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6. AJ Styles Is A Flat Earther

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The earth isn't flat. I'm just going to leave that statement there because it's as objective a fact you're going to read.

AJ Styles, on this week's edition of Talking Smack, stated in response to Daniel Bryan's gentle ribbing that he didn't entirely support the flat earth theory - but that "there are things about that make sense," and that Bryan "couldn't handle," what he essentially implied was his truth.

Professional wrestlers should have a better grasp of the earth's spherical nature than most. Styles has travelled the world for nearly two decades, at several points during which he must have phoned home, only to discover that he had inconvenienced his wife as a result of the time zone differences a flat earth would render impossible. Styles, during his feud with John Cena last year, was fond of boasting of this - but at no point during those countless long haul flights must he have looked out of the window, through which you can often see the curvature of the earth. There's also the inconvenience that is the ability to take pictures of the earth from space to consider.

AJ Styles, of all WWE superstars, should have a keen grasp of gravity. When he springboards from the top rope and flies across the ring, he tends to land, more often than not.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!