In a recent appearance on the “SHAK Wrestling” podcast, WWE Superstar AJ Styles addressed his future retirement plans and changes to his in-ring repertoire.
Styles revealed that he will no longer incorporate certain high-risk maneuvers, such as the “Spiral Tap” and “Fosbury Flop,” in his matches, which he performed during his time in TNA Wrestling.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On when he will retire: “There’s definitely a finish line somewhere in the future. Listen, I enjoy this, I really do, it’s just I don’t want to get to a point where –- I said this before –- you’re going, ‘Ugh, man, maybe it’s time for him to get out?’ I don’t want to get to that point.”
On the time he spends away from his family: “I have a nine-year-old and she gets heartbroken when I’m gone for too long. The sacrifices that I’ve made early in my life are the reason why I’m going to get to spend more time with them here in the future.”
On why he can’t do the same moves: “If you’ve ever heard, ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it,’ that’s 100% the case. It’s [Spiral Tap] a very awkward way to flip and do stuff. I had put it on the backburner for so long, I just lost it. It’s in my head. I can’t pull it off the way…if I can’t pull it off the way that I want to do it, I don’t want to do it at all. If it’s not perfect…I haven’t attempted it on a trampoline, in a pool, nothing. It’s there for the Ospreays [Will Ospreay] and anybody else who wants to do it.”
On the last time he performed the Spiral Tap: “I think the last time I hit it was in TNA, maybe Bully Ray. Matt Hardy, maybe? No clue.”
