AJ Styles: Does A WWE Legend's Son Have to Pay His Dues?

Timmy Baltimore | LiMPiN AiNT EASY · Aug 11, 2026 · 24m

AJ Styles and Arik Cannon collided online after Cannon accused AJ’s 19-year-old son, Avery Styles, of avoiding setup work at a GCW event. AJ says Avery was booked to wrestle—not work ring crew. Cannon says helping behind the scenes is how a rookie pays his dues and earns the respect of his peers.

But is this really about folding chairs?

Timmy Baltimore examines nepotism, wrestling’s time-honored rites of passage and the enormous class divide separating the business’s haves from its have-nots. Should Avery have helped? Should Cannon have handled the situation privately? Did AJ hurt his son’s…