Interview: AJ Styles on Samoa Joe Rivalry, Favorite WWE Match, More

Texas-based news website Amarillo.com held a recent interview with AJ Styles discussing his longtime rivalry with Samoa Joe, thoughts on his WWE career, his favorite match of his WWE career, and which WWE stars he enjoys watching backstage.

On the topic of his longtime rivalry with Samoa Joe, Styles stated this current encounter with Joe feels different from previous encounters but he still expects a good match to occur in the end.

It’s been different in the way we’re doing it now than the way we’ve ever done it before. It’s gotten a lot more personal than any other time. You’re always going to get the hard-hitting Samoa Joe and the same A.J. Styles you have over the years. It’s always a recipe for a good match. It won’t be any different in Amarillo.

On the topic of his WWE career, Styles stated he still feels surprised at the level of success he has managed to achieve in WWE within a short period of time.

Surely I’m not the only one surprised by this. If you’d told me years ago that I’d be WWE champion two times, a United States champion and you’re going to have the belt at least half your career, I would have said that’s ridiculous. But, hard work has paid off. In the long run, if I was to lose this title tomorrow, I’ve had a great run and I’m very happy.

On the topic of if he has a favorite match of his WWE career, Styles stated it is a hard decision since he has several matches he currently considers to be his favorite.

That’s tough. I have so many memorable moments so far. There is the Royal Rumble, and John Cena. There is also Roman Reigns. Then when I won the championship from Dean Ambrose. There are so many matches that are hard to pick.

On the topic of which WWE stars he enjoys watching backstage, Styles stated Samoa Joe, Brock Lesnar, and Rey Mysterio.

There are those big guys like Samoa Joe, or a Brock Lesnar. Guys that will rip your head off. You then got the high flyers like Rey Mysterio. I like seeing what he’s doing. So there are quite a few.