One of prime most superstars in today’s WWE, AJ Styles has looked back his insane debut in the company. It will always be considered as one of the special debuts in the history of WWE as we saw the Phenomenal One arriving in the biggest league. It was no doubt a memorable night for him as well as for the WWE Universe who could have barely thought of seeing him.
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The moment of AJ Styles arriving in the WWE happened in the 2016 edition of Royal Rumble. Recently he talked about the mind-boggling feel of entering one of the biggest pay-per-views in WWE. He remembered working for the first time under WWE contract on that night. It made him feel working for a company that is the biggest promotion in the world.
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The former WWE Champion had a chat session with Yahoo Sports about his entry in the 30-men Royal Rumble match in 2016. Despite his fame around the indie scene, he was a little bit scared before showing up in the WWE.
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Although he was a regular face through TNA and NJPW, he considered those to be little places in Orlando, and in Japan. Here’s more of his comments, (courtesy sescoops.com)
“I was a little nervous because I didn’t know what to expect. I was in a position that gave me the opportunity to really shine,” Styles recalled. “When I walked out for the Royal Rumble, there was only one man in the ring.
I went to No. 3 and the spotlight was on me. The fans had no idea whose music was playing and then when they figured out who it was, it was even more exciting because they had no idea what would happen and they had no idea that AJ Styles was coming to WWE.”
AJ Styles went up against Roman Reigns at number 3 on that Royal Rumble night that blew the roof off the host arena. It was the kingpin of the WWE against the most talented superstar in the indies which created a dream moment for the WWE Universe.
Perhaps, the greatest technical wrestler of this generation had lasted almost 30 minutes in his only Royal Rumble match before getting eliminated by Kevin Owens. Following the next two years, AJ Styles was involved in the WWE Championship matches against John Cena and Daniel Bryan. But this year, he gets a chance to enter the prestigious battle royal, again.
