AJ Styles Shares Advice For Wrestlers Who May Not Be Selected In WWE Tryouts During SummerSlam Weekend
AJ Styles shares his piece of advice for those who may not get selected during the upcoming WWE tryouts.
The next round of WWE tryouts is set to take place during the SummerSlam weekend. Multiple names have been confirmed for this event. Full list can be found here.
Speaking on The Phenomenally Retro Podcast, Styles’ co-host Tony Giles asked what advice he would give to the wrestlers who don’t get selected during the next WWE tryouts.
“I’m so glad you asked that, too, because that’s a reality. That is a reality of what could happen. But, like you and I have talked about so much, what a great time to be a wrestling fan, cause there’s so much of it going on. So many opportunities to go and do this for a living that I think that, you know, TNA, AEW, you name it. Like, Japan, there’s other places that we’re able to go and do this. It’s not over.
You’re still young. There’s still opportunities. So, I just hope that people realize that don’t freaking let it break you, cause they didn’t pick AJ Styles up, either. When WCW got bought out by WWE, they did not pick up my contract. I went back to the Indies. A couple months, WCW went out of business or got bought in 2001. By 2002, TNA had started up, June of 2002, and I was able to get a job there and was there for 11 years. We know the rest of the story.
So, it’s not over. Everything happens exactly the way it’s supposed to. I promise you that. So, don’t stress about the trial. Go out. Here’s what I’ve told some of my guys, ‘I didn’t want you because I thought you could be something that WWE wants you to be. I selected you because I liked you, the character. So, be you when you do this trial. Don’t be what you think WWE wants you to be.’”
Elsewhere in the podcast, Styles named some of the wrestlers he brought into this tryout. Fans can read his full comments here.
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