Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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AJ Styles' career is on the line at the "Royal Rumble" in Riyadh. Win or lose, the Phenomenal One has confirmed he'll retire in 2026. If you're only familiar with his last decade or so, these are the matches to watch from his star-making pre-WWE runs.

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Chris Hero, ROH Flyin' High 2014 | 0:00
Chris Sabin and Petey Williams, TNA Final Resolution 2005 | 1:24
CM Punk, ROH At Our Best 2004 | 2:34
Samoa Joe, TNA Turning Point 2005 | 3:37
Hiroshi Tanahashi, NJPW New Beginning in Osaka 2015 | 4:50
Low Ki, ROH Night of Appreciation 2002 | 6:17
Kazuchika Okada, NJPW Dominion 2015 | 7:30
Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe, TNA Turning Point 2009 | 8:39
Hiroshi Tanahashi, NJPW G1 Climax 2015 | 9:56
Bryan Danielson, ROH Main Event Spectacles 2003 | 11:12
Minoru Suzuki, NPJW G1 Climax 2014 | 12:28
Shinsuke Nakamura, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 | 13:46
Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe, TNA Unbreakable 2005 | 15:14

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