#4 Claire Lynch storyline
It is often identified as one of the worst storylines in TNA's history. And when one of the worst storylines is linked to one of the greatest performers of our generation, it becomes something fans want to forget. In the storyline, Styles was apparently the father of a child with a woman named Claire Lynch. Lynch was attempting to blackmail and extort him, claiming that she would reveal photos of the two of them together.
But later it was revealed that in the pictures of her in bed with Styles, he was unconscious, and the baby was revealed to be a doll. He has won multiple championships and faced some of the greatest challengers the world has ever seen, but the mere mention of Claire Lynch would get most fans to voice a collective ‘Poor AJ Styles'. It was a storyline fans are likely to forget because it was so poorly handled, and was in fact quite embarrassing for all involved.