A.J. Styles is a professional wrestler.
Allen Neal Jones ( born June 2 , 1977 ) , best known by the ring name A.J. Styles ( also stylized as AJ Styles ) , is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE performing on the SmackDown brand . Styles , who has long been regarded as one of the world 's best professional wrestlers , is widely known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) from 2002 -- 2013 , where he was dubbed `` Mr. TNA '' . Styles is the first professional wrestler ever to complete the TNA Triple Crown ( five times ) and the TNA Grand Slam ( two times ) . He simultaneously appeared in Ring of Honor ( ROH ) from 2002 -- 2006 , winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship ( with Amazing Red ) and becoming the first ROH Pure Champion . Styles first appeared in WWE ( then the World Wrestling Federation , or the WWF ) in 2002 , but turned down a developmental deal he was offered with the company .