The departure of AJ Styles from TNA was the final nail in the coffin for many a TNA fan. The Phenomenal One was/is a great talent and the way he left was upsetting and distasteful to many of his long-time admirers. Styles has been able to earn a handsome living all around the world (particularly in Japan) and is earning easily what TNA were paying him right now (which is one in the eye for all those folks that said he wasnt a draw on our previous AJ Styles piece). However, he could probably be persuaded to return to TNA, if the company met his price and treated him a bit better this time around. Put simply, the return of AJ Styles to TNA would be the equivalent of CM Punk returning to the WWE for fans of the company. Many people associate Styles with TNA so closely, that the return of this prodigal son would be seen as a positive first step on the road to long-term change.
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