Blame the Rock

[! JDM The Professional !]

I find it rather difficult to believe that he was any more or less over than at any other point in the history of his many, MANY up & down main event-midcard-main event pushes specifically in that one particular instance, largely because it didn't seem to do him much good in the long run since he's currently right back in that mid-card slot, but then I don't remember anything about the angle because it all just kind of runs together.

The only recent point where I could personally pinpoint any significant improvement in AJ's status that really helped him was when he was paired up with Flair & adopted his promo style & started wearing the custom robes. That was a point where you could at least definitively notice a marked improvement in AJ's star presence from that point onwards.

Totally agree with this. Was a huge shame they dropped this. It kicked ass!

[Jonny Worldbeater]

Also, on a sidenote, the PWI 500 list is such a complete load.

Let's just take for example the Top 10 on their list from last year when compared to their Award picks for the same year.

1. The Miz
2. Randy Orton
3. John Cena
4. Kane
5. Takashi Sugiura
6. Alberto Del Rio
7. Mr. Anderson
8. Rey Mysterio
9. Eddie Edwards
10. CM Punk

2011 Wrestler of the Year
1. CM Punk
2. John Cena
3. Davey Richards
4. Bobby Roode

And the year before that:
1. AJ Styles
2. John Cena
3. C.M. Punk
4. Randy Orton
5. Chris Jericho
6. Batista
7. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. The Undertaker
9. Kurt Angle
10. Sheamus

2010 Wrestler of the Year
1. Randy Orton
2. Rob Van Dam
3. John Cena
4. Sheamus

And before that:
1. Triple H
2. Chris Jericho
3. John Cena
4. Edge
5. Randy Orton
6. Nigel McGuinness
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi
8. CM Punk
9. Sting
10. Ultimo Guerrero

2009 Wrestler of the Year
1. Randy Orton
2. John Cena
3. Chris Jericho
4. Kurt Angle

[Black Death]

It a kayfabe mag.

it going to follow tends

don't really put much stock in it now

when I was younger and not smarten up , yeah I follow it closely but  not any more

[Russ]

I just hope he stays well away from the match itself. That'd fucking SUCK if he was involved in the finish.

[Alex Smiley]

It a kayfabe mag.

it going to follow tends

don't really put much stock in it now

when I was younger and not smarten up , yeah I follow it closely but  not any more

This. Something I didn't even realize until I got more involved in the IWC lol