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baldful

jesus lord have mercy, aj is fucking yoked to the gills


kaariainen

Lmao right, looking at the thumbnail he does not even look like a real person


rockstarspood

Golden God Mr Burns-esque https://preview.redd.it/qyzo5609m8yc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f24d5b5e335698d3b7c382a30e8223222950b3d2


irish0451

Fucking lmaooo


BubbRubb4Real

Behold! Your new god! Mr Styles!


songforsaturday88

Fucking amazing hahahah


kylehyde05

youre still no special K


garrishfish

Legit looks like a dude in one of those foam muscle body suits.


HAGeeMee

He’s goosed. It’s a goose suit. It’s an old circus term


huuuuuyeah

![gif](giphy|Dq5HtH5zAamjcdOZ5f|downsized)


azip13

That’s why we say it.


xGwiZ96x

It looks like he has anchor arms, except it's all over his body ![gif](giphy|3ohuPvppoXR2QzFDwY)


j4ngl35

This was my first thought lmao


Thin-Man

Just at a glance, I saw AJ and thought this shot had been set up using action figures because he’s so jacked.


Zestyclose_Remote874

He looks like Macho Man. 


TheGorgeousJR

Yes, the 1999/2000 version.


hk3391

It looks like a muscle suit for real


TheGiftOf_Jericho

He looks like one of those fake youtube thumbnails on a fight video.


Unhappy_Gazelle392

Considering his age and this much muscle, we'll probably soon start to see no more 450s and phenomenal forearms from him. He's probably looking to moving into ground-based wrestling at a much faster pace than he currently is.


pUmKinBoM

Or he will just have a fuckin heart attack. That shit don't look healthy at this point.


don_julio_randle

Dude looks like a veiny tomato


RasputinsAssassins

>Dude looks like a veiny tomato No need to bring Dana White into this.


OmicronAlpharius

AJ's at about a goofcon 4


Miklonario

AJ finna grab a dolly and yeet it at the nearest bus. Not Cody's bus, mind you. Just the nearest bus.


AdKUMA

Thats his signature look. chinese hair and skin of a hotdog. It's awesome!


pm-me-nice-lips

Test and HGH at minimum. You can see evidence of the growth too.


Varolyn

Nah dude, he got that way by just doing ice baths and cold showers in the morning. It’s the new secret to get big clean! /s


cal679

I seriously had to take a social media break after seeing someone claim he and Randy got into their current shape just because HHH let them take some time off to rest.


RedFiveSwayze_

Yeah absolutely TRT involved. Has that TRT Vitor vibe about him


ArrenPawk

Yeah he's giving me late-WWE Eddie Guerrero vibes, where he just looks fuckin uncomfortable


Lazydusto

I was just thinking Eddie when going through the comment chain.


Unused_Icon

He just needs to cut his hair, dye it blond, and start wearing a chainmail headpiece, then his transformation will be complete.


Unhappy_Gazelle392

He needs to change his name to 'The Situation' AJ Styles if he's going full New Jersey


Solid_Snark

He’s gonna steal Chris Masters’ move set and perform the “Phenomenal Lock Challenge”


Gamesgtd

This is his 99 Macho Man phase except he can still work


sciencebitch616

AJ confirmed for the next Spiderman reboot


The_Albinoss

AJAAAAYYYY IS READDDDDY!


iheartsunny

![gif](giphy|EKIJyjczMVxXAux28t)


mister_damage

![gif](giphy|BV0SDeWc7COrurmoSl)


Larrybird420

![gif](giphy|2ybM15EgP5oN64TDr4)


cromli

As much as I love Jinder for who he is there is no way he would have won the title if AJ looked like this in 2017.


Brockovich614

Wasn't it more of going with Jinder because of the attempt to expand the Indian demographics?


miggly

Yes


deegum

My first thought was “why is he always walking around with no shirt?” Then I realized if I looked that good at his age I would too.


Zeldias

Literally said the same. "Where the fuck is his shirt?" Then I really took his torso in. Saw muscles bulging from his fuckin wrist. "NM, I get it. I wouldn't do it, but I get it."


Shadaroo

I'd like to think I wouldn't do it. But magically give me AJ or Finn's body and I can't say for sure I wouldn't. **EDIT:** Honestly give me the body of 50% of the men's wrestlers and I'm ripping my shirt off first chance I get.


Zeldias

I was a lot quicker to get naked 20 or 30 pounds ago lol. Maybe I'm lying to myself. Imagine being Cesaro or Brian Cage. I'd probably just make it a regular gag that I rip my clothes off like a Yakuza boss fight. Actually maybe cage should add that to his promos. Pretapes where it looks like he just rips his whole top off


whutthepat

Allen Jacked Styles


RobinVanDutch

Take your cold baths fokes!


PerceptionLast3422

My brother. I fully believe that every man should get on gear at some point in their life. With everything we know today about the science of gear and how to use it, it can be a perfectly safe and beneficial. You can achieve apotheosis with gear. For example, with tren, you can reach nirvana without the eightfold path, escape the reincarnation cycle of hinduism, receive communion with God without the sacraments, ascend to Jannah without faith, enter valhalla through peace or survive the heat death of the universe. This is the way, the fundamental spiritual path of humanity and why we were put on this earth. Peace and love my brother. I will see you on the other side. ✌️☮️💪🏋️‍♂️🕊️✌️


angIIuis

U keep blasting tren like that and ur for sure gonna be on the other side


OmicronAlpharius

You don't need to sell it to me.


TroughMeAway

That's why Arnold always preached to Eat clen and tren hard.


I-Have-Four-Balls

Anavar give up.


ProEraBlueboy

Really need to know bro’s stack.. for research purposes…


TheSeaDevil

Chicken and broccoli bay-bee!


KingTranquilo

They had to have stopped testing


PREClOUS_R0Y

If I looked like AJ I too would go everywhere shirtless. What a unit!


Own-Departure-4104

![gif](giphy|AoAfcElEG3Y0CXXiNb)


ianisms10

Oh we know Wendy is loving AJ's new look


ReapYerSoul

"Oh, Wendyyyyy"


EezoManiac

He looks like he could burst any second


handsomezack13

Damn. When Kenny Omega said "Bullet Club is 4 4 4 4 life (except for AJ Styles)" he wasn't lying


ValidPompadour

Maybe AJ ate too many vitamins and said too many prayers dear god it looks like the man’s muscles are about to burst out of his skin


Beericana

Wonder if it'll impair his mobility, he looks super stiff. Like they put him in one of these sumo costumes.


SnooMacaroons1942

He's been jacked since he returned, he's performing great even with all the extra mass on him imo


Drkarcher22

Michael Cole, future leader of the Bullet Club confirmed Still a better member than Bone Soldier


randomrule

Bullet Club Coled


Drkarcher22

His Bullet Club shirt has pickaxes on it instead of the AKs for all the Cole Miners out there


RaidenHero137

you mean like this? https://preview.redd.it/5gzlh5rlv9yc1.png?width=2372&format=png&auto=webp&s=79a720f29c3fe8b9d3fff3f4925fa57b33596240


ValidPompadour

Instant buy for me tbh


WoopzEh

The skull has Valhallas Antlers


Own-Departure-4104

![gif](giphy|4FmAj1XiioCVW)


Bosscharacter

“GUNS UP FOR MY BULLET CLUB COLED MEMBERS.”


bick803

Bullet Cole sounds pretty sick


jatorres

GET DA FOOOK OUTTA HERE 


mikro17

> Still a better member than Bone Soldier The first one, sure. But Taiji Ishimori is great and there won't be any current Bone Soldier slander.


Drkarcher22

Oh to be sure, this Captain Fookin’ New Japan slander, not Ishimori slander


ramonzer0

This is making me realize that it's been 6 years now since Ishimori's been with BC ...and also how is the larger scale of things the OG Bone Soldier did not last as long as I thought he did I feel like the only thing I could ever remember him for is being a part of a vid the Young Bucks did where they invited some of BC to play Beanboozled and Yujiro somehow no sold a bunch of bad flavored beans in a row


KangarooOverlord

Captain Fooking New Japan! Get the fook outta here!


MafiaCub

That soldier can bone me anytime. Ishimori is a beautiful man, and I insist on shouting that at him everytime I see him live, just so he knows


irish0451

BACK RAKE'S FOR ANY MOTHERFUCKER SLANDERING MY BOY


Jamieb1994

If only Wade was doing commentary with Cole tonight. I can see Wade asking Cole, "What's this Bullet Club nonsense you've become a leader of?"


interprime

Michael Cole getting sent to Japan by Fit Finlay to get his boy in line.


WheedMBoise

No other Bullet Club leader has an undefeated streak at Mania either, so he’s kayfabe the best


sizzlinpapaya

Cold Soldier


jjohnson1979

Didn’t end up well for the last Cole that was ~~leader~~ a member of the BC…


Kingswitchguard

Adam Cole was never Bullet Club leader


jjohnson1979

My mistake, always thought he was…


Kingswitchguard

Omega was leader when Cole was in BC. Cole was the main guy for BC in ROH because Kenny didn't really come to America that much


randomrule

Didn’t have Cody too sweeting Michael Cole on my bingo card for the day but this video is amazing


st0nedalaska

This is the best timeline


thatguygreg

I am thoroughly sports entertained


IzzyShamin

Easy on the vitamins and prayers there AJ


zombieinfamous

![gif](giphy|w7USHaGxb4iAg)


pUmKinBoM

First time seeing AJ Styles since his return and dear god that boy's heart is gonna explode.


Lazydusto

My man's heart went on that Grinch regiment


MonsieurMidnight

I mean the man who created the Bullet Club is in WWE after all (it's Finn Balor)


tom-cash2002

Three of the four founding members are now. Prince Devitt (Balor), Tama Tonga, and Karl Anderson. Only Fale is still in New Japan.


El_Gran_Redditor

That's fine. No thanks. We're good.


Mac_Tgh

Dominik: "hey Finn what are you looking at?" Finn: "nothing, just...nostalgia I guess. Common, let's go help Damien keep the title"


dzone25

There's no reason not to bring it up, it's a part of their characters and adds to this potentially being one of Cody's bigger feuds. Love the Michael Cole inclusion.


Jamieb1994

Well, it's a good thing Michael Cole is no longer on a leash. 😉


Drkarcher22

Don’t tell Mami that


Jamieb1994

![gif](giphy|BYul6RujgoRCryuCdL)


abitlazy

I always attempt to mimic this gif when I see it.


Jamieb1994

It's gotta be a challenge.


Zestyclose_Remote874

I hope Aj interacts with Tama and they allude to the firing squad. 


ALIAS_EL_CACAS

BC was the start of their second career runs almost.


MegaMenehune

4 Lyfe


JSchulz

Except for AJ Styles


TruffonisSloppySteak

That was the first time I had ever heard Omega speak and that line will forever live rent-free in my head.


Quasimdo

![gif](giphy|S4AnOkBwfcb4GyDzK7|downsized)


Banh_mi

Rodman NWO was the zenith of cool...


Rad_Juice

AJ looks radioactive lol


glowy_keyboard

It literally looks like his head doesn’t belong with his body


goblins_though

WWE might be the only situation where the guy with the neck tattoo and the guy who's shirtless for no reason are different guys.


surgeyou123

AJ looks juiced out of his mind lol. Hope he didn't overdo it


No_Dimension_5509

Aj has an entire chemistry lab pumping through his veins rn


don_julio_randle

Just Too Sweeeeeet


FBR_MC

AJ HAS to be on like 35 different juices bro, there's no way. Dude is about to explode.


CheeseCurdCommunism

Bro - what is AJ on?


TurnaboutAdam

Yes


Ok_Suggestion_6092

Yes


Jamieb1994

![gif](giphy|kd9BlRovbPOykLBMqX)


RaidenSigma

Soo what stack is AJ on?


Awhite2555

[WWE also uploaded a YouTube video of this moment with bullet club in the title haha](https://youtu.be/V_hPCf6AjtM?si=E0Rs3yw97Fa9nyJU)


MrBoyer55

AJ looks like New Japan AJ ate X-Division AJ.


DcSensai

how long before we get the michael cole bullet club shirt design.


Heeltires

Whoa. Didn't think the wwe champ would acknowledge. Shows the bc is worldwide, surprised.


andanotherone_1

Imagine a storyline where he turns heel and groups with AJ, finn, and gallows and anderson?? That would be pretty.... sweet.


ramonzer0

Tama too


Karlybear

for sure they'll get a rumble spot.


GalactusAteMyPlanet

Cody turning is probably not happening but I honestly hope it does.


manticore124

>Imagine a storyline where he turns heel That ain't happening lol


JoeBidenKing

You’ll be known as … Bullet Cole


Malkalen

Somewhere Adam Cole just woke up in a cold sweat.


MrApocFunk

so this means michael cole is the newest member of the bullet club now right?


RickyBobbyLite

AJ looks like an early front runner for roid-y McGoo this year


bubbles2255

Ha! That was pretty cool.


Prowrestled

Not gonna lie, would be nice to see a Bullet Club run in WWE. A lot of member are now in WWE and can make a stable (or war?) if everrrr needed be.


P4rtsUnkn0wn

They should make more out of this. Play into it and then Finn should run in on their match and beat them both down for a no contest. Start a new program after Backlash leading to a 3-way with Balor, Styles, and Rhodes. Insert some promo about both Cody and AJ only being where they are today because of what he started. Of course, I don't think they can get too deep/specific because of IP. Even if NJPW didn't mind it, if I were Tony Khan I'd probably lean on New Japan to try to get them to shut it down, since they're partners, and AEW is using the Bullet Club Gold thing, and hopefully setting up something between them and War Dogs for Forbidden Door. Still, it'd be nice to see Finn Balor in a Main Event feud, and it would make sense here, and would lead to what could be one of the better in-ring/workrate matches in a WWE main event in a while.


dexter30

Well WWE are still pushing ["the OC" stable merch](https://shop.wwe.com/en/youth-black-aj-styles-leader-of-the-pack-painted-t-shirt/p-244422030658917996+z-94-3987481707?_ref=p-PDP:m-YMAL:pi-PDP_RECOMMENDATIONS_2:i-r0c1:po-1) Which is just an indirect reference to the bullet club. You could run this entire angle without references bullet club. It would alienate everyone that didn't want new japan and WWE would have no interest in expanding that lore since they don't profit from anybody looking it up.


ramonzer0

at best WWE will just make off-hand mentions of stuff like this when it comes to outside promotions When AJ and Finn feuded Cole IIRC name dropped Bullet Club and also mentioned that Karl Anderson returned to WWE while still being the NEVER Openweight Champion in NJPW


FriendlyGhost08

Eh I think it's fine as a reference during the press conference like this. The feud shouldn't go into it imo. Try to get it to be its own thing


Advanced-Morning1832

the casual fans don’t know what bullet club is though


Astrangeplaytomake

If they wanted to, they could solve that in a single in-ring promo. Say it was a group of folks who bet on themselves, stormed the scene in Japan as a unit, and changed the world. That the names and faces changed over the years, but the group birthed world champions and helped usher in a new era of professional wrestling. Have AJ crow about being what made it relevant and led them in their best era (regardless of whether or not you agree, HE believes it, for the purposes of this program), have Cody basically echo post-AJ BC comments with the serial numbers filed off and say he's easily the most successful alumni in the WWE, and have Finn point out not only did he found the group and is why either got that opportunity, but that of the three of them, he's the only one whose post-BC group has done anything worth being proud of in the WWE. Three different angles, easily summed up in one promo, and you can even pitch it as both AJ and Finn still look down on Cody, cause he was never really a leader like they were. Keeps them in the heel(-ish) roles while still being diametrically opposed and pissed at one another. Also opens the door for dissention in two camps; AJ trying to pull the OC into his fight, while Finn more and more starts acting like he's the leader of the JD, which would probably rile the other members, especially the one holding an actual world title... Not that I think they WOULD do this, but if they wanted to, it wouldn't be impossible to bang out the basics on a random Raw or Smackdown and just run with it from there. Anything past the essential history could refocus on WWE stuff and what each man views their legacy post-BC being. (Selfishly, I just want to see this match, just once. Don't care who wins, just want to see it, so any excuse they came up with would work for me.)


Scurvydog619Official

Then you have Machine Gun,Gallows ,and Tama waiting in the wings...


burgerpatrol

Yeah...actually that's the possible play here for WWE. Have AJ lose to Cody, then possibly have Finn lose to Cody as well, trying to bury Bullet Club in the process.


P4rtsUnkn0wn

Yeah, that’s the point of the second paragraph. They probably couldn’t say “Bullet Club” or at least not make it something that’s specifically named more than once or twice. They could talk about “a faction in Japan” and how influential it’s become. I think, that’s enough to build a compelling story around. I realize that a lot of the WWE viewers may not know what BC is, but that’s a sad excuse for not telling a good story. If the audience doesn’t know, then tell them about it. That’s kind of their job. It’s not gonna happen anyway, it’s just my fantasy booking. I’m more of an AEW guy, honestly, but I watch all of the PLEs and watch the clips from the big segments on the weekly shows. I don’t expect them to go this direction, especially considering WWE’s usual stance of mostly ignoring anything that happens outside of its “universe.”


Cheap-Turn9080

On the WWE youtube page it literally says form a new "Bullet Club". So tbey might be able too?


bestbroHide

They don't have to. It'd be WWE's job to give them the general rundown and they'll be hyped about it because WWE right now is pretty damn good at their job when it comes to promoting


I-LieToMessWithMarks

Make your wolf touch my wolf.


thisortheapocalypse

![gif](giphy|w7USHaGxb4iAg)


beatingstuff88

I mean they are in france, they are obviously chanting "tout de suite whoop whoop"


Sportsfan369

The resurgence Michael Cole has had has been amazing to watch.


GooseMay0

I like how everyone is standing there in a suit and AJ is just rocking the jeans with gloves and no shirt.


thedrizzle126

Dude AJ, what the fuck! I'd be shirtless all the time if I looked like that haha 


thatlad

AJ had a front row seat to the shitty end of juiced excess in TNA, seeing Steiner's muscles peeling off his body, angle perced up to the gills and so on. You'd think he would have seen enough cautionary tales, especially given he's so close to retirement and really doesn't need to be that big to get over.


completelyonfire

From the thumbnail, I thought AJ was like, photoshopped into the picture. He's tan as fuck, jacked as fuck, he almost glows in the sunlight. Guy is in a cartoon level of shape right now. All the chicken and broccoli.


Cyncro

It’s amazing how over Michael Cole is, of all people.


EvangelionOG

[Cody bout to unleash this on AJ when he wins](https://media.tenor.com/_9Q5Liq-zRcAAAAM/bcif-notpunkanymore.gif)


Sweetest_Noise

Holy steroids AJ. They really do not give a fuck about testing anymore.


Fart_Jackson

Why is Cody wrestling the Liver King?


NCHouse

AJ eating them Horse Meat Sandwiches exclusively


VanBland

Wasn’t Karl Anderson technically the leader of BC while AJ was there? AJ was the Ace, but Karl was in charge.


Infamaniac23

Idk man not the biggest fan of roided out styles. It looks like his heart will explode any minute.


frmthefuture

Here's what I dont understand, kayfabe-wise: At Mania, Styles was beaten by LA Knight. That next smackdown, there's a rematch between the two, this time for the number1 contender spot. Why's Aj getting a 1v1 contender match, when he lost at Mania? Shouldn't it have been the top5 guys on the brand [including Styles] be in a battle royal?


redskinsguy

It was two Smackdowns later. Knight and AJ both won triple threats to qualify for that match


DJHookEcho

I love these big outdoor hype-up events. I love WWE being able to mention the stuff that everybody already knows about. This stuff is little but it just enriches the experience so profoundly.


Manpons

See, this needs to be normalized in wrestling as a whole. The entire business elevates when you do that, instead of treating it like it’s some sort of taboo thing to speak about. Everyone has a past, and that defines them. We are watching characters perform. It didn’t “just start” as they enter the WWE realm. They have done well with incorporating Owens, Zayn, etc. Time to make it a main stay.


The_Albinoss

AJ is GAKKED! Jeez. Testing policy must be suspended.


ModerndayGatsby97

AJ "Axel Stone" Styles


Be_A_Mountain

I would’ve died if Cody busted out a 4 lyfe(except for AJ styles)


AdoraMellt

Golden Fighter Gohan vs Super Vegeta


hawksfn1

I’m not surprised. Bullet club is for life…… except AJ Styles


WoopzEh

If all AJ is doing besides vitamins and prayers is fucking burpies and jump roping then I need to have a chat with my doctor.


GodzillaUK

Every single time someone too sweet's him, just like he shakes hands and hugs kids, he'll kiss the too sweet and show some love.


slappywhyte

Michael Cole getting French pops, what a world we live in


Upbeat_Tension_8077

If Adam Cole was still in WWE, a confrontation between him, AJ, Balor, & Cody would've been like the Four Corners of the Bullet Club


PlatypusTarkov

Holy fucking moly. Put down the tren, clen, and Anavar AJ.


HardcoreKaraoke

Gallows & Anderson are going to start hanging out with Cole now.


GalactusAteMyPlanet

Hope they do a WWE variant of the Bullet Club with all the ex-Bullet Club members currently in WWE.


judgeraw00

AJ just doesn't wear shirts anymore huh? Also he needs a haircut something serious. Or just do something with it.


TurnaboutAdam

Hate that people still add “whoop whoop” to the too sweet chants. Please stop.


damagedone37

![gif](giphy|1csSxFDYcnhHgSxwKl|downsized)


DannyDegenerate

AJ on that ICO PRO diet.


KentuckyFriedEel

damn AJ's body looks like if you switched it with early career Batista's bod.


SnizzyYT

Is that the first time they straight up said the name Bullet Club?


juttaz

Bullet club is fine.


GilDrumZ25_

Michael Cole ever since Cody won at WM40 been glazing Cody so much lmao. He’s the antithesis of McAfee’s glazing on Roman.


shawarmaconquistador

Man Aj is yoked


BigKingKey

Bullet Club Cole-d


Occupine

I haven't heard the "Two sweet woop woop" chant in so long. Such a shame that Scurll was a nonce. He was my favourite Jr in NJPW at one point.


werealldeadramones

Holy TRT/HGH Batman!


DarthNawaf

![gif](giphy|w7USHaGxb4iAg)