Styles says he worked in Japan before, but this time he was surprised and it was unbelievable because he really didn’t know how good Okada, Nakamura and current talents really were. Austin asks about how Styles has been able to innovate so much, and Styles says he just wanted to be very different, and he wants fans to think of his moves as unique. He says he wants to put his own twist on things, and Austin references Nakamura’s strong style, and asks about Styles putting a little extra into some strikes. Styles says he hasn’t heard anything negative, and he likes to bring it and wants to
Styles talks about his big moments, and talks about how great the reaction was at the Royal Rumble, and Austin asks why now was the right time. He says he reached out to WWE but initially didn’t hear anything and says he was OK with that. He talks about how he wanted to come home to his family after New Japan, and talks about how talks resumed between him and TNA. He says then Triple H called and he just knew WWE was where he needed to be, and he had to let New Japan know, citing Karl Anderson as the one who told NJPW’s Gedo they (Styles, Anderson, Gallows) were all leaving the promotion.
Austin talks about the differences between WWE and other companies Styles worked for, and Styles says he’s been completely happy. Styles talks about knowing who to go talk to here, where before he wasn’t sure who he could go to. He says WWE has given him every opportunity to succeed, and talks about Vince McMahon telling him what he expected out of him. Austin asks about Styles’ first Wrestlemania moment, and Styles says it was awesome and talks about the lack of crowd noise because of how big the stadium was.
Styles tells a story about how his kids were a little disappointed that he lost at Wrestlemania, but he says he knew a bit about the plans for the next night (the #1 contender’s match). He says he made sure his family was there for that, but he didn’t go home unhappy because he was at Wrestlemania.
Styles talks about after his career winds up and says he hopes there’s a job here for him later on where he can help people. Styles says right now, he is only scratching the surface as to what he can do, and he says there’s a lot more to come but he’s saving it so it remains special. Austin sums up Styles’ WWE accomplishments so far, and thanks him for coming on the show.
