was insanely good

[@Vipernewb]

I still remember how aj came to wwe and AJ and cena gave us straight 3 back to back classic,s in 2016 and 17

[@ChristopherLoyd-wq8vl]

I remember those as well. Cena actually surprised me in those matches. Styles made him work those nights

[@stanitretch5216]

Aj styles Is a legend

[@jasonjamesb6038]

They had some classics in TNA!

[@Segwo]

lol yea. For a sec I was like “did AJ and Kurt even wrestle when AJ came to WWE?” Then realized “oh yeah TNA”

[@Maz2bi]

Man what a dream match it would have been. AJ Styles vs Shawn Micheals ✨

[@Trisof88]

A 2005 AJ Styles vs 2005 Shawn Michaels would've slapped

[@joecorrea8254]

Mannn a prime AJ was just out of this world

[@FaThor23]

Kurt give sso much praise you can tell life has humbled him. Great to see him well.

[@mageco5804]

kurt deserves more praise, his name should def be in the attitude era mount rushmore, with stone cold, the rock, and triple h

[@home9dog2blue199]

Well....put it in there then. YALL make the rules right?

[@Shanaya056]

Ruthless aggression era

[@rabbijoe316]

He's not known as the Phenomenal One for no reason.

[@zombymandyas9637]

Him throwing Jericho that nod is fucking awesome and so true Edit: It's damn true

[@MrFallingcats]

I absolutely LOVED watching Kurt and AJ when I was younger. AJ was my hero as a teenager, and Kurt was my hero before that. It's so awesome to hear how sweet Kurt is.

[@fucgoogle4559]

Kind words and well deserved

[@ankursinger102]

Legend appreciating a Legend❤

[@showd300]

Kurt is truly a special person in my wersteling heart

[@Shakespeare12]

I love listening to Kurt now..Seems in a good mind and happy. Shares a lot of wonderful stories

[@brentv9901]

I was fairly young when i got to watch their feud in tna. At the time i didn't realize how iconic the matches really were.

[@wesmyone9562]

AJ Style is next level, fo real👍🏿

[@megaapp9185]

Wrestling tights AJ was a different breed. Him & Samoa Joe are the faces of TNA.

[@shaneoleary9919]

Kurt awesome so nice

[@K00LAID098]

In a dream world I would have loved to have seen Kurt wrestle bret

[@cjmania1980]

Aj Styles could wrestle against a towel and still deliver a 5 star match.

[@biglocc2209]

His and AJs matching on tna were always ppv level

[@warlord1987]

AJ vs Kurt should have been Kurt's retirement match. They both respect each other and would have been amazing to see them one last time.

[@danh3279]

Angle sounding like Jericho there when he spoke about Jericho

[@SWyrick366]

Kurt Angle vs AJ Styles Sacrifice 2012 OHHHH AN AMAZING MATCH.

[@Trisof88]

I prefer their matches on Impact Jan 4, and at Genesis 2010

[@jasonjellie9342]

Aj from a wrestling perspective…best ever

[@Ancla7]

Aj Styles. He is, simply The GOAT 😀

[@mtgspanglish731]

I get what he says, not saying AJ just runs around. In Puerto Rico there was a wrestler like that, the guy's will say "you do a 60 minute match and you go to the back feeling good and not tired at all."

[@JosePaezChavez]

AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels always a dream match

[@Bilski86]

I think the rock and stone cold easily controlled the crowds better than anyone

[@crazinessofwrestling3991]

AJ Styles is the best of modern era...

[@seanreddy985]

AJ is the person that brought me back to watching WWE regularly and one of the top reasons I still watch WWE. After now watching wrestling for 30+ years (wow I feel old at 38) he will prolly go down as one of my top 5 maybe 3 favorite wrestlers of all time. Kurt’s in that top also but I’m bias to Kurt growing up and knowing him personally from Pittsburgh and his brother was a wrestling coach for my school growing up.

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

Kurt Angle wrestled every big name in both the Attitude Era (with the exception of Bret) and the Ruthless Aggression Era. For him to say this about Styles means a lot. It's unfortunate that the majority of AJ's career was spent in TNA/Impact.

[@stevenzelinski7963]

AJ has done it' all

[@dfree1442]

My top 5 still living in no order: Kurt Angel Shawn Michaels Bret Hart Chris Jericho AJ Styles

[@mattd9881]

Don't disrespect Okada & Kenny Omega like that.

[@masonspencer918]

This is absolutely my list as well

[@hughmungus8340]

@@mattd9881 Nobody even knows them outside Japan, AEW isn't mainstream.

[@mattd9881]

@@hughmungus8340 Horrible take.

[@RagnaPunkRocknRoll1178]

Angle is the man. That's cool of him to talk about those guys like that. Humble cat for sure. His documentary was awesome.

[@ashconbeats8414]

Him saying HBK is the full package when I think him himself is the full package. Kurt was literally good at everything like in the ring, on the Mic, promos, charisma and humour.

[@jason_night23]

He is phenomenal after all

[@thesimpsons17]

Imagine getting that high praise from Kurt Angle!

[@drflexenstein3537]

Kurt giving a wrestler praise is like Captain America giving another superhero praise.

[@pritzmichael]

TNA Aj was insane.

[@abarainosa]

I'ma be real: To me, AJ is the GOAT

[@saqib7965]

The best wrestlers AJ styles Shawn Michael Will Ospreys Kenny omega Daniel Bryan Kurt Angle Seth Rollins Okada

[@afroprince5262]

Kurt angle definitely deserves to be in a conversation the best of all time as well

[@berrie-nice-to-meet-you]

Hearing Angle talk, god this guy is great. He's so friendly and charismatic. We were so lucky he made ghe jump to pro wrestling so we could enjoy his work and personality

[@rambojohn97]

When Kurt says the words "in the mix", my mind thinks of scott steiner's math promo🤣🤣🤣

[@JerryEsquer]

Wrestled guys like AJ, Samoa Joe and sting. No 5 star match, ridiculous. His resume has probably the most dream matches that ever happened.

[@holdencaulfield4808]

Wow for Angle to mention Jericho's name. Thata HUGE praise. I would say the same tbh.

[@jotac87278]

Jericho has fallen down now

[@lordkai59]

I was in the miami supershow on the 30th of july and man seeing AJ vs theory just revitalized and rejuvenated my love for AJ and i just feel like I'm back in 2008 again

[@chrisgrooms2235]

I love Kurt Angles interviews and opinions! What an absolute amazing and gifted athlete and a great guy!!💪💪💪

[@paulellington1505]

I respect this man. He gave his body to the sport of wrestling from amateur to pro he gave it his all.

[@shuirei]

shawns looks so true

[@zochhuanawmazote1658]

Kurt is one of the most gifted, talented and very entertaining guy

[@passingby4547]

Kurt you're amazing as well

[@jamiegaskins3687]

If we’re talking about a whole package, Kurt is #1 or #2 all time. Respect to Kurt for being humble though.

[@YouTubeViolates1A]

He's absolutely right. AJ can get over with any crowd and make anyone look good. He's definitely the most reliable wrestler in the business in my opinion. Even if he isn't my favorite. He doesn't have to rely heavily on glorified and outright gay gymnastics like Kenny Omega to put on a good match because he's good at everything. Same as prime Kurt.

[@kinglegault]

I think will osprey once said. If you can't have a good match with AJ styles then just give up

[@travisray8916]

shawn has a great unibrow recovery

[@sallengage6267]

I love people that are confident and humble. Kurt, youre also 1 of the Greats buddy. Thanks for the years of Entertainment 😊

[@ASWPhillyGhost]

AJ is literally the best to ever to it. i rank him #2 best wrestling in the world. right under shawn actually 👏🏾

[@Wilky2526]

The GOAT... and all he does is talk about how great his peers were.

[@MONKeEeYboi]

Kurt’s a Good guy 👍

[@Lyricaldeamin]

I watched Shawn Michaels growing up, and I can’t think of one promo that he said that blew me away. Other than the sunny days.

[@danielmarbun6297]

This is some humility, Kurt and Shawn are probably the best technical wrestlers in the Attitude Era.

[@P3TER_Official23]

I'm so happy retired former WWE wrestlers can mention other companies freely

[@thatguybob103]

Dude I love Y2J especially fozzy, up until now, I hadn't realized he became better than HBK.. Shawn left us in the peak of his career, Jericho carried and entire new comoany on his back, and made it work. Jerico is THE GOAT!

[@kevinalbertassi3580]

What I will never forget is you the rock and Stone cold that was by far the best era in wwe

[@TheBadGuy61904]

He’s still putting people over outside of the ring. Selfless person always giving everyone his best inside and outside the ring!!

[@kingmufasa4616]

The rock and stonecold are the best

[@MariusRazor]

I expected him to say Chris Benoit instead of Chris Jericho at first

[@davidrichter9505]

AJ is the master

[@user-bi9fo3sx6l]

Kurt is such a classy guy. But AJ is that 👍 good.

[@nnkm]

เคิร์ทแองเกิ้ลเป็นนักมวยปล้ำที่ดีผมชอบครับ

[@Grit_Szn]

Kurt You’re The Best Wrestler Pound 4 Pound To Ever Do It .

[@shawnlee5482]

Aj styles is without a doubt more skilled than randy orton ..being called the phenomenal by every legend in the company he works for is unheard of

[@hiddendagger7291]

Kurt is best ever

[@herculesmwp7983]

I love the analogy 😂

[@ShanakiNightshroud]

Prolly the BEST summation of Aj Style I have ever heard. Yea Shawn is the GOAT. But AJ in the ring...he's not called the "Phenominal One" for no reason.

[@cmderp]

Glad Kurt showing recognition to Meltzer. Everyone wants to dump on the guy but he has changed wrestling for the better! No one can tell me wrestling in the late 90's / early 00's is better than todays . Meltzer has smartened up the fans to want more in ring work over the entertainment . People say less people watch todays product , that its not maimstream anymore... Who cares! If all wrestling companies go bankrupt I could care less as long as those final matches are 5 star AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@iDeathMaximuMII]

AJ Styles is one of the Goats of Wrestling, anyone who says otherwise, doesn’t have a brain. The dude has had a lot of bumps in WWE but it’s mostly a good ride with them. AJ can turn shit into copper, sliver & gold. He even had a decent match with Jinder Mahal of all fucking people. One of the worst wrestlers on the roster, managed to have a decent match thanks to AJ 😂

[@timtags]

Stone Cold has entered the chat. The WWE/WWF has not seen the numbers that Stone Cold brought before him, during his time or after. Steve Austin is the 🐐

[@bongo4038]

Jericho is the most entertaining wrestler in my opinion

[@crystalclearMSA]

450 splash, of the fucking cage

[@Geojr815]

AJ vs Bret😢

[@christianmolina1227]

not to mention all the moves hes created

[@carltongraham1240]

Yea but for God's sake Kurt Angle is the absolute best wrestler In history!!!!!

[@DIVIDEDNATION]

I'm glad that him & AJ & Joe were at TNA at the same time

[@Villion77]

Man shawn, aj, rick flair, sheldon Benjamin, bret hart, eddy small guys whobdonthe most. Add your favorite.

[@mrb3ast0n]

Cody, Randy & AJ deserve to beat Roman. 💯

[@GrimspecteR.]

People hate Chris Benoit for obvious reasons but if we are being completely honest, he would wrestle circles around guys like AJ Styles and Bryan Danielson as good as they are, Benoit was on a whole nother level. The guy was a beast in the ring, even Kurt himself said that he was the most intense wrestler he has ever stepped in the ring with, even more intense than Kurt himself. It's such a shame that he did what he did in his last moments in this world...

[@endocry]

Chris Jericho is absolutely not seeping up on HBK lol

[@quoconut5788]

Everyone knows aj is the goat

[@funtimezachariah1554]

Even though Kurt angle has never had a 5 star match ever! WTF MELTZER?!

[@kc4276]

So Taker, Jericho, Booker T, Ric Flair, and Angle think that Shawn is the greatest in ring performer/entertainer of all time. That could be a list of the GOATs by itself.