AJ Styles made one hell of a splash when he showed up in WWE more than six years ago. The Phenomenal One confirmed the rumors were true when his music hit during that year's Royal Rumble match and he proceeded to clash with Roman Reigns. In 2022, Styles has done so much in WWE that it's easy to forget he made a name for himself just about everywhere else he could before showing up.
More Matches In WWE Than TNA
The bulk of Styles' career was spent at Impact, or TNA as it was still known while the two-time WWE Champion was competing there. The veteran was there for more than a decade, winning multiple titles and wrestling over 500 times. However, even though Styles has only been with WWE for a little more than half the time he was with TNA, it would appear he has already wrestled more matches for his current employers than his former ones.
This was first highlighted by Wrestle Ops, as you can see in the tweet below. That belief is backed up by The Internet Wrestling Database. According to the site's extensive stats, Styles wrestled 545 matches in TNA between 2004 and his final bout in 2013. His WWE tally currently stands at 556 matches, meaning Styles' TNA record was broken when he and Dolph Ziggler beat Chad Gable and Otis on Raw back in July.
There's A Catch
Now, there is a catch, and it's a big one. Styles fans will know that The Phenomenal One was a TNA Original. There from pretty much the very beginning, and not from 2004 which is when the IWD has him wrestling his first match for the promotion. That's because the matches he competed in prior to that fell under the NWA/TNA weekly PPV banner. 97 matches during that period apparently, so if you include them, his WWE run is 87 matches away from breaking the record.
Since Styles still competes in WWE on a regular basis, it seems likely he will surpass that record too, eliminating all doubt. And in far less time than the 11 years it took him to wrestle that many matches between NWA and TNA. Reports circulated at the start of the year that the WWE Superstar re-signed with the company, but Styles has also mentioned his current deal will be his last in wrestling.
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