AJ Styles recently shared some thoughts about opponents he wishes he could have faced during his career while appearing on the Talk’n Shop Podcast.

During the discussion, the longtime WWE star reflected on some missed opportunities inside the ring, pointing to a couple of standout names he never had the chance to compete against.

Styles explained that Penta is one of the wrestlers he would have loved to face, noting both the talent and personality the luchador brings to the industry.

“Penta’s up there. Yeah, just because I never had the opportunity to do it, you know, and he’s such a great guy. He’s so good. I would love to been able to do that. But there’s there’s always going to be a couple guys that be like, ‘Oh man, dang it. I missed that one. I missed that one. I missed that one.’ Yeah, Rey’s definitely another one I wish I would have been able to get in the ring with. Like, those guys are freaking , they’re so freaking good.”

Styles also spoke about the importance of helping younger wrestlers learn the craft and encouraging them to ask questions as they develop in the business.

He emphasized that there should never be hesitation from newcomers when it comes to seeking advice or clarification, especially because perspectives from newer performers can sometimes mirror how fans experience wrestling.

“So it there’s not any wrong questions. It doesn’t matter how new you are to this entertainment business. Just ask the question, dude. Because sometimes I don’t think like a fan, and at that point in their career, they still are. We all are. So, just ask questions because there was a time not too long ago, like maybe a couple months ago, I took my son to an indie match to just watch. Yeah. And a move was being done and I knew what was going on. Yeah. But he had no idea because they hadn’t done it before. He hadn’t seen it before. And it would just dawned on me like, ‘Oh, wow.’ That, you know, a lot of times we forget that there’s always new fans out there. So we have to sometimes when they don’t know our stuff make sure we do it at least once so that it can be counted later on. You know we forget about like a simple up and over. It’s because before that, he threw us in the corner and freaking tore our guts out by putting a shoulder in it. So the next time it happens if the up and over happens and he takes the buckle, and then we can get on it. That’s you know what I’m saying? That’s the things we forget about the small things.”