Superstar Sleeze Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels - NWA 53rd Anniversary Show 10/13/01 Christopher Daniels with short spiky blond hair. Wild! Never seen that before. AJ Styles has repeatedly said this is the match that put him on the map. I think Nitro had a little bit to do with that. He says that this got him the deal to go to Australia with Jarrett and then ultimately end up in TNA. Basic 90s workrate influenced spotfest complete with nearfall barrage at the end to applause. Just two guys doing all they can to get noticed and throwing out all their moves willy-nilly. It was pretty fun for what it was worth. AJ's springboard shooting star press to the floor was INSANE!!! HOLY SHIT! You could tell AJ clearly had something this early because when it came to hit strikes, do highspots, sell, bump and just basic movement he was already great. He just had not put all the pieces together, but he clearly had all the pieces. Daniels was fine. To me he was always be in that tier below your AJs, Kis, Joes, and Bryans, he is good, but never really all that great on his own. The finish involving Styles' manager made it feel like you were watching pro wrestling after a spotfest. Daniels hits Angels Wings, but is distracted by the manager (who was actually a pretty decent promo, surprised he did not get picked up) and then tripped by the manager into Styles Clash. Felt like a good tryout match and that's what it was ultimately and glad AJ got signed because of it. *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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