10 Reasons AJ Styles Is The Best WWE Signing Of The Decade
1. Fantasy Vs Reality
WrestleMania season hasn't half brought out the worst in some of the roster's rank-and-file. It's tough not to trip over storylines centred around wrestlers merely earning a match on the card let alone fighting for a title or whatever actual pursuit pro wrestling is theoretically supposed to represent.
WWE tried for years to make the brand the draw rather than the talent when it came to selling tickets, but the strategy has worked so well for the 'Show Of Shows' that talent themselves are blinded by the lights. Even Ronda Rousey was scripted to gush in appreciation of the opportunity she'd been given just to be part of the company. Wrestlers aren't chasing money or a competitive desire to be the best - they're competing to get there and stay there.
Not AJ Styles though. He'd respectfully turned down lowball offers from WWE in the past, knowing his worth and value to the industry before he eventually signed on for substantially more in 2016. It's possible Vince McMahon misses the moxie a little as he drowns in 'Gratitude Era' grown-ups he's inadvertently reared. Styles' self-respect can't have been missed by McMahon, and has been rewarded in kind.