AJ Styles is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He is widely recognized for his impactful career in WWE, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), now known as Impact Wrestling.
Allen Neal Jones, known professionally as AJ Styles, was born on June 2, 1977, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Raised in a low-income household in Gainesville, Georgia, Styles endured a challenging childhood. His father, a U.S. Marine, struggled with alcoholism, adding to the family's difficulties.
Styles attended Johnson High School in Gainesville, where he excelled in sports, particularly wrestling. He later enrolled at Anderson University in South Carolina on a partial wrestling scholarship. However, he left college early to pursue a professional wrestling career. During this time, he supported himself with jobs such as driving an ambulance and landscaping.
AJ Styles began his professional wrestling journey in 1998. His debut match—under the ring name "Mr. Olympia"—was a loss to Michael Brooks in National Championship Wrestling (NCW), a Georgia-based promotion. He trained under wrestler Rick Michaels, whom he later defeated for the NCW Heavyweight Championship in 2001.
In 2002, Styles signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he quickly became one of the top performers. Over the next decade, he amassed multiple championships and helped define the X-Division style of wrestling. In 2014, after a brief stint on the independent circuit, he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). During his time there, Styles led the Bullet Club faction and won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship twice, further cementing his international legacy.
In 2016, Styles made his long-awaited WWE debut at the Royal Rumble. He went on to win numerous championships, including the WWE Championship and United States Championship. Notably, in August 2019, Styles successfully defended the U.S. Title against Ricochet. The highly athletic match featured sequences such as Ricochet applying the Anaconda Vise and neutralizing Styles’ allies, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. Ultimately, Styles capitalized on a distraction and secured victory with his signature move, the Styles Clash.
AJ Styles has built a significant net worth through his long-standing professional wrestling career. As of recent estimates, his net worth is approximately $6 million. Known for his agility and technical prowess in the ring, Styles is widely regarded as one of the most influential wrestlers of his generation. His ability to excel in multiple wrestling promotions and styles—whether American or Japanese—has earned him critical acclaim and a passionate global fanbase.
AJ Styles is married to Wendy Jones, his high school sweetheart and a schoolteacher by profession. The couple began dating in February 1996 and married in the year 2000. Their union has resulted in four children. Styles often speaks about the importance of his family and credits his wife and children as his greatest support system.
His eldest son, Ajay Jones, is an aspiring football player and has continued the family’s engagement in athletics. Styles maintains a strong commitment to his Christian faith, often citing it as a driving force behind his personal and professional decision-making.
| Birth Date: | 2 Jun, 1977 |
| Age: | 43 yrs |
| Occupations: | Professional wrestler |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | South Carolina |
| residence: | Gosford |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American professional wrestler |
| Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |
