WWE: Could Shane vs. AJ Styles surpass Shane vs. Kurt Angle?

[Mulletman]

So Shane vs. Kurt Angle from King of the ring 2001 is Shane's best match to date and a top 10 Kurt Angle match of all time. Could Shane vs. AJ Styles top that and be even better?

It's going to be at Wrestlemania and AJ is supposed to be the best wrestler at the moment. And we know that Shane will do a crazy high spot on top of it all. Plus the build has been pretty solid too. Could we be in for something really special?

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[Scandale du Jour]

Maybe, but Shane is 16 years older.

 

[BonMorrison]

Nope.

It will be a fine match but the fact that it's AJ Styles will likely grate on everybody the entire time and will affect how we view it.

 

[Deen]

Shane is almost 50 years old... I wouldn't count on it.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Could be, but I don't expect color or any hardcore spots they could have gotten away with 15 years ago.

There will definitely be some cool spots but nothing extreme like the glass stuff from the Angle match.

 

[ColePens]

No chance... in hell.

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

Have you seen Shane's punches lately?

 

[Kimi]

Have you seen Shane's punches lately?

Does something that bad even count as a punch?

 

[The Gongshow]

Nope.

 

[Shoalzie]

Safe to say it'll be better than Shane-Taker.

AJ is great...he'll deliver. Shane has guts and wants to put on a show. I think it's dangerous to talk about it on the level of some of Shane's best matches of the past and can a match like this steal the show. I don't want a show-stealer...just be entertaining and tell a story. AJ is one of the best at taking a beating so he'll eat a couple gnarly bumps from Shane.

 

[The Gongshow]

The fact that Shane/Taker went 30 minutes is ridiculous

 

[Emperoreddy]

The fact that Shane/Taker went 30 minutes is ridiculous

That match was painful.

 

[The Gongshow]

That match was painful.

It was all for one big spot

 

[ColePens]

It was all for one big spot

And if it was going to be one big spot, it needed to be 10-15 mins max. 30 minutes with current Undertaker... YIKES.

 

[DD03]

What a waste of AJ's prime.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

I mean, it's not impossible however there's no way they're gonna let anything like shane vs angle happen. Perhaps a top rope table spot, sure. But no chance vince lets shane do anything similar to the broken glass spot again and it's not because it's "too dangerous" since you know, shane jumped off the ****ing hell in a cell (did i mention i called that? yes i'm not letting that go ) but because vince remembers what happened to shane the first time he tried it....and then the second...and then the next 6 when the glass refused to break

What a waste of AJ's prime.

Do you know how old AJ is?

 

[Never]

What a waste of AJ's prime.

AJ's almost 40.

 

[Mulletman]

Safe to say it'll be better than Shane-Taker.

AJ is great...he'll deliver. Shane has guts and wants to put on a show. I think it's dangerous to talk about it on the level of some of Shane's best matches of the past and can a match like this steal the show. I don't want a show-stealer...just be entertaining and tell a story. AJ is one of the best at taking a beating so he'll eat a couple gnarly bumps from Shane.

Nobody could get a good match out of the Undertaker anymore. It's going to be much easier for AJ and Shane to work together. I think this is easily going to be the best match of the night. The huge spot by Shane will steal the show for sure just like last year.

 

[MAHJ71]

I'm going in with low expectations in hope that anything decent will seem awesome to me - LOL

 

[Kimi]

AJ's almost 40.

Yeah, late 30s is usually a wrestler's prime.

You've got enough experience to actually be good, and your body hasn't slowed down enough to hinder your work.

Styles don't quite fit his as he has been awesome for a very long time, but I think it's still safe to say his best work has been in the past few years with NJPW and WWE.

 

[DD03]

Yeah, late 30s is usually a wrestler's prime.

You've got enough experience to actually be good, and your body hasn't slowed down enough to hinder your work.

Styles don't quite fit his as he has been awesome for a very long time, but I think it's still safe to say his best work has been in the past few years with NJPW and WWE.

AJ's almost 40.

This isn't hockey guys.

His in-ring work and his ability to carry a match and tell a story. He's in his prime. He's not dangerous (working) as he was during his first few years in TNA either.

WWE is wasting the best wrestler in the world atm on a part time wrestler. It's a shame.

 

[Never]

Yeah, late 30s is usually a wrestler's prime.

You've got enough experience to actually be good, and your body hasn't slowed down enough to hinder your work.

Styles don't quite fit his as he has been awesome for a very long time, but I think it's still safe to say his best work has been in the past few years with NJPW and WWE.

Agree with that, I'm just saying at some point even someone as lucky as AJ who hasn't had too many injuries is eventually gonna hit the wall, and I just hope it's not sooner rather than later.

 

[The Gongshow]

How long is AJ's contract?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

3 years, I believe. Possibly 5.

 

[OmniSens]

No. Shane is much older than he was then.