AJ Styles Comments On McCool Using "Styles Clash"
 

There has been quite a bit of discussion online as of late regarding Michelle McCool using the "Styles Clash" finisher popularized by AJ Styles of rival promotion TNA Wrestling. The WWE Women's Champion has come under fire for using the maneuver, so much so that she has spoken out online a few times defending herself against outraged wrestling fans. Regarding Styles' take on the situation, he is "cool" with the WWE Diva using his signature maneuver after discussing the matter with friend and former co-worker Gail Kim.

"Gail Kim's one of my really good friends, and I asked her about that and we talked about it and she (McCool) does do my move, but I'm flattered that she would think to use that move. It doesn't bother me at all," Styles told IGN.com in an interview promoting his appearance on MTV's MADE this weekend. "I guess it might be different if a guy was doing it and calling it something else."

Styles feels "there's not a lot of moves in the world," so he understands fellow wrestlers using one of his own.

"It's hard to be different. But it's cool with me," Styles said. "Now it would be different if it was a guy in my own company."

Styles follows the last quote by criticizing John Morrison, feeling he copies "everyone else's move and hasn't come up with one." However, Styles feels the WWE wrestler performs them well, so he has no real problem with him.

"But there is that one dude. What's his name? I'm like, good grief, this guy does everyone else's move and hasn't come up with one," Styles said. "He's a heck of an athlete. Morrison. Yeah, I've seen him do a lot of Low Ki's moves. He does my Spiral Tap. I was like, 'Man, this guy watches a lot of tape.' But he does them well, so I can't say anything bad about him. He does them well. He's heck of an athlete."

I find it interesting that people are outraged, but he's cool with it.

As long as she's not botching it, who gives a fuck?

Depends. If the guy is trying to get famous off the back of the move (Hi Petey) then it's shitty to start doin his move, but otherwise whatever. I thinks it's direspectful to take a guy's move (asuming he made it) before he's made a name for himself. Now after he has (like AJ has) then fuck it. No big, her usuing it isn't gonna hurt AJ at all.

So they actually call it the 'Styles clash' on WWE TV? Just thinking there are a lot of moves out their with people's names attached to them and surely it's a good thing that they are a nod in the direction of the person who innovated it.

No they don't call it the styles clash, can't remember what they call it though, but its not that.

DDP did not creat it at all.

And just for the record, there are millions of moves that can be used as a finish.

#1 - Armbar

It doesn't. Only thing I can think of is that they named it that due to her bottoms usually having the word "FAITH" on the waistband or down the side of the legs or some such.

I'd be kinda pissed to be honest. Not that someone was using my move, but that MICHELLE McCOOL was using my move.

Well it's not like any one company owns the rights to any specific moves or anything. If that were the case there'd be no WWE or TNA (or ROH or CZW or DG, etc., etc.). Yes, it's a good thing to have wrestlers who can introduce new moves to the ring every once in a great while, but if one or two wrestlers happen to share the same moves then so what, as long as they don't compete for the same company, and/or as long as they're not both male/female competitors...

she calls it the faith breaker

We know. Afterlife had already established that though. Way to not read the thread.

I agree with you, but I think out of respect to the 'Originator' the move should be called his/her name for it, by all users of the move.

I.E - McCool should have to call it the Styles Clash. People would wonder why, and AJ's name will be brought up which is good for AJ and deserving, considered he brought the move in.

In the end it all comes down to Morrison, he's a heck of an athlete.

Shall we start calling the Cutter/Stunner series of moves the Ace Crusher again?

You know, Crash Holly was using it before McCool as the 'Crash Landing' and no one gave a fuck then, it's more because McBland is using it, rather than the move itself

As far as I know, DDP invented the cutter, according to his shoot. HHH then used it on his debut with WWE

It means that the move breaks her opponent's faith because it is so devestating. Pretty simple concept there.

I sort of see what you're saying, but you must be pretty high if you think WWE would give the rub to anyone outside of their own company. It's really not that big of a deal unless AJ went out and got an actual trademark put on the maneuver...which I doubt he could really do anyway.

:lol:

I think AJ sounds a little jealous, really.

I don't get how people are upset over this, and were not bothered at all, when CM Punk blatantly stole several of Kenta's original moves when he came in.

everyone loves CM Punk and pretty much hates Michelle McCool

Everybody "steals" moves. They're not going to invent a new way to bodyslam a man anytime soon.

And if "faith" or "faith breaking" had anything to do with McCool's persona or (non-existent) gimmick, that would be a great explanation. It sounds like a MOrdecai finisher, not an "angry, skinny bitch" finisher.

I dunno, I think we're looking way too far into it here.

If JR is calling it, then it's probably an inverted suplex.

Also wanna add, AJ Styles VS John Morrison = :drool:

i've seen loads of people using petey williams' canadian destroyer but they call it ' the canadian destroyer'

what a move

also

chartbuster > whippersnapper > stone clod stunner

lol i put 'clod', but im going to leave it like that as a warning from the future.

"Bah God! It's the Stone Clod Stunner!!!"

Actually, it was quite funny watching Disco Inferno do the Chartbuster back in 1999/2000.

Back then, Steve Austin was like the most famous person in the world, EVERYONE knew the Stone Clod Stunner, and yet there's DI trying to pull off this move and call it the Chartbuster and everyone's just like :nono:

Nope. I have a nice explanation that I can live with. :cool:

Is Starship Pain really not an original move?

Hulk Hogan was doing it back in the 80's.

I remember him pulling off Starship Pain at WM 3 now that you mention it. Sucks that it got overshadowed by a simple, basic bodyslam thus discouraging Hogan from adding it in to his repertoire.

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