TNA Champion A.J. Styles was asked by Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun if he wonders what would have happened if he had accepted the WWE developmental contract offer rather than sign with TNA back in 2002.

"I definitely wondered what would have happened," Styles said. I’ve got a pretty good idea what would have happened, because I would have went to Cincinnati [where WWE developmental territory Heartland Wrestling Association was based], and they stopped using Cincinnati not long after I was offered the contract. They moved all of their stuff down to Florida. I just don’t think I would have been one of the guys to have been picked up.

"When I turned them down, I didn’t tell them, 'Hey, you guys are idiots. You’re not going to pay me enough money.' I didn’t say anything like that because it wasn’t about the money. It was about the fact that my wife was in college and I couldn’t leave her, or have her move in with her mother or whatever. But I definitely was like, 'Oh God, I hope that was a good decision. Because who knows when that may happen again, where I’ll have the opportunity. But luckily, not too long after that, TNA started up.

Styles was also asked if his Christian beliefs have ever caused him to reject a storyline idea. "Maybe once or twice they had a word in there that I wouldn’t really use," he said. "I don’t even ask them, I just change it. They don’t really care; it’s not that big of a deal. The only frustrating thing about being a good guy is that it’s changed and evolved over the years to where it’s almost like you have to say, 'I kick some a-double-s' to sound cool. So I have to find ways of avoiding that." To read the full interview, visit BaltimoreSun.com.

Powell's POV: Styles also noted that he was uncomfortable with something TNA had former female personality Lollipop do on one of the early shows. He also discussed his relationship with Sting and tonight's TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view. There's much more to the interview and it's worth taking the time to read.

Check back tonight for my live coverage report of the TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view.

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