AJ Styles Finisher and Theme Song

AJ Styles is an American professional wrestler. Born in June 1977, Styles is known for his work in WWE, NJPW, and TNA. He hails from the town of Jacksonville in North Carolina and had a difficult childhood. While he was passionate about pro wrestling, he could not watch it much growing up due to the absence of cable television in his home. During high school, he took up amateur wrestling and became the state wrestling champion twice. Eventually, he entered the professional wrestling scene after his friend did the same.

Styles began training in 1998 and made his debut in the Indies at that time. While many fans are not aware of it, Styles even wrestled in the WCW before its closure in 2001. Thereafter, he made a huge name for himself in the indies and then in established promotions like TNA and NJPW, including founding the Bullet Club. Eventually, he came to WWE in 2016 and won numerous titles and accolades here as well.

AJ Styles' Finishing Move

AJ Styles uses the Styles Clash move as his finisher, according to the SmackDown Hotel. Besides this, he also uses the Calf Crusher to force his opponents to tap out. Moreover, he executes the Phenomenal Forearm as his signature move and sometimes as a finisher.

Styles Clash

Styles Clash is the most famous move in AJ Styles' arsenal. He has used the move to defeat some of the biggest names in the industry. Here, he lifts his opponents upside down in the position of a piledriver. According to Pro Wrestling Fandom, he then drops them face-first on the mat and rolls the opponent to cover for the pin. He has been using this modified Belly-to-Back Inverted Mat Slam since his debut in April 1998.

Phenomenal Forearm

AJ Styles' signature move is the Phenomenal Forearm, which is often enough to leave opponents stunned and dazed. Here, Styles waits for his opponent to get on their feet while he stands on the turnbuckle. He then jumps off the top rope and hits the opponent on the head with his forearm as a surprise attack, as per Pro Wrestling Fandom. Ever since joining WWE, Styles has used the move to great success.

Calf Crusher

The Calf Crusher is the submission move used by AJ Styles, where he targets the legs of the opponent. He applies pressure to the calf muscle while twisting the leg, causing immense pain and making it difficult for the opponent to move towards the rope.

AJ Styles Trademark Moves

AJ Styles uses a wide range of signature moves in addition to his finishing manoeuvres. Some of the moves he performs include the Backbreaker into Gutbuster, Backflip Kick (Pelé Kick), Springboard Moonsault into Inverted DDT (Phenomenon/Stylin' DDT), Springboard Shooting Star Press (Shooting Styles Press), etc.

AJ Styles Theme Song

AJ Styles uses the "Phenomenal" theme song in WWE as of April 2025, according to the SmackDown Hotel. This theme, composed by CFO$, was the one he used when he first arrived in WWE. Before returning to "Phenomenal," he was using the theme "You Don’t Want None," composed by Def Rebel and featuring Stevie Stone. He used that theme from April 7, 2024, until January 31, 2025. Throughout his career in different promotions, Styles has walked out to many theme songs.

Theme Song	Composed By	Used Since	Used Until
Phenomenal	CFO$	February 1, 2025	Present
You Don't Want None	Def Rebel feat. Stevie Stone	April 7, 2024	Present
Phenomenal	CFO$	January 24, 2016	April 6, 2024
Emergence	Def Rebel	October 10, 2022	December 22, 2023
DemiGods (Edit)	LabRats feat. Slim J	January 4, 2014	January 23, 2016
Styles Clash	Yonosuke Kitamura	April 6, 2014	January 5, 2016
Shot'Em	[Q] Brick	April 6, 2014	January 5, 2016
Get Ready to Fly	GRITS	August 23, 2013	December 17, 2014
Evil Ways	Blues Saraceno	June 2, 2013	August 22, 2013
Fortune 4	Dale Oliver	June 17, 2010	January 5, 2012
Get Ready to Fly	GRITS	January 1, 2007	June 2, 2013
I Am	Dale Oliver	June 19, 2002	December 31, 2006
Loose	Primer 55	February 12, 2001	March 19, 2001

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