AJ Styles won a Fatal 5-way match on Smackdown Live on the New Year’s edition. He became the new number one contender for the title that he held for a straight 371 days. He has now earned a WWE Championship match against Daniel Bryan at Royal Rumble. This will be stretching the rivalry that started in the fall of 2018.
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The face that runs the place on Smackdown indeed started 2019 on a high note by inserting him into the title picture, again. But he has a bigger chip in his shoulder since Vince McMahon wants him to come up with bigger things. He wants to see the meanest version of AJ Styles that has become a simultaneous storyline on the blue brand.
For weeks now, Vince McMahon is wanting to see an ‘Animal’ out of AJ Styles. The angle seems quite confusing at times but it might have to do something significant in the near future. Considering that Wrestlemania is inching closer, we might get the buildup of a huge match on the show featuring AJ Styles.
Royal Rumble could mark the beginning of a turn in this ongoing storyline as per the suggestions of IWNerd.com. They hinted the match will witness an interference giving favor to the current WWE Champion. Someone is going to attack AJ Styles on that night perhaps working for Vince McMahon. This would set up a match at Wrestlemania.
The source has also hinted who it could be with the following statements,
“Randy Orton will cost Styles. This would make sense as Styles pinned Orton in the fatal 5-way match to earn the match against Bryan. A Styles vs Orton match is something that has been floating around the rumor mill for Wrestlemania 35.”
This makes sense since AJ Styles was the one who pinned Randy Orton to pick up the win at the fatal-5-way match. So The Viper can make him the next target for him and thereby the Wrestlemania 35 opponent. It would be a dream match for the fans that they wanted to see for a long time. Vinnie Mac working as an enforcer in this storyline will make it look even bigger.
The interference at Royal Rumble will also help to protect Styles’ character. A clean pinfall loss can harm his character leading up to Wrestlemania 35. This would favor Daniel Bryan who is the best heel on the roster, right now. Also, the creative team can show an excuse behind the phenomenal one’s loss. We hope speculation of this Wrestlemania dream match becomes a reality with this.
