When AJ Styles first arrived in WWE in 2016 it didn’t take long for him to become a top star. The Phenomenal One feuded with some big names such as Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns and of course John Cena.
Styles recently spoke to The Halftime Show about working with Cena, and he explained why the 16 time WWE World Champion surprised him when they got in the ring.
“I’ve had a lot of tough opponents throughout my career. I will say that a guy that surprised me with how good he was in the ring would be John Cena. John is not known for being a technical mastermind in the ring, but he’s pretty good. I had some of my better matches against this guy. I didn’t realize what I was getting myself into, there’s a little bit of everything. I had no idea. That’s one of those things where I had a lot to learn.
Some guys may not look the part, but they definitely…. His mind for how everything needs to work and transition-wise. He’s just good. He knows what he’s doing. It’s one of those things were you thought, ‘I’m the superior wrestler in the ring,’ but once you get in there with John Cena, you realize, ‘Well, okay, I didn’t know that. Let’s keep going.’ He’s pretty good.”
H/T Fightful
