5 Current WWE Superstars who were part of WCW

#3 A.J. Styles

Styles was in WCW during 2001

WWE has often been referred to as "the land of giants," based on upper management preferences for larger-sized talent.

In turn, it is surprising that A.J. Styles is not only on the current WWE roster but more so that he is in the midst of his second run as the WWE Champion for the SmackDown brand.

Prior to signing with WWE, where he had debuted in early 2016, Styles had been a title holder in many promotions, including Ring Of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, PWG, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

But what many people may not realize is that Styles had been a part of WCW history. In early 2001, Styles -- then known as "Air Styles" -- signed to WCW alongside Air Paris to be part of a tag team known as Air Raid.

While the two did compete in the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship tournament in March 2001, WCW closed up shop weeks later.

The duo can be seen in three episodes of WCW Thunder, for those looking to pull up some Thunder episodes on the WCW Network.