5 AEW stars who are friends with AJ Styles in real life

Allen Neal Jones, better known as AJ Styles, is one of the greatest wrestlers of his generation. The Phenomenal One currently performs on WWE RAW with his personal colossus, Omos.

They have recently been in an entertaining rivalry with RK Bro. Styles' chemistry with his fellow superstars inside and outside the ring is famous, resulting in friendships that have lasted the test of time.

Let’s look at such friendships that AJ Styles has formed and nurtured with 5 AEW superstars in real life.

#5 Doc Gallows, formerly known as Luke Gallows - Friends with AJ Styles since their Bullet Club days

AJ Styles and Gallows go way back as teammates at the Bullet Club of NJPW. In WWE, they formed the famous stable, The O.C. (Original Club), together with Karl Anderson.

Over time, their professional bond culminated in a strong friendship, with Styles considering the two as brothers. Even when Styles asked them to stay in the WWE despite Gallows and Anderson's decision to move out, Doc had no hard feelings.

However, Styles had no idea about the duo's impending release. In an interview on WrestleTalk in The D with Martez Ale and Jordan Garber, Gallows said:

"We ended up getting released when the pandemic hit, but I couldn't blame him for that, he couldn't see the future. He just wanted to do what was best for his friend and that was to convince us to stay and we ended up staying but nobody forced us to do anything and the end of the day we made that decision right or wrong so there is no hard feelings there at all and AJ called me after 20 minutes when it was online and we talked and I told him what I am telling you guys now," said Gallows.

AJ Styles was deeply hurt after his friends' ill-fated release from WWE. It is evident he misses them and hopes to be reunited with his buddies soon.

#4 Karl Anderson - Friends with AJ Styles since their Bullet Club days

Like Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson has also, over the years, formed a powerful bond with AJ Styles. Anderson even referred to AJ Styles as his best friend outside the ring.

The two came close when Styles replaced Finn Balor at the Bullet Club back in their time at New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

AJ Styles has been an excellent guiding force for Anderson in his career path on the American Wrestling circuit.

#3 Chris Jericho - Friends with AJ Styles before he entered WWE

Chris Jericho was friends with AJ Styles before 'The Phenomenal One' even debuted in WWE in 2016.

It was, therefore, somewhat ironic when AJ Styles started his first WWE feud against Jericho at Royal Rumble. Eventually, the duo formed a tag team as well.

Styles and Jericho had a great series of matches against one another, which wasn't a surprise. Both were excellent in-ring performers and shared healthy chemistry outside the ring that made their rivalry more epic.

#2 Frankie Kazarian - Friends with AJ Styles for well over a decade

Frankie Kazarian and AJ Styles have known each other for over a decade, and both men consider each other excellent friends.

Right from their time in the independent circuit, the two have been very close. Both are also best friends with Christopher Daniels. He, Styles, and Samoa Joe were the best men at Kazarian’s wedding.

In a testament to the bond the four share, they have wrestled each other multiple times outside of WWE. Similar to Jericho, these men's natural life chemistry positively affects their in-ring abilities.

#1 Christopher Daniels - A person AJ Styles calls his best friend

AJ Styles has spent maximum time with Daniel Christopher Covell, better known as Christopher Daniels, inside and outside the ring.

Inside the ring, both were recurring tag team partners in TNA, having won the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice in their regular run as teammates.

In real life, their bond is powerful as well. Both men have named their sons' middle names after one another - Styles' son Ajay Covell Jones and Daniels' son, Joshua Allen Covell.

Certainly, a mark of true friendship!