Karl Anderson on the Best Wrestler in the World Today, the Rise of Kenny Omega and AJ Styles

Karl Anderson of The Club appeared on The Steve Austin Show Unleashed podcast where he spoke at length about his former Bullet Club stablemates and who the best wrestler in the world is.

Anderson first spoke about having the opportunity to work with Kenny Omega before Omega made it into the main-event level in NJPW.

“Kenny Omega has had a great rise. He is a great buddy of mine. When he got into the Bullet Club it gave him a big shove, so it is cool to see where he has been going now because he’s a great athlete. I have had some great matches with him all the time, in 6-man, and 8-man tags on the road. He is a real creative, different cat. He’s from Canada and those Canadians are different cats. It’s cool to see that rise.”

The former Raw Tag Team Champion continued by speaking on how he felt AJ Styles felt during his time with the Bullet Club.

“I didn’t have a relationship with AJ Styles when he came over. Finn Balor had just signed with WWE so I wasn’t sure what he was going to be like. I wasn’t sure if he was willing to do the ‘Too Sweet,’ I just didn’t know how some guys were going to be like. We started doing that and it was different. He just committed completely to it. He was great with us, and in the ring I was blown away with how incredible he was. Over there it’s a different style and a different reaction. He got it so quickly.”

Finally, Anderson concluded by explaining and defending who he believes is the best wrestler in the world right now.

“AJ Styles, and I’ve been saying this since I first saw him wrestle in 2014 in Japan, he is easily the best wrestler ever in the world. Right now, he is the best wrestler in this world at this moment. If you ever get a chance to go back and see some of the matches in Japan, you think about some of the people who do it and say how cool the move was, but with AJ you look back and see how he sells stuff. He gets punched in the face and he’s over. He is unreal. When he first debuted in Japan, I don’t think people knew who he was because it is what it is, so he had an uphill battle, and literally turned himself into a Japanese wrestling legend because of the stuff that he has done in a short amount of time.”

With H/T to WrestlingInc for the transcription.

We have provided a video below featuring Anderson with his Bullet Club allies in Luke Gallows and Styles as they reunited on an episode of ‘Raw.’

AJ Styles reunites with Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson: Raw, April 18, 2016

Who do you believe is the best wrestler in the world today? Do you like The Club?

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