AJ Styles debuted in the WWE back in 2016 Royal Rumble. He literally owned this place ever since this happened. WWE needed a contemporary name like Roman Reigns from WWE Raw who could carry the Smackdown Live brand. They have found a suitable name in the import from Japan. The rest of the story is history.
It was the rightmost choice that WWE could take at that point. AJ Styles was the most valuable draft picks for Smackdown Live. The brand extension draft came back splitting the red and blue brand like previous days. It was the Phenomenal One who converted the Tuesday Night show into his own house. He carried the load of the blue brand since then.
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Rightfully, AJ Styles has also become the most successful WWE Champion since then. He had a title run that counts more than 300 days. It began back in November 2017 i.e. just prior to Survivor Series. He defended it against the likes of Jinder Mahal, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev and Samoa Joe. The elite list of victims just grew his legacy with the championship.
Currently, AJ Styles is looking forward to breaking the title reign of CM Punk. He had the longest run with the most prestigious title of the sports entertainment that counts 434 days. Meanwhile, ‘the face that runs the place’ has already achieved another tremendous accolade following Summerslam. WWE has also acknowledged it recently.
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AJ Styles has now wrestled in 30 consecutive PPV events since his debut in the WWE, as per recently released stats in SportsKeeda.com. Starting from Royal Rumble 2016 appearance, he competed in a first singles match at Fastlane 2016 against Chris Jericho. That continued all the way until Summerslam 2017 where he competed in a WWE Championship match. He retained the title via disqualification.
Previously, Kevin Owens was the one to hold the PPV appearance record which counted 29. It includes only the main show card and no kick-off show appearances. KO has managed to establish himself as the prizefighter of the company. But AJ Styles is a league of his own whom WWE can’t go without for even one single event. He deserved this accolade more than anybody.
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These consecutive PPV appearances prove how much WWE depends on him while selling out the venues. He always competes in marquee matches those remain marquee matches of the night. Next, in line, AJ Styles has a date with Samoa Joe at Hell in a Cell PPV. The challenger is getting another title match after the Summerslam bout got disqualified.
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