AJ Styles Says Wins & Losses Don't Matter In Wrestling (WWE News)
WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles was never one to get carried away about a win or a loss.
Nowadays retired from in-ring action, WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles has given his thoughts on the great debate over wins and losses.
Speaking on his Phenomenally Retro podcast (via f4wonline), Styles says he was never one to get too carried away about a win or a loss, instead opting to focus on entertainment and doing what was asked of him.
“I could care less about wins and losses. They don’t mean anything. This is a show. This is pure entertainment. This isn’t the UFC. That’s the biggest difference, and the older I got, my job wasn’t to be the heavyweight champion of the world. Some people want that, some people need that; I don’t, I didn’t. So, my job was to make sure I got the younger talent over as well as I could. And if they were older, who cares? I had a job to do. This is entertainment. You’re not going to the pay window and getting paid more for the win. It’s not the same. You’re watching a TV show.”
Having made his pro wrestling debut in 1998, AJ Styles called time on his career earlier this year, going out with a loss to Gunther at the 2026 Royal Rumble, and going down as one of the greatest to ever do it, including winning world championships in WWE, TNA, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Since hanging up his boots, the Phenomenal One has taken on a scouting/coaching role within WWE in addition to starting the aforementioned podcast.