Match #1: AJ Styles vs. Low Ki (A Night of Appreciation – 4/27/02)
They trade control on the mat and find themselves at a stalemate. They exchange kicks out of a knucklelock and things are starting to get intense. Low Ki tackles Styles to the ground. Neither man falls for each other’s submission attempts. Low Ki kicks Styles in the head and follows with another brutal kick to the back of the head. Styles hits a neckbreaker. Low Ki blocks a charge and hits a backbreaker. Styles connects with an enzuigiri and adds a superkick on the floor. He takes control until Low Ki blocks a hurricanrana with a powerbomb. The crowd is already biting on the nearfalls. Low Ki connects with kawada kicks to the head and hits a tiger suplex for a two count. Styles answers with a series of suplexes. Low Ki hits a sit-out gourdbuster and connects with a cartwheel gamengiri. Styles literally drops Low Ki onto his head with a sick DDT. That somehow only gets two. The Spiral Tap misses. Styles escapes the Ki Krusher. Low Ki avoids another DDT and sneaks in a rollup for the win at 18:37. Low Ki was unsurprisingly a good first opponent for Styles and it was fun to watch the match escalate from a noble battle on the mat to trading vicious kicks to the head. While the finish protected Styles, the only knock on this match was that it felt underwhelming after all of the nearfalls. ***½
Match #2: AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn (Road to the Title – 6/22/02)
They trade control of a wristlock and Lynn snaps off a few armdrags. Styles responds with an armdrag of his own and we’re at a stalemate. They both attempt armdrags at the same time and the crowd gives them a round of applause. Lynn connects with a clothesline and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. He takes over until Styles connects with a well-timed thrust kick. Lynn catches him with a guillotine leg drop. Styles hits his springboard into an inverted DDT. Lynn back drops out of a Styles Clash and connects with an enzuigiri. Both men are down. They trade quick pin attempts to no avail. Lynn hits a huge german suplex for a nearfall. He follows with a tornado DDT but falls victim to a fireman’s carry neckbreaker. Styles lands the Spiral Tap for a two count. Lynn hits a DDT and a TKO but Styles won’t stay down. Styles quickly responds with the Styles Clash for the victory at 15:49. This was more of a “greatest hits” feature between these two, with them just throwing bombs at each other without much holding the action together. One aspect of Styles’ moveset that has evolved over the years is his willingness to use the Spiral Tap, and I think saving the move for special occasions is a good thing. I’m sure they’ve had better in TNA, but this was a fine exhibition. ***¼
Match #3: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (Road to the Title – 6/22/02)
I don’t think Daniels has aged in eleven years. They begin with a feeling-out process and are pretty even as expected. Styles catches Daniels with a hurricanrana and dropkicks him off the apron. Styles follows out with a corkscrew plancha. Daniels sneaks in a low blow because he can and busts open Styles by using the guardrail. Daniels gains control until Styles hits a brainbuster and returns the favor with a low blow of his own. Styles lands a lionsault. Daniels hits a flatliner and transitions into the koji clutch. Styles uses leverage to power out of the hold. He connects with an enzuigiri to create some space and both men are down. Styles goes crazy with a series of suplexes and slams. Daniels responds with a nasty STO and both men are down once again. Daniels hits a blue thunder bomb but gets crotched on the top rope during a BME attempt. Styles hits a DDT. Daniels rolls through the Styles Clash and applies an ankle lock. Styles kicks his way out of the hold. They both try quick pin attempts to no avail. Styles goes for his springboard into an inverted DDT but Daniels counters with Last Rites for the win at 21:45. This match was incredibly fun to watch and is a good example of how professional wrestling can be like watching human chess. Styles has always been more flashy than Daniels and they played off of that here with Daniels often gaining the advantage by using more efficient offense, even cheating. That story was paid off brilliantly with the finish, as Daniels counters arguably the flashiest move in Styles’ toolbox for the victory. ****
Match #4: ROH Title: Low Ki © vs. AJ Styles (Honor Invades Boston – 6/22/02)
Commentary criticizes other promotions for claiming that they have match of the year candidates on every show and then states that this match will be one. Cool. Low Ki stretches Styles on the mat. When Styles shows resistance, Low Ki starts throwing kicks. Styles doesn’t back down in that game either. Low Ki knocks him down with an enzuigiri and they stare each other down. Low Ki blocks a hurricanrana by kicking Styles in the back. Low Ki tries the same type of hurricanrana and Styles almost punishes him by nearly hitting the Styles Clash. The champion takes control with a series of kicks. Styles hits a german suplex and transitions into a sit-out gourdbuster. Low Ki applies a dragon sleeper in the ropes, which he has to break. Styles hits his splash mountain DDT and is busted open from some earlier kawada kicks. Low Ki avoids the Spiral Tap and Styles’ head bounces off the canvas. That looked painful. Low Ki goes back to the dragon sleeper but Styles reaches the bottom rope. Low Ki connects with an enzuigiri and hits a brainbuster. Styles blocks a phoenix splash with knees and hits a brainbuster of his own for a nearfall. Low Ki avoids a charge and connects with more kawada kicks. Styles fires back with various strikes. Low Ki blocks a hurricanrana with a powerbomb for a nearfall. Low Ki follows with the Ki Krusher to retain his title at 19:48. Styles took some uncomfortable bumps on his head, but it made for quite the story with Low Ki utilizing some brutal kawada kicks and the dragon sleeper. It was obvious that these two wanted to steal the show and they topped their previous match by a decent margin. ****
Match #5: No Holds Barred: AJ Styles and Low Ki vs. Christopher Daniels and Xavier (Revenge on the Prophecy – 1/11/03)
Both teams start brawling before the opening bell. Low Ki and Xavier trade chops on the floor. Low Ki dropkicks Xavier in the face and Styles follows with a roundhouse kick to the face. Poor guy. Xavier gets dropkicked into a powerbomb from Styles. Low Ki hits a butterfly suplex on Daniels and connects with a series of kicks to Xavier’s chest. Xavier creates an opening by hitting a nice DDT on Styles. Daniels adds a leg lariat and the Prophecy finally put together some offense. Styles hits a neckbreaker on Daniels and tags out. The faces begin working over Daniels’ back, with Styles stretching him with a muta lock. Xavier breaks up the hold. Daniels catches Low Ki in the ropes with a triangle choke and the Prophecy work him over. He takes down Daniels with a slam out of a sleeper and makes the tag. Styles cleans house with dropkicks and springboards into an inverted DDT on Daniels. Xavier clips his leg and applies a leg submission. Xavier hits a michinoku driver on Low Ki but Styles crotches him on the top rope. Xavier gourdbusters Styles from the middle rope and all four men are down. Low Ki catapults Daniels to the floor and follows out with a dive. Styles hits a german suplex on Xavier and transitions into a sit-out slam. Low Ki hits the Tidal Wave on Daniels. Allison Danger interferes for the Prophecy but Daniels accidentally strikes her. The action goes to the floor. Low Ki presses a cement block into Xavier’s chest. In the ring, Daniels hits Angel’s Wings on Styles for a nearfall. He attempts Angel’s Wings through a table, but Styles sends him through the table with a Styles Clash! Low Ki finishes Xavier with a dragon clutch for the victory at 28:42. I appreciate that they didn’t rely too much on weapons and there’s probably some storyline elements that I’m missing, but I just couldn’t get into this blow-off. The first twenty minutes were almost too tentative to the point where I wasn’t getting the feeling that this was some feud-ending encounter. The action picked up significantly down the stretch but didn’t totally compensate for the slow beginning and middle portion. This match was not terrible by any means, but my rating seems to be lower than many others. ***¼
Match #6: ROH Tag Team Titles: Christopher Daniels and Xavier © vs. The Amazing Red and AJ Styles (Expect the Unexpected – 3/15/03)
Red catches the Prophecy with a double dropkick. Styles and Red land stereo dives to the floor. Red lays in a series of kicks on Xavier. Styles and Daniels square off; little did we know at the time how many singles matches they’d have together throughout their careers. Red connects with the 718 on Daniels and Styles adds a flipping senton. The Prophecy find an opening to isolate Styles until he connects with a double dropkick and makes the tag. Red connects with a double missile dropkick and cleans house. Xavier saves Daniels from a monkey flip by snapping Red’s neck across the top rope. Styles hits his inverted DDT on Daniels along with a neckbreaker. Allison Danger and Alexis Laree go at it again. Xavier hits Kiss Your X Goodbye on Styles. Red hits the Code Red on Xavier. The Prophecy hit a double team neckbreaker on Styles. They follow with the Revelations on Red for a nearfall. Styles and Xavier trade kicks and Styles hits a brainbuster. Daniels plants Red with a uranagi and lands the Best Moonsault Ever for a two count. Daniels hits Angel’s Wings on Styles and lariats Red. The man is dominant. Styles hits the Styles Clash on Daniels. Xavier breaks up the pin, but the referee counts anyway. Styles and Red become the new ROH Tag Team Champions at 21:08. This match was going along nicely until the botched finish. Xavier certainly receives flack from a lot of fans, but his two performances on this compilation thus far have been enjoyable. The best parts of this contest were the interactions between Styles and Daniels. I don’t want the finish to detract too much from the match, as the crowd gave the title switch a standing ovation and didn’t seem to mind too much. ***½
Match #7: AJ Styles vs. Paul London (Night of the Grudges – 6/14/03)
They begin with some chain wrestling and find themselves at a stalemate. They battle over a knucklelock and Styles tries a quick cross armbreaker to no avail. Things start becoming intense as they slap each other and sarcastically shake hands. They exchange armdrags and both attempt dropkicks at the same time. London barely avoids a Styles Clash. Styles connects with a springboard dropkick but misses a plancha. London connects with a dropkick through the ropes. He drop toe holds Styles into the barricade. London yanks Styles’ leg into the barricade. In the ring, Styles hits a neckbreaker. London shrugs off an enzuigiri and hits a dragon screw leg whip. He takes control, continuing to work over the leg. Styles comes back with a discus lariat and both men are down. Styles springboards into an inverted DDT. They battle up top and London lands the shooting star press onto the injured leg. London locks in a figure four but Styles reaches the ropes. Styles hits a sunset bomb followed by the Styles Clash for a nearfall. He follows with a german suplex but he can’t hold the bridge due to his leg. Both men’s shoulders are down, so the referee counts them both down for a double pinfall at 24:30. Reading the play by play, you wouldn’t necessarily think that there was an issue here, but everything they did was performed with a great deal of force, from armdrag exchanges to simple kicks. While we saw London sell excellently against Christopher Daniels, he took the role of working over a body part here and was great once again. There were so many smart moments from a psychology perspective that even the finish didn’t come off as forced. London was a machine back in the day. ****
Match #8: ROH Tag Team Titles: AJ Styles and Amazing Red © vs. Jay and Mark Briscoe (Death Before Dishonor – 7/19/03)
Styles and Jay start with a feeling-out process but it quickly escalates into a brawl. Mark attempts a springboard dive onto Styles but he moves out of the way. Jay throws Styles into the barricade. In the ring, Red hits a slingshot Code Red onto Jay. The champions connect with stereo enzuigiris on Mark and isolate him. Mark targets Red’s already-injured leg to turn the tide. The Briscoes really go to work on the injured limb. Red hits an air raid crash on Mark and tags out. Styles hits a pumphandle gutbuster on Jay and follows with a powerslam. Red plasters Mark with a gamengiri but Jay yakuza kicks him to the canvas. They do some tower of doom spot in the corner that ends well for Red and Jay. They exchange chops. The Briscoes spike Red with a Jay Driller for a nearfall. The challengers follow with a springboard doomsday device on Styles for a two count! Red connects with a shining wizard on Jay. Styles follows with the Styles Clash to retain the titles at 14:28. This was an energetic, chaotic tag team match that kept the crowd’s interest. Their encounter at Night of the Champions blew this one out of the water, though. ***¼
Match #9: CM Punk vs. AJ Styles (Tradition Continues – 10/16/03)
They trade control on the mat where Punk shows some aggression. That attitude continues when Punk hits a nasty saito suplex. Styles answers with a dropkick and drops a knee. Punk drop toe holds Styles into the turnbuckle and connects with a baseball slide. He takes over until Styles snaps off a quick hurricanrana from his back. They exchange chops and Styles hits a back suplex. Punk responds with a brutal DDT. They battle up top and Punk hits a sunset bomb for a two count. Styles connects with a discus lariat and both men are down. Styles attempts a middle-rope Styles Clash to no avail. Punk shrugs off a tornado DDT. Styles blocks a shining wizard by hitting the Styles Clash for the win at 18:20. The solid mid-card outing that you’d expect from these two. They weren’t shooting for something epic and delivered an enjoyable match. The action down the stretch successfully took things up a notch, and the finish was quite the visual. ***½
Match #10: AJ Styles vs. Bryan Danielson (Main Event Spectacles – 11/1/03)
They trade control on the mat. They roll to the floor but just run into the barricades while locking up. Danielson tries to apply a triangle choke on the floor to no avail. They pick up where they left off in the ring. Danielson cheap shots Styles with a forearm and hits a saito suplex. Styles retreats to the floor, leaps the barricade, and connects with an enzuigiri. Back in, Danielson starts targeting the left arm. He continues to work over the arm while arguing with some fans. Styles suplexes Danielson to the floor, messing up his knee. Styles hits a shinbreaker onto the barricade and goes to work on it in the ring. Danielson creates an opening with a roaring forearm strike. He connects with a diving headbutt. Styles attempts a springboard maneuver but Danielson trips him up. Danielson stands on the middle rope and back suplexes Styles from the apron into the ring. He applies Cattle Mutilation but Styles reaches the bottom rope. Styles connects with a discus lariat. He tries for the Styles Clash but Danielson headbutts him. That was innovative. Danielson locks in a cross armbreaker but Styles reverses into a mini Styles Clash! That only gets a nearfall. Styles hits another Styles Clash for the victory at 24:15. This match receives a lot of praise and for good reason. They both chose a body part to work over and stuck to the plan throughout the entire course of the match. Underneath the limb work was the story of Danielson being the aggressor and constantly attempting to frustrate Styles. That made the finish, with Styles catching Danielson with a Styles Clash out of nowhere, much more satisfying. There was also no commentary for this match, which was undoubtedly the right call. This was an excellent match to reminisce on. ****¼
Match #11: ROH World Title: Samoa Joe © vs. AJ Styles (War of the Wire – 11/29/03)
Styles snaps off an early hurricanrana but Joe quickly answers with one of his own. Joe lays in a barrage of kicks but almost gets caught in an ankle lock. Styles hits a suplex. Joe blocks a discus lariat by punching Styles in the face and booting him to the floor. Styles connects with a lariat over the barricade. In the ring, Joe hits an STO and connects with a facewash kick. The champion takes control until Styles connects with a pele kick and moonsaults into a DDT. He synchs in a muta lock. Joe escapes the hold and connects with an enzuigiri. Styles fires back with a series of punches. They start swinging at each other. Styles connects with a gamengiri and both men are down. Styles hits the Styles Clash for a nearfall. Joe blocks a second DDT attempt and hits the Island Driver for a two count. Styles roars back with a discus lariat. Joe hits the Muscle Buster and wrenches on a Coquina Clutch to retain his title at 16:35. These two have such well-defined roles that it’d be hard for any of their singles matches to be bad. Joe knocked Styles around like a ping pong ball. While Styles found the openings to hit his signature maneuvers, he couldn’t get an extended enough period of offense to win the match. ***½
Match #12: AJ Styles vs. Homicide (The Battle Lines are Drawn – 1/10/04)
They exchange armdrags. Homicide takes some time to regroup after a fast-paced exchange where neither man successfully hits his finisher. There’s a unique spot where Styles refuses to let go of a wristlock so Homicide punches him to the canvas, only for Styles to hold on and wrench even more. Styles hits a huge overhead suplex but gets caught by a baseball slide. Homicide connects with a facewash kick and hits a butterfly suplex from the middle rope. He takes over until Styles finds an opening to land a flying crossbody. Homicide reverses a discus lariat attempt into an ace crusher. He regains control until Styles hits a pumphandle backbreaker. Homicide ducks a spin kick and hits an exploder. He lands a dive to the floor and ends up sending himself into the crowd. Homicide appears to have hurt himself on that dive. He’s clutching his right knee in particular. Homicide tells the referee to continue the match. In the ring, Styles hits a backbreaker. Homicide sneaks in a low blow and hits a piledriver. Styles pele kicks him off the top rope but runs into a mafia kick. Styles snaps off a hurricanrana and transitions into hitting the Styles Clash for the win at 21:41. They were having an awesome match until Homicide injured himself on his dive. Matches like this remind me how good Homicide can be when he’s motivated. The last five minutes (after the dive) felt disjointed, but the crowd stuck with them and they managed to hold the match together fairly well. ***¼
Match #13: CM Punk vs. AJ Styles (Second Anniversary Show – 2/14/04)
This is the finals of the tournament to crown a Pure Champion. Punk inadvertently uses his first rope break and then makes Styles use his first rope break. Commentary says Punk’s rope break loss was debatable, which doesn’t help put over the new rules. They lock up and fall to the floor, but both realize that there’s now a countout rule. Traci Brooks distracts Styles, allowing Punk to land a plancha to the outside. Styles connects with a dropkick but tweaks his injured leg. Punk takes over, going to work on the bad leg. Styles uses his second rope break during this process. The referee rules Punk used his second rope break when he clearly did not. Jesus. Styles uses his final rope break trying to fight off Punk’s attack to his leg. Styles makes Punk use his last rope break and hits a top-rope gourdbuster. Both men are down. They trade punches and Styles connects with a discus lariat. Punk fights back with a shining wizard and hits a piledriver. Styles has to innovatively escape a leg submission because he no longer can use the ropes. He hits a Styles Clash out of nowhere for a nearfall. Punk spikes him with a DDT. They battle on the top rope and Styles hits the Styles Clash for to become the Pure Champion at 16:36. Punk and Styles tried incredibly hard to showcase the different strategies that may come into play under the new Pure Title rules and they succeeded for the most part. The referee completely dropped the ball in assigning rope breaks, but they were able to make me forget about that down the stretch. ***½
Match #14: AJ Styles vs. Jimmy Rave (Third Anniversary Celebration Part 2 – 2/25/05)
This is Styles’ return to Ring of Honor after some TNA drama, so there’s a plethora of anti-TNA chants before the opening bell. Rave actually hangs quite well with Styles on the mat early on. Styles hangs onto a wristlock and tosses Rave to the floor. He regroups with Prince Nana in the entranceway. Things get intense in the ring when Styles yells at Rave to get serious. Rave tackles him from behind and they exchange strikes. Styles connects with a nasty dropkick through the ropes, catching Rave in the face. Ouch. Rave counters a plancha attempt with a gutbuster. They brawl throughout the crowd. At ringside, Nana gets on the microphone and declares Rave the inventor of the “Rave Clash.” Styles gives chase to Nana. Rave dodges a german suplex and hits a back suplex. He grounds Styles and reigns down punches. Styles fights back with a backbreaker and a lariat. Rave regains control by once again grounding him. They battle over a suplex and Styles eventually hits one onto the apron as the crowd comes alive. Styles connects with a springboard lariat and hits a german suplex. He adds a sit-out gourdbuster. Rave responds with a backbreaker and Ghanarea. He charges but eats a clothesline. Rave locks in a crossface and follows with a barrage of forearms once Styles breaks the hold. Styles answers with knee strikes, connecting with one to the face. Styles connects with a cartwheel pele kick! I’ve never seen that before. They both try quick pin attempts to no avail. Rave connects with a shining wizard for a nearfall. Styles answers with a moonsault knee strike. Nana distracts the referee while Rave sprays Styles in the eyes with aerosol. Rave sneaks in a rollup for the victory at 22:05. This was a war. You got the feeling from the opening bell that they just wanted to lay into each other and some of the strike exchanges just looked extremely painful. Rave looked more resourceful than many of Styles’ opponents on this compilation and this match did huge favors for him. The finish might be underwhelming, but the future of Styles in ROH was unclear at the time. ****
Match #15: AJ Styles vs. Roderick Strong (Fate of an Angel – 7/16/05)
They begin with a feeling-out process. Styles grabs onto a side headlock but Strong picks him up and sets him on the top rope. Styles snaps off a hurricanrana and hits a spinebuster. Strong scurries to the apron to avoid a Styles Clash. Styles lands a lionsault onto Strong in the ropes. Styles dropkicks Strong to the floor and follows out with a plancha. Strong sends him into the barricade and takes over in the ring. Styles finds life with an enzuigiri and a pele kick. Both men are down. Styles hits a pumphandle gutbuster after catching Strong with a DDT. Strong hits a series of backbreakers and a gutbuster of his own. He connects with the Sick Kick for a nearfall. Styles misses the Spiral Tap and finds himself in the Stronghold. He’s able to reach the bottom rope. Styles rolls through a sunset flip and hits the Styles Clash for the win at 16:40. Styles wrestled more of a Strong type of match than I was expecting, perfectly willing to trade strikes and backbreakers. There were definitely some unique exchanges but this match lacked an engaging story to deliver on its dream match expectations. ***¼
Match #16: Street Fight: AJ Styles vs. Jimmy Rave (The Homecoming – 7/23/05)
They immediately take the brawl to the floor. Styles sends Rave into the barricade. They work their way throughout the crowd. Styles dumps Rave across a merchandise table. Styles attempts a suplex off a chair but Rave counters with a DDT. Rave takes control back in the ring. Styles comes back with about fifty consecutive headbutts around the ring. That busts Rave open. They battle on the apron and Styles back drops Rave through a ringside table. Back in, Rave blocks the Styles Clash by back dropping Styles onto a chair. Styles hits a nasty brainbuster onto the propped chair. Members of the Embassy come out to distract Styles. He takes everyone out with a plancha to the floor. Finally, Alex Shelley runs out and hits the Shellshock on Styles. Rave follows with the Rave Clash for the victory at 12:54. This match was clearly used for storyline purposes and all of the interference down the stretch became deflating after awhile. If that was the end result, why didn’t the Embassy just ambush Styles from the opening bell and make quick work of him? After a hot start, this ended up being mere storyline fodder. **¾
Match #17: AJ Styles vs. CIMA (Dragon Gate Invasion – 8/27/05)
This was CIMA’s American debut. They begin with a feeling-out process. Styles gets a few quick pin attempts out of a knucklelock to no avail. CIMA hits a northern lights suplex and snaps off a headscissors to escape an armbar. Styles dropkicks CIMA to the floor. CIMA reenters the ring with a senton. Styles blocks a hurricanrana and almost hits the Styles Clash. He misses a charge and collides with the ringpost. CIMA lands a dive to the floor and takes over back in the ring. Styles catches him with a spinning backbreaker along with a back suplex. He applies a muta lock. CIMA escapes the hold and charges at Styles but runs into a back elbow. CIMA hits the Perfect Driver for a two count. Styles answers with a springboard forearm smash. He puts CIMA in a torture rack and transitions into a rack bomb. CIMA connects with a venus followed by a coast-to-coast dropkick. He hits an iconoclasm but finds knees on the Mad Splash. CIMA connects with a superkick but Styles responds with a pele kick. Styles backslides out of the Schwein but CIMA sneaks in a cradle for the win at 16:56. This was a great debut for CIMA and I think the crowd would have been even more ecstatic if they were more familiar with his offense. Styles backsliding out of the Schwein, for instance, should have been a molten nearfall. Still, these two had solid chemistry as expected and delivered an enjoyable match. ***½
Match #18: AJ Styles vs. Jimmy Rave (Glory By Honor IV – 9/17/05)
This match can only be won via Styles Clash or Rave Clash. Mick Foley is in Styles’ corner. Rave attacks before the opening bell. Styles sends him to the floor and follows out with a plancha. He sends Rave into the barricade repeatedly. In the ring, Weapon of Mask Destruction provides a distraction for Rave, allowing him to take over. They battle up the entranceway and Styles back drops Rave onto the floor. Rave regains control until Styles catches him with a hurricanrana. Rave recovers with a low blow followed by Ghanarrhea. Prince Nana tries to slide a table into the ring but fails miserably. Rave and Styles just kind of have to hang out until they get the table into the ring. They battle on top of the ringside table and go crashing through it. Back in, Rave connects with a shining wizard. Styles hits a brainbuster onto a propped chair. More Weapons of Mask Destruction come out but Foley fights them off. Rave recovers with a lariat. They battle up top and Styles hits the Styles Clash through a table for the victory at 18:34. Everyone mentions how this had to follow Bryan Danielson winning the ROH World Title but it’s worth pointing out because the crowd was dead for most of the contest. Add in the shenanigans with Foley and this just didn’t feel like a blowoff to an extended feud. There were some bright spots amidst the overbooking, though, and Styles brings out the best in Rave. ***
Overall: I don’t think Styles receives much credit for his time in Ring of Honor. However, 2003 and 2004 are littered with great matches involving AJ Styles. This compilation covers a lot of them and features Styles against a wide variety of opponents. Only one out of the eighteen matches drops below three stars, resulting in a high match quality. Additionally, fans unfamiliar with Styles’ runs in ROH should certainly be intrigued by unique matchups against Low Ki and CIMA along with WWE mainstays CM Punk and Bryan Danielson. There’s a lot here for old and new fans alike and AJ Styles: Styles Clash earns a solid recommendation.
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