By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

TNA World Hvt. champion A.J. Styles covered three big topics in an interview with the U.K. Sun during TNA's current U.K. Tour. The following are key highlights from the interview when he was joined by Desmond Wolfe.

-- Styles said one year from now, he believes TNA needs to be live and touring "week-to-week" outside the Impact Zone in Orlando. Styles said his main reason for wanting to be outside of Orlando is so he can better gauge the effectiveness of his character.

"Definitely live. Live every Monday night or Thursday night. I don't care. Just as long as the fans know when it's coming on. And that they don't know what to expect," Styles told Simon Rothstein and Joel Ross. "That's the biggest thing because with the spoilers, they go on (the Internet) and figure out whatever, but I want to be live going from state-to-state and not just in the Impact Zone."

Styles added: "It's hard to gauge who you are as a character in the Impact Zone because you have the same fans coming in who don't necessarily want to enjoy the show, but be part of the show, and it's hard to gauge how you're doing as an entertainer."

-- Styles said he has no interest in going to WWE based on second-hand stories he's heard from other WWE wrestlers on the politically-motivated backstage environment in WWE.

"From all the horror stories I've heard in WWE, there's no reason why I would want to go anywhere else. Desmond (Wolfe) and I are going to work together to make this company the best for everybody. Where, in the other company, they will stab each other in the back to get to the next level," Styles said.

-- Styles talked about the change from a six-sided ring to a four-sided ring. He said he was initially upset about the change, but he said it doesn't make a difference as far as working a match and he understands wanting to look more "major leagues" for TNA to be taken more seriously.

"Ring change is kind of upsetting at first, but then once you get in that ring, it brings the memories back - 'Oh, there's so much more you can do.' But, for us, it absolutely does not make a difference to me. That's why it was so bizarre to me at first why they would change it," Styles said. "I heard that maybe the reason was to be taken more seriously as a company. I can understand that. I don't care what it is that gets us to the next level as long as we get there."

Link: Download the entire 21-minute interview on the U.K. Sun's WrestleCast podcast.

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