AJ Styles comments on the origin of one of his signature moves.
AJ Styles is one of the most innovative wrestlers of his generation. From the Spiral Tap to the Pele Kick, his moves have inspired the following generations of wrestlers and continue to prove why he is called "Phenomenal."
Speaking about the match with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Styles explained that he learned the Springboard Reverse DDT from watching Dragon Kid on tapes. Van Vliet called it one of his favorites.
"That's something I got from Dragon Kid. Guys in my era of wrestling, we watched everything, everything. WCW, WWE, old school Japan, NOAH, All Japan, New Japan," he said. "While we were tape trading, I got one of Dragon Kid doing the backflip catch, and he puts you in the Dragon Sleeper, right? I go, 'Well, I'm big fan of Sting. What if I flip catch right into the Scorpion Death Drop?' That's how that came up. Now, we still don't have a name for it. I was like, 'Hey, I'm gonna hit you with the backflip. Slop Drop.' It doesn't sound as cool, I know, but I think it was the Stylin' DDT; maybe that's what it was called."
Elsewhere in the interview, Styles praised the innovation and dedication to perfection of Shane McMahon. Read more here.
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