02.01.2017, 08:01
Hier ein Artikel warum AJ Styles 2016 der MVP war:
It would have astounded absolutely no one If I said at this same time last year that AJ Styles would be the most singular professional wrestler on the planet by the close of 2016.
To have said more specifically that Styles would end the year as WWE Champion and poised to kick off 2017 with a fourth victory over John Cena, on the other hand, might have earned more than a few guffaws. Yet, somehow, here we are.
Arguments could be made that 2016 belonged to everyone and everything from Tetsuya Naito to Kenny Omega to Broken Matt Hardy to The List of Jericho, but nobody had a better year wire-to-wire than AJ Styles, who kicked it off with a Match of the Year candidate against Shinsuke Nakamura at Wrestle Kingdom 10 and finished it with the bang that was an exceptional triple-threat against Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin on Tuesday’s Smackdown.
While there were more than a few bumps in the road along the way, Styles got to where he is now by doing what he only ever seems to do: defying expectations and conquering critics.
Within hours of being defeated by Nakamura in an instant classic for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, news broke that Styles -- alongside Nakamura and Bullet Club stablemates Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson -- were making the jump from New Japan to WWE. As quickly as that news broke came the doubt that Styles would be able to achieve a level of success in WWE commensurate to his talents. Nearly a full year later, it is fair to say that those fears have been put to rest.
Styles’ perceived disadvantages included, but were not limited to, the lingering effects of the bad back that held him out of the 2015 World Tag League; his age and the miles on his body after 18 years in the business; his accent and, to a larger extent, overall promo abilities; his size; and the limits of exposure gained from a career spent primarily in TNA, Japan, and on the independent circuit.
Restlicher Artikel hier:
http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling...mvp-227246
It would have astounded absolutely no one If I said at this same time last year that AJ Styles would be the most singular professional wrestler on the planet by the close of 2016.
To have said more specifically that Styles would end the year as WWE Champion and poised to kick off 2017 with a fourth victory over John Cena, on the other hand, might have earned more than a few guffaws. Yet, somehow, here we are.
Arguments could be made that 2016 belonged to everyone and everything from Tetsuya Naito to Kenny Omega to Broken Matt Hardy to The List of Jericho, but nobody had a better year wire-to-wire than AJ Styles, who kicked it off with a Match of the Year candidate against Shinsuke Nakamura at Wrestle Kingdom 10 and finished it with the bang that was an exceptional triple-threat against Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin on Tuesday’s Smackdown.
While there were more than a few bumps in the road along the way, Styles got to where he is now by doing what he only ever seems to do: defying expectations and conquering critics.
Within hours of being defeated by Nakamura in an instant classic for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, news broke that Styles -- alongside Nakamura and Bullet Club stablemates Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson -- were making the jump from New Japan to WWE. As quickly as that news broke came the doubt that Styles would be able to achieve a level of success in WWE commensurate to his talents. Nearly a full year later, it is fair to say that those fears have been put to rest.
Styles’ perceived disadvantages included, but were not limited to, the lingering effects of the bad back that held him out of the 2015 World Tag League; his age and the miles on his body after 18 years in the business; his accent and, to a larger extent, overall promo abilities; his size; and the limits of exposure gained from a career spent primarily in TNA, Japan, and on the independent circuit.
Restlicher Artikel hier:
http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling...mvp-227246
