10 Wrestlers WWE Should Have Signed YEARS Earlier

10. AJ Styles

Let’s begin with the most obvious choice. AJ Styles was 39 years old when he finally appeared inside a WWE ring, but despite being almost the same age as Hulk Hogan was when he defeated Yokozuna at WrestleMania IX, Styles is not considered too old for a big-time run, carving out a Hall of Fame worthy tenure already.

Although Styles’ time in TNA and Japan is legendary, it’s hard not to wonder what matches and feuds we might have been privy to had he signed with WWE years earlier. Even if AJ had signed a deal in 2007, which was around the time when he started to really break out in TNA, he could have been on the same roster as CM Punk, a young John Cena, and even Triple H.

More importantly, though, he could have potentially squared off against Shawn Michaels, even if it had only been on RAW, before the ‘Heartbreak Kid’ called it quits in 2010. Imagine the magic those two could have made together.