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  • AJ Styles Says Son Avery’s Debut Was Better Than His Own

    AJ Styles Says Son Avery’s Debut Was Better Than His Own

    AJ Styles thinks his son out-debuted him.

    Speaking on his own P1 Podcast, the retired WWE Hall of Famer broke down the pro wrestling debut of his second-oldest son, Avery, who beat Ashton Martin on Friday, June 26 at Squared Circle Action’s Freedom Fling in Royston, Georgia. AJ was in his corner for the match, his first time at ringside since losing his retirement match to Gunther at the 2026 Royal Rumble.

    Styles said the bout was strong enough to be bumped up the card. “It was a big day. Avery, my second oldest, had his first match, his debut match. And it got to be so big that it went from being semi-main event to the main event of the show,” he said. “And I don’t think they disappointed anyone whatsoever. Ashton Martin, Avery Styles, it was a main event.”

    He had high praise for both young wrestlers, noting that Martin is roughly a year into his career while Friday was Avery’s first match. “Listen, I’ve never been so impressed with two young guys,” Styles said. “There’s a lot of things that we do with all this energy when we have that young energy that we use it in the wrong way. They used it really, really well. They didn’t rush through anything. They took their time on things they should have.”

    Styles then drew the comparison to his own first match, and it was not flattering to himself. “If you would have seen my first match, terrible. Terrible. But these guys did really, really well,” he said. “He’s better than me as far as his debut. For him to pull off a springboard off the guardrail, little things like that, the timing, beautiful.”

    The praise lines up with the footage that circulated from the show, which saw Avery slide under the guardrail and launch into a Phenomenal Forearm, a nod to his father’s signature spot. AJ also helped set up a Styles Clash for the finish before counting the pin himself.

    Avery wrestles under the name Avery Styles, though his legal surname is Jones. He is the second-oldest of AJ and wife Wendy’s four children, and his debut already has fans speculating about whether it inches the family closer to a one-time father-and-son tag team match, a door Styles has kept open in his comments about whether he will ever wrestle again. You can read more on how AJ Styles helped his son win his pro wrestling debut here.

  • AJ Styles Helps Son Avery Win Pro Wrestling Debut in Georgia

    AJ Styles Helps Son Avery Win Pro Wrestling Debut in Georgia

    AJ Styles made sure his son’s first match ended with the family’s signature move.

    Avery Styles, the 19-year-old son of the WWE Hall of Famer, made his professional wrestling debut Friday, June 26 at Squared Circle Action’s Freedom Fling event at the Royston Dome in Royston, Georgia. He faced Ashton Martin of The Program in one-on-one action, with his father in his corner.

    According to fan footage circulating from the event, the finish came with a heavy assist from dad. The video shows the elder Styles taking control of Martin and setting up his own Styles Clash, then passing the opponent off to Avery, who delivered the move himself. AJ then counted the three for the pin, handing his son the win in his first match.

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    It was a clear passing-of-the-torch moment, with AJ stopping short of hitting the finisher himself and instead letting his son plant the flag on the move that defined his career across TNA, NJPW, and WWE.

    Avery wrestles under the name Avery Styles, though his legal surname is Jones. He is the second-oldest of AJ and wife Wendy’s four children. In May, he posted a training video of himself performing his father’s Spiral Tap finisher, an early sign he intends to work in his dad’s style.

    The result is a rough one for Martin, who had talked confidently in the lead-up. The Program member posted on Instagram that he would be the man to defeat AJ Styles’ son in his debut. Instead, he reportedly absorbed the Styles Clash from the next generation on the way to a loss.

    The debut carries weight beyond a typical indie first match. AJ Styles retired from in-ring competition at the 2026 Royal Rumble, losing to Gunther by submission in what was billed as his final bout. He has since remained with WWE as a talent scout and NXT mentor.

    But Styles has never fully closed the door on a return, and he has been specific about what would reopen it. Speaking after the Rumble, he pointed to one scenario. “I mean, what if my son wrestles? The opportunity to tag with him once. You never know,” Styles said.

    Friday’s spot, with father setting up the finish and son delivering it, is about as on-the-nose a preview of that idea as fans could ask for. If Avery develops, the prospect of a father-and-son tag team match stops being hypothetical, and the debut offered an early look at how naturally the pairing fits.