“Maybe I Am Not Raising My Kids Right”: AJ Styles Makes a Worrisome Confession on His Family

An athlete’s life involves a lot of regular travel. And they are constantly trying to strike a perfect balance between their personal and professional lives. This is not easy, however, as many athletes in the past have blamed their demanding schedule for less time spent with their near and dear ones. WWE Superstar AJ Styles recently highlighted the constant struggle he has to cope with to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

In a recent interview with Corey Lajoie in his Stacking Pennies Podcast, Styles talked about a host of things, including his love for NASCAR, his WWE career, and his personal life.

The former WWE Champion was asked about how he manages to maintain a balance between his work and spending time with his family. Styles responded,” Yeah I’m thinking, man, I really need to spend more time doing this and helping the wife out. You just take it for granted when she’s doing everything.”

He went on to add, “ I know I’ll never be good enough to be good for my daughter.. like it’ll never happen, so it’s very hard to balance that. I know it worries me that I’m not maybe, maybe I’m doing something wrong, maybe I’m not raising my kids right, like what could I do?”

The internal conflict that Styles has mentioned would indeed be backed up by every wrestler. 

AJ Styles is consistently on the go

Ever since his mouth-watering debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble, AJ Styles has been a constant fixture on the roster. The WWE superstar rarely misses any action and hence the fans would be sympathetic toward his comments.

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The Phenomenal One has also competed worldwide and would have had to endure lots of travel.

Wrestlers’ woes with frequent travel are nothing new

With the increased frequency of WWE events around the globe, WWE superstars sometimes have to undergo long flights. This also means more time spent away from home. These woes could be aggravated if the superstars have to endure delays, as was the case in 2019.

Following the 2019 Crown Jewel event, many WWE superstars were stranded in Saudi Arabia for hours due to flight delays.

The comments made by AJ Styles have highlighted the personal sacrifices that a WWE superstar has to make. Being the top professionals that they are, wrestlers rarely complain about their travel schedule and go on with their work. Hearing from Styles, the fans’ respect for their favorite superstars would have gone a notch up. 

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