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#1. Triple H convinced Vince McMahon to sign former WWE Champion AJ Styles
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AJ Styles turned down a WWE contract much earlier in his career. At the time, he wanted his wife to go to college and couldn't move across the country to train as part of OVW.
Instead, Styles pushed himself forward without WWE and became an icon in IMPACT Wrestling, before making his way to WWE in 2016. Styles was then fast-tracked to the WWE Championship and has been one of the most popular stars in the company ever since.
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Despite AJ's accomplishments in companies such as Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Vince McMahon wasn't the one who initially signed him.
During an interview with Cultaholic back in 2018, Styles revealed that it was Triple H who hired him, whilst Vince McMahon is now his boss.
This shows just how much sway Triple H has backstage and not just when it comes to stars who are signed to NXT first. Styles managed to skip WWE's developmental brand, debuting at the Royal Rumble in 2016.
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