Kellie
09-04-2009, 08:58 AM
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."
"The Phenomenal One" also discusses his upcoming appearance on MADE, playing video games, what it takes to make it in wrestling, his thoughts on TNA landing another television show, and more. To read the interview in its entirety, click here (http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/102/1021454p1.html).
"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."
"The Phenomenal One" also discusses his upcoming appearance on MADE, playing video games, what it takes to make it in wrestling, his thoughts on TNA landing another television show, and more. To read the interview in its entirety, click here (http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/102/1021454p1.html).