A.J. Styles's weight class is heavyweight.
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 . While in TNA , Styles held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice . In 2014 , he signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling ( NJPW ) and won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match with the company , later becoming the leader of the Bullet Club . He has also competed extensively on the independent circuit , winning titles such as the PWG World Championship and the RPW British Heavyweight Championship , among many others .