A significant change around AJ Styles and his brethren happened on this past edition of Monday Night Raw. They have renamed the Club as the OC i.e. the short form of Original Club. WWE even changed the entrance vignette of the Phenomenal One hinting that WWE may be having bigger plans with this group that has once dominated the world.
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AJ Styles himself fuelled up the speculation talking about NXT. In a promo cut on the show, he hinted to visit the developmental territory with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. He also dropped the name of Shawn Michaels signifying that dream match that the fans wanted to see between the two in-ring magicians.
So the question remains whether WWE is indeed planning to move AJ Styles and Co. to NXT in the near future. They will be a part of the Raw roster but may work as a rating-booster for the brand that Triple H runs. But that may not be the current plans, at all. Dave Meltzer provided an update on this issue as part of the July 29th edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
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The veteran wrestling journalist confirmed that WWE has no plans to move The OC to NXT, now. The plan can certainly change in the future, though as NXT may move to the FS1 brand. In that case, WWE may use the star power of AJ Styles to attract more fans to the NXT brand. Plus, Styles has already hinted a feud against the Undisputed Era from the NXT roster. But for now, none of the NXT storylines will pick up around the Club,
“Even though A.J. Styles made a remark to Shawn Michaels about he knows he’s in NXT, which some felt was leading to the O.C. going to NXT for a program, we were told that was not the current plan. Of course, all plans will change greatly as the time comes closer and in particular after the early ratings come in.”
It looks like WWE will be building The OC as the new dominant faction of the WWE Raw roster. The resident group of the company i.e. The Shield is no more present in the brand. Hence, it’s easy to understand that the creative team would want a proper replacement. Hopefully, the trio of AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson are heading into a new phase where they can elevate their level to the maximum.
