Kurt Angle On Why AJ Styles Is The Most Gifted Wrestler He's Ever Faced

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  • @davidhurtado2725
    @davidhurtado2725 Рік тому +983

    Kurt is so humble. He's actually the one who's the whole damn package.

  • @TheyCallMeMrMaybe
    @TheyCallMeMrMaybe Рік тому +503

    His athleticism and high-flying style were unmatched during the earlier half of his career. Angle spent years in TNA wrestling alongside and against Styles. In this day and age where we have a lot more spot monkeys these days, Styles in the 2000s was something unique. The fact he can still go at that same level from 20 years ago to today just impresses Angle. That's why he's also thrown Jericho's name out there. Someone who's been at it even longer than AJ, yet he's still wrestling.

    • @natebaxter9551
      @natebaxter9551 Рік тому +15

      Let's be honest. Jericho has been absolutely horrible the last three years. Kurt still sees the guy ge wrestled.

    • @CimbomFanFiction
      @CimbomFanFiction Рік тому +1

      Whats a spot monkey

    • @TheyCallMeMrMaybe
      @TheyCallMeMrMaybe Рік тому +3

      @@CimbomFanFiction someone who performs a lot of high-flying moves.

    • @curtisclayton8023
      @curtisclayton8023 Рік тому +4

      ​@@CimbomFanFictionAnd it's done to pop the crowd than tell a story

    • @deathshot4427
      @deathshot4427 Рік тому +2

      ​@@curtisclayton8023There should always be something done to pop the crowd because if they are bored then there's something wrong

  • @Lonewolf004
    @Lonewolf004 Рік тому +396

    Aj styles had only one match with Brock Lesnar and it was epic. Shows what a talent he is. Sad that he didn't wrestle The Undertaker in his Prime.

    • @LowTierScrub
      @LowTierScrub Рік тому +21

      I loved Brock V AJ champion v champion, still do 😁 when Brock was in the calf killer submission and he sold the shit out of it I swore Aj was gonna tap him and shock the world

    • @bluey1695
      @bluey1695 Рік тому +27

      Heard Taker say if there was one wrestler he could wrestle that he hasn't it would be AJ Styles

    • @sai-nikkakkar2768
      @sai-nikkakkar2768 Рік тому

      he wrestled him at wm36, or do you mean a in ring match?@@bluey1695

    • @thegreenpianist7683
      @thegreenpianist7683 Рік тому +21

      Taker was going to fully retire at extreme rules in that tag match with Roman, and was fully insisting on staying retired, until AJ proposed a match between the two and he just couldn't resist.
      That's how good AJ was, effectively convinced the undertaker to unretire.

    • @mikeroagreschen5350
      @mikeroagreschen5350 Рік тому +7

      ​@@bluey1695I would have loved to have seen an actual wrestling match between Undertaker and Styles.
      At least we got the Boneyard Match.

  • @Gemini.Exhale
    @Gemini.Exhale Рік тому +90

    “I did absolutely nothing!”
    As perc angle laughs in the dark recesses of Kurt’s mind.

    • @sunpraiser96
      @sunpraiser96 Рік тому +8

      Queue the PERK ANGLE LAUGH YEAAAAAH

    • @SuperJeff222
      @SuperJeff222 9 місяців тому +6

      Yeahhhhh!!!! 👀 Perc angle

  • @mrmoviemanic1
    @mrmoviemanic1 Рік тому +102

    AJ and Bryan are the two peak professionals in pro wrestling.

    • @davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780
      @davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 Рік тому +1

      Exactly

    • @thomasanderson2384
      @thomasanderson2384 6 місяців тому +2

      Bryan is average

    • @goldenproductsions2953
      @goldenproductsions2953 3 місяці тому

      ​@thomasanderson2384 I honestly have bryan as my goat he's good high flying wise, his brawling is brutal, and his technical abilities is unmatched

    • @tathagatabasu9952
      @tathagatabasu9952 3 місяці тому

      ​@@goldenproductsions2953 Bryan is great but consistency wise, AJ hands down. No comparison.

  • @angrysammich5762
    @angrysammich5762 11 місяців тому +43

    Every time AJ and Joe stepped into the ring with each other it was a banger, that era of TNA was insanely good

  • @Maz2bi
    @Maz2bi 8 місяців тому +11

    Man what a dream match it would have been.
    AJ Styles vs Shawn Micheals ✨

    • @Trisof88
      @Trisof88 2 місяці тому

      A 2005 AJ Styles vs 2005 Shawn Michaels would've slapped

  • @rabbijoe316
    @rabbijoe316 Рік тому +150

    He's not known as the Phenomenal One for no reason.

  • @Vipernewb
    @Vipernewb 8 місяців тому +11

    I still remember how aj came to wwe and AJ and cena gave us straight 3 back to back classic,s in 2016 and 17

    • @ChristopherLoyd-wq8vl
      @ChristopherLoyd-wq8vl 8 місяців тому +1

      I remember those as well. Cena actually surprised me in those matches. Styles made him work those nights

  • @jasonjamesb6038
    @jasonjamesb6038 Рік тому +45

    They had some classics in TNA!

    • @Segwo
      @Segwo Рік тому

      lol yea. For a sec I was like “did AJ and Kurt even wrestle when AJ came to WWE?” Then realized “oh yeah TNA”

  • @stanitretch5216
    @stanitretch5216 7 місяців тому +10

    Aj styles Is a legend

  • @megaapp9185
    @megaapp9185 8 місяців тому +2

    Wrestling tights AJ was a different breed. Him & Samoa Joe are the faces of TNA.

  • @zombymandyas9637
    @zombymandyas9637 Рік тому +33

    Him throwing Jericho that nod is fucking awesome and so true
    Edit: It's damn true

  • @mageco5804
    @mageco5804 Рік тому +33

    kurt deserves more praise, his name should def be in the attitude era mount rushmore, with stone cold, the rock, and triple h

    • @home9dog2blue199
      @home9dog2blue199 Рік тому +2

      Well....put it in there then. YALL make the rules right?

    • @Shanaya056
      @Shanaya056 4 місяці тому

      Ruthless aggression era

  • @jotac87278
    @jotac87278 4 місяці тому +2

    Jericho has fallen down now

  • @FaThor23
    @FaThor23 Рік тому +19

    Kurt give sso much praise you can tell life has humbled him. Great to see him well.

  • @cjmania1980
    @cjmania1980 Рік тому +6

    Aj Styles could wrestle against a towel and still deliver a 5 star match.

  • @joecorrea8254
    @joecorrea8254 Рік тому +9

    Mannn a prime AJ was just out of this world

  • @iDeathMaximuMII
    @iDeathMaximuMII 8 місяців тому +2

    AJ Styles is one of the Goats of Wrestling, anyone who says otherwise, doesn’t have a brain. The dude has had a lot of bumps in WWE but it’s mostly a good ride with them. AJ can turn shit into copper, sliver & gold. He even had a decent match with Jinder Mahal of all fucking people. One of the worst wrestlers on the roster, managed to have a decent match thanks to AJ 😂

  • @warlord1987
    @warlord1987 Рік тому +3

    AJ vs Kurt should have been Kurt's retirement match. They both respect each other and would have been amazing to see them one last time.

  • @MrFallingcats
    @MrFallingcats Рік тому +7

    I absolutely LOVED watching Kurt and AJ when I was younger. AJ was my hero as a teenager, and Kurt was my hero before that. It's so awesome to hear how sweet Kurt is.

  • @Bilski86
    @Bilski86 Рік тому +4

    I think the rock and stone cold easily controlled the crowds better than anyone

  • @saqib7965
    @saqib7965 Рік тому +1

    The best wrestlers
    AJ styles
    Shawn Michael
    Will Ospreys
    Kenny omega
    Daniel Bryan
    Kurt Angle
    Seth Rollins
    Okada

  • @YouTubeViolates1A
    @YouTubeViolates1A Рік тому +2

    He's absolutely right. AJ can get over with any crowd and make anyone look good. He's definitely the most reliable wrestler in the business in my opinion. Even if he isn't my favorite. He doesn't have to rely heavily on glorified and outright gay gymnastics like Kenny Omega to put on a good match because he's good at everything. Same as prime Kurt.

  • @dfree1442
    @dfree1442 Рік тому +13

    My top 5 still living in no order:
    Kurt Angel
    Shawn Michaels
    Bret Hart
    Chris Jericho
    AJ Styles

    • @mattd9881
      @mattd9881 Рік тому +1

      Don't disrespect Okada & Kenny Omega like that.

    • @masonspencer918
      @masonspencer918 Рік тому

      This is absolutely my list as well

    • @hughmungus8340
      @hughmungus8340 9 місяців тому

      @@mattd9881 Nobody even knows them outside Japan, AEW isn't mainstream.

    • @mattd9881
      @mattd9881 9 місяців тому +1

      @@hughmungus8340 Horrible take.

  • @ankursinger102
    @ankursinger102 Рік тому +31

    Legend appreciating a Legend❤

  • @JerryEsquer
    @JerryEsquer 9 місяців тому +1

    Wrestled guys like AJ, Samoa Joe and sting. No 5 star match, ridiculous. His resume has probably the most dream matches that ever happened.

  • @kinglegault
    @kinglegault 9 місяців тому +1

    I think will osprey once said. If you can't have a good match with AJ styles then just give up

  • @shawnlee5482
    @shawnlee5482 8 місяців тому +1

    Aj styles is without a doubt more skilled than randy orton
    ..being called the phenomenal by every legend in the company he works for is unheard of

  • @mikeroagreschen5350
    @mikeroagreschen5350 Рік тому +2

    Kurt Angle wrestled every big name in both the Attitude Era (with the exception of Bret) and the Ruthless Aggression Era.
    For him to say this about Styles means a lot.
    It's unfortunate that the majority of AJ's career was spent in TNA/Impact.

  • @showd300
    @showd300 Рік тому +8

    Kurt is truly a special person in my wersteling heart

  • @Shakespeare12
    @Shakespeare12 Рік тому +4

    I love listening to Kurt now..Seems in a good mind and happy. Shares a lot of wonderful stories

  • @mtgspanglish731
    @mtgspanglish731 Рік тому +3

    I get what he says, not saying AJ just runs around. In Puerto Rico there was a wrestler like that, the guy's will say "you do a 60 minute match and you go to the back feeling good and not tired at all."

  • @nnkm
    @nnkm 8 місяців тому +1

    เคิร์ทแองเกิ้ลเป็นนักมวยปล้ำที่ดีผมชอบครับ

  • @Joshua-b3k
    @Joshua-b3k 4 місяці тому +1

    Just stop Ric Flair is the goat😂

  • @brentv9901
    @brentv9901 Рік тому +3

    I was fairly young when i got to watch their feud in tna. At the time i didn't realize how iconic the matches really were.

  • @shaneoleary9919
    @shaneoleary9919 8 місяців тому +1

    Kurt awesome so nice

  • @jamiegaskins3687
    @jamiegaskins3687 9 місяців тому +1

    If we’re talking about a whole package, Kurt is #1 or #2 all time. Respect to Kurt for being humble though.

  • @K00LAID098
    @K00LAID098 Рік тому +3

    In a dream world I would have loved to have seen Kurt wrestle bret

  • @abarainosa
    @abarainosa 9 місяців тому +1

    I'ma be real:
    To me, AJ is the GOAT

  • @ashconbeats8414
    @ashconbeats8414 9 місяців тому +1

    Him saying HBK is the full package when I think him himself is the full package. Kurt was literally good at everything like in the ring, on the Mic, promos, charisma and humour.

  • @SWyrick366
    @SWyrick366 8 місяців тому +1

    Kurt Angle vs AJ Styles Sacrifice 2012 OHHHH AN AMAZING MATCH.

    • @Trisof88
      @Trisof88 2 місяці тому

      I prefer their matches on Impact Jan 4, and at Genesis 2010

  • @wesmyone9562
    @wesmyone9562 7 місяців тому +1

    AJ Style is next level, fo real👍🏿

  • @JosePaezChavez
    @JosePaezChavez 8 місяців тому +1

    AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels always a dream match

  • @TheBadGuy61904
    @TheBadGuy61904 Рік тому +1

    He’s still putting people over outside of the ring. Selfless person always giving everyone his best inside and outside the ring!!

  • @jasonjellie9342
    @jasonjellie9342 8 місяців тому +1

    Aj from a wrestling perspective…best ever

  • @Geojr815
    @Geojr815 11 місяців тому +1

    AJ vs Bret😢

  • @carltongraham1240
    @carltongraham1240 Рік тому +1

    Yea but for God's sake Kurt Angle is the absolute best wrestler In history!!!!!

  • @biglocc2209
    @biglocc2209 9 місяців тому +1

    His and AJs matching on tna were always ppv level

  • @Ancla7
    @Ancla7 Рік тому +1

    Aj Styles. He is, simply The GOAT 😀

  • @Wilky2526
    @Wilky2526 8 місяців тому +1

    The GOAT... and all he does is talk about how great his peers were.

  • @ASWPhillyGhost
    @ASWPhillyGhost Рік тому +1

    AJ is literally the best to ever to it. i rank him #2 best wrestling in the world. right under shawn actually 👏🏾

  • @holdencaulfield4808
    @holdencaulfield4808 Рік тому +1

    Wow for Angle to mention Jericho's name. Thata HUGE praise. I would say the same tbh.

  • @seanreddy985
    @seanreddy985 Рік тому +1

    AJ is the person that brought me back to watching WWE regularly and one of the top reasons I still watch WWE. After now watching wrestling for 30+ years (wow I feel old at 38) he will prolly go down as one of my top 5 maybe 3 favorite wrestlers of all time. Kurt’s in that top also but I’m bias to Kurt growing up and knowing him personally from Pittsburgh and his brother was a wrestling coach for my school growing up.

  • @UhateIlove
    @UhateIlove Рік тому +1

    Shawn overrated

  • @cmderp
    @cmderp 11 місяців тому

    Glad Kurt showing recognition to Meltzer. Everyone wants to dump on the guy but he has changed wrestling for the better! No one can tell me wrestling in the late 90's / early 00's is better than todays . Meltzer has smartened up the fans to want more in ring work over the entertainment . People say less people watch todays product , that its not maimstream anymore... Who cares! If all wrestling companies go bankrupt I could care less as long as those final matches are 5 star AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @danh3279
    @danh3279 Рік тому +1

    Angle sounding like Jericho there when he spoke about Jericho

  • @stevenzelinski7963
    @stevenzelinski7963 Рік тому +2

    AJ has done it' all

  • @jimsamas8251
    @jimsamas8251 Рік тому +1

    Wrong wrong wrong. Nobody has more “persona” skills then the “ROCK”. Don’t be a “jabronie”.

  • @thatguybob103
    @thatguybob103 7 місяців тому

    Dude I love Y2J especially fozzy, up until now, I hadn't realized he became better than HBK.. Shawn left us in the peak of his career, Jericho carried and entire new comoany on his back, and made it work. Jerico is THE GOAT!

  • @VTRenegade
    @VTRenegade 7 місяців тому

    I have to disagree with Kurt here. “The Rock” is the GOAT! In ring talent, persona, promo skills. Hands down no one is better than him. Example: ua-cam.com/users/shortsZuWjy5dZuSc?si=RtwPCv4Nsw-fpfqY

  • @home9dog2blue199
    @home9dog2blue199 Рік тому

    Ppl need to stop trying to categorize stuff to make certain ppl seem more important in some ways than others. It sounds dumb af Kurt.....it sounds dumb 🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Cruor34
    @Cruor34 8 місяців тому

    1) Who is AJ? 2) Shawn Micheals is NOT the most entertaining, Hulk Hogan was by miles. Nobody has ever gotten the reaction Hogan got from the crowd in the late 80s, early 90s. He is just naming people he worked with more. Doesn't matter if you like Hogan or not, he is the icon. In 2124 when they go over wrestling in a history hologram Hogan still will be. Only people who are like under mid 30s think of these no names instead of Hogan/Andre/Macho Man etc.

  • @richardwmgauthier
    @richardwmgauthier 8 місяців тому

    I respectfully disagree. I don’t think anyone can touch Macho Man Randy Savage in terms of the 3 things that matter most to pro wrestlers. A good promo, ring ability (including believability) and a good look. Macho was the complete package.

  • @luckylevi7117
    @luckylevi7117 7 місяців тому

    Wwe 9 five star Matches
    Tna 1 five star Matches
    NewJapan 86 five star Matches

  • @gordonhotchkiss646
    @gordonhotchkiss646 11 місяців тому

    AJ Styles a lot of guys say he is that good.
    Kurt Angle
    Ric Flair
    Samoa Joe
    Christopher Daniels
    Brock Lesnar
    Roman Reigns
    Sting
    The Undertaker
    just to name some

  • @kc4276
    @kc4276 8 місяців тому

    So Taker, Jericho, Booker T, Ric Flair, and Angle think that Shawn is the greatest in ring performer/entertainer of all time.
    That could be a list of the GOATs by itself.

  • @mtverv
    @mtverv 8 місяців тому

    I still posit 2005 TNA AJ Styles as the single Best Year a Wrestler has ever had. Seriously go watch his PPV TNA matches from that year there isn’t a single one of them that isn’t excellent

  • @ReinEngel
    @ReinEngel 9 місяців тому

    Oh, silly Kurt. Everyone knows you've never had a 5-star match. 🙄

  • @efng21
    @efng21 8 місяців тому

    Jericho is better than Shawn. Jericho has more memorable angles, matches, promos and way more longevity. Not to mention more World championships when he was never even "the guy".

  • @GrimspecteR.
    @GrimspecteR. 4 місяці тому

    People hate Chris Benoit for obvious reasons but if we are being completely honest, he would wrestle circles around guys like AJ Styles and Bryan Danielson as good as they are, Benoit was on a whole nother level. The guy was a beast in the ring, even Kurt himself said that he was the most intense wrestler he has ever stepped in the ring with, even more intense than Kurt himself. It's such a shame that he did what he did in his last moments in this world...

  • @Yoni123
    @Yoni123 4 місяці тому

    Except according to crazy Uncle Dave Kurt has never had a 5 star match :D

  • @timtags
    @timtags 8 місяців тому

    Stone Cold has entered the chat. The WWE/WWF has not seen the numbers that Stone Cold brought before him, during his time or after. Steve Austin is the 🐐

  • @TheGreatSerpentor
    @TheGreatSerpentor 9 місяців тому

    I have to disagree about Jericho and AEW. Chris's work there is objectively the worst in his career.

  • @funtimezachariah1554
    @funtimezachariah1554 9 місяців тому

    Even though Kurt angle has never had a 5 star match ever! WTF MELTZER?!

  • @drflexenstein3537
    @drflexenstein3537 8 місяців тому

    Kurt giving a wrestler praise is like Captain America giving another superhero praise.

  • @P3TER_Official23
    @P3TER_Official23 3 місяці тому

    I'm so happy retired former WWE wrestlers can mention other companies freely

  • @rambojohn97
    @rambojohn97 8 місяців тому

    When Kurt says the words "in the mix", my mind thinks of scott steiner's math promo🤣🤣🤣

  • @kennethgriffin7921
    @kennethgriffin7921 Рік тому

    kurt saying jericho is seeping up on hbk lol.. teach him how to throw a punch first

  • @RVNT9OE
    @RVNT9OE 3 місяці тому

    I wonder if he feels the same way now about Jericho lol. Nobody wants to see him now.

  • @reallyannoyingguyrighthere
    @reallyannoyingguyrighthere 8 місяців тому

    4.5 stars Kurt. You didn’t do it in Japan or AEW so it’s almost impossible to achieve a 5.

  • @fucgoogle4559
    @fucgoogle4559 Рік тому +15

    Kind words and well deserved

  • @leonardbutler
    @leonardbutler Рік тому

    Jericho has diminished how good he is being in AEW not raised it , Jericho wouldn’t make the top 20

  • @seanlinesteammvg4967
    @seanlinesteammvg4967 8 місяців тому

    Sure angle said the same thing about many other wrestlers on the Joe Rogan podcast 🤦🤦

  • @MadaraUchiha55910
    @MadaraUchiha55910 Рік тому

    AJ is probably the closest modern day wrestler to Bret Hart sadly Bret has become something of a crybaby

  • @timmartinez9901
    @timmartinez9901 Рік тому

    I use to hate aj when he was in tna's x division.
    But i love him now.
    I say him seth and ko are the best right now. But aj? Maybe of all time

  • @endocry
    @endocry 9 місяців тому

    Chris Jericho is absolutely not seeping up on HBK lol

  • @michaelkerr2194
    @michaelkerr2194 Рік тому

    Sadly that 5 star bit isn’t true. Kurt’s never had a 5 star match, main reason idc what Meltzer says

  • @timjummichuck
    @timjummichuck 8 місяців тому

    michaels wasn't in the same league as Austin or the Rock or even Bret Hart

  • @crystalclearMSA
    @crystalclearMSA 9 місяців тому

    450 splash, of the fucking cage

  • @MillieReddNation11
    @MillieReddNation11 Рік тому +1

    The Rock is way better at everything over Shawn Michaels

  • @shaunmcdaniel780
    @shaunmcdaniel780 9 місяців тому

    AJ is great, but how about Will Osprey?

  • @MariusRazor
    @MariusRazor 5 місяців тому

    I expected him to say Chris Benoit instead of Chris Jericho at first

  • @Grit_Szn
    @Grit_Szn 8 місяців тому

    Kurt You’re The Best Wrestler Pound 4 Pound To Ever Do It .

  • @listen9416
    @listen9416 Рік тому

    Me as a wrestling fan for many years especially the attitude era: who the fck is aj styles

  • @effortlesssuccess2585
    @effortlesssuccess2585 7 місяців тому

    Who is AJ? He can’t be that great if I don’t even know who he is.

  • @Webbula
    @Webbula 4 місяці тому

    Has no one told Kurt that Meltzer never gave him a 5 star match? 😬

  • @passingby4547
    @passingby4547 7 місяців тому

    Kurt you're amazing as well

  • @examper22
    @examper22 Рік тому

    AJ is great except those damn lucha ropes

  • @bongo4038
    @bongo4038 5 місяців тому

    Jericho is the most entertaining wrestler in my opinion