AJ Styles says wins and losses in professional wrestling are “not that important”
During his podcast, WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles was asked the question, “How does the booking affect you if you are not in the spotlight?” Here was AJ’s response…
“If you’re not the story, sometimes you’re not the story in the match. You’re just in the match. And to tell you the truth, you probably wouldn’t remember whether it was a win or a loss unless somebody went through and wrote it all down because it’s not that important. Guys win and lose all the time.
So, it’s best served where it’s at in the story. That’s what means the most to me. I could care less about wins and losses. They don’t mean anything. This is a show. This is pure entertainment. This isn’t the UFC. That’s the biggest difference.
Definitely, the older I got, my job wasn’t to be the heavyweight champion of the world. Some people want that. Some people need that. I didn’t. My job was to make sure I got the younger talent over as well, if I could. And if they were older, who cares? I had a job to do.
Unless I had a better idea of how to do it, then there’s no point in saying anything. Do your job. I’m not as concerned about that as much as the fans were.”