AJ Styles (called Air Styles) in WCW was in a tag team with Air Paris called Air Raid. The pair appeared briefly on WCW Thunder in 2001. Considering that WWE brought WCW in 2001, Styles’ WCW contract didn’t last.

For most WWE fans, Styles was always known for death-defying moves, including the Shooting Star Press. The only thing was that Billy Kidman, a big star at the time, had an issue with Styles using the move.

AJ Styles said Billy Kidman called him AJ Steals in WCW

AJ Styles recounted the events when he started working in WCW on his Twitch stream, and he had a significant issue using the move. He said:

AJ Styles came up with the Spiral Tap move, as he believed Kidman was incapable of it. He said:

AJ Styles has come a long way since WCW. Looking back, Styles was probably better for the experience.

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