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WWE Crown Jewel energized fans across the globe on Saturday, emanating from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The first Crown Jewel held outside of Saudi Arabia was arguably the best version of the premium live event yet. Filled with multiple excellent matches, one bout stood out above the rest. That match? The fourth and […]

The in-ring career of WWE Superstar AJ Styles may be coming to an end soon, and the “Phenomenal One” confirmed his plans to retire in 2026. During the kick-off show for the 2025 Crown Jewel PLE, Michael Cole asked Styles about his past comments about retiring. Styles confirmed that his intention is to retire next […]

Take it all while you can, folks, as WWE Superstar AJ Styles will retire in the near future. In an interview with Tokyo Sports (via Wrestle Ops), Styles revealed that he will retire from WWE at some point “within the next year.” While he did not say a specific date, it will come by the […]

After pushing for a match against AJ Styles, WWE star John Cena convinced Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque to book it for Crown Jewel. Cena took to X, formerly Twitter, to thank Triple H for making the match possible. He promised that Perth, Australia, and Styles will “get my everything,” despite his recent […]

Nearly 10 months into his farewell tour, some expected WWE star John Cena to face the “Phenomenal One” AJ Styles, a match that has not happened yet. But the 17-time world champion recently teased a final matchup with Styles. Cena took to X, formerly Twitter, to get his fans’ opinions on a match between him […]

It is obvious that WWE star CM Punk is happy that his wife, AJ Lee, has returned to the company after a 10-year hiatus, and he celebrated it with the help of AJ Styles and Dragon Lee. Punk took to his Instagram Stories to share a backstage photo with Styles and Lee. Of course, if […]

One of the most iconic TNA wrestlers is WWE star AJ Styles, who is currently signed to the latter, but the “Phenomenal One” will make his return at Slammiversary. TNA announced that Styles is coming back at Slammiversary on Sunday, July 20, 2025. The event will emanate from Long Island, New York, and begin at […]

Those hoping that WWE star AJ Styles hangs around for a while will be thrilled to hear his latest contract update. Despite rumors he may retire soon, he appears to be in it for a little longer. Fightful Select reports that Styles signed a one-year contract extension with WWE. So, any retirement plans will have […]

Having a match against the “Phenomenal One” AJ Styles on Monday Night RAW left WWE’s CM Punk a “boot print” on his face. He posted a picture of the aftermath of his match against Styles and El Grande Americano on his Instagram Stories. He also sent a message to the Styles promising to “make room” […]

After watching one Royal Rumble match, a best two-out-of-three falls tag team battle, and a ladder match between Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes that turned into a bloody affair, fans in Indianapolis, Indiana, were left with one match and one match only at the end of WWE’s first PLE of 2025: the Men’s Royal Rumble. […]

AJ Styles is one of the most seasoned wrestlers, who has showcased his talents all over the world. He currently wrestles in the WWE, where he has won two WWE Championships. Given Styles’ accomplishments, have you ever wondered what kind of cars he drives? Well, wonder no more. Here is AJ Styles’ insane $434K car […]

The WWE’s “Phenomenal” AJ Styles suffered a gruesome leg injury during his SmackDown return, and it has been compared to an injury suffered by former NFL quarterback Cam Newton. He took to X, formerly Twitter, to share he has suffered a Lisfranc injury. One fan noted that it is the same injury that took out […]

After taking care of business against AJ Styles at King and Queen of the Ring last month in Saudi Arabia, Cody Rhodes took the ring in Glasgow, Scotland, for the opening match of Clash at the Castle with a very different goal in mind: fear. That’s right, unlike, well, basically any other match type WWE […]

With Clash at the Castle less than 24 hours away, Cody Rhodes was afforded one final chance to address the WWE Universe and his foe for the show, AJ Styles, in front of an absolutely fired-up Scottish crowd. Unfortunately, Styles wasn’t too interested in hearing the “American Nightmare” run through the same old babyface beats, […]

In the lead-up to the title match between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles at King and Queen of the Ring, the “American Nightmare” tried to play things cool, celebrating his fellow former member of the Bullet Club for their similar resumes, for their Georgia roots, and for their shared affinity for the ‘American Dream,” Dusty […]

When AJ Styles walked down to the ring on SmackDown wearing a blue suit and a sullen look on his face, it seemed like the “Phenomenal One” was going to do one of two things: either announce his retirement or pull a Mark Henry and pretend to announce his retirement in order to get one […]

After successfully lobbying Nick Aldis for promo time at the end of SmackDown and passing along a private message to Cody Rhodes during the show, AJ Styles stepped foot in a WWE ring for the umpteenth time in his career, only this time, it felt somewhat different, and not just because he was wearing a […]

Johnny Gargano knows a thing or two about professional wrestling. A 19-year veteran with extensive experience working all over the world, Gargano has wrestled many of the best in-ring performers in the world today and, as a result, knows a thing or two about what makes a wrestler stand out versus their peers. So when […]

Is Cody Rhodes the Luke Skywalker or the Anakin Skywalker of the WWE Universe? While many a fan and even a few Hall of Famers like Paul Heyman and Bully Ray have debated this question, if the answer is the former, then who, one could ask, is the Darth Vader of WWE? Well, in the […]

When Randy Orton and Kevin Owens walked out to the ring at Backlash, the crowd in Lyon, France, met the “Viper” with a hero’s welcome, singing the words to his theme song and leaving a genuine smile on both men’s faces. Discussing how special this moment was for both men on The Bump, the “Prizefighter” […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, Cody Rhodes finally got his first successful title defense at WWE Backlash in Lyon, France, successfully defeating AJ Styles in the main event to go 1-0 as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Unfortunately for Rhodes, while he’s clearly happy to remain on top of the WWE Universe at Backlash, […]

When news broke that Will Ospreay was heading to free agency and open to signing a huge money deal with an American promotion, be that AEW or WWE, fans the world over, from his hometown of Rainham, Essex, England, to Japan and beyond had a pretty good feeling that the former has the favorite to […]

After weeks and weeks of build-up, Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles addressed each other one final time before Backlash in Lyon, France. All of the in-fighting and drama has officially passed and in its place comes the actual meat and potatoes of the bout, the cherry on top that ultimately defines the feud, if you […]

For better or worse, AJ Styles was never a Vince McMahon guy. The former Chairman of the Board reportedly didn’t like debuting him under his tried and true gimmick from the indies at the Royal Rumble, and even though he won multiple titles within the promotion, many fans expected him to earn even more due […]

Cody Rhodes is a red, white, and blue babyface. When he talks to his young fans, aka the “Little Nightmares,” he tells them to eat their vitamins and say their prayers, or that they should stay true to “hustle, loyalty, respect,” or whatever adage is appropriate at the time and not already taken by the […]

After a relatively quick but overall strong build-up to a highly anticipated bout between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles at WWE Backlash, the two men faced off for what could be the final time before their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the Kickoff event in Lyon, France. But what would they say? Well, while […]

When The Undertaker started thinking about the final match of his professional wrestling career, there was one man he decided he wanted to wrestle above all others in a trip to the Boneyard: AJ Styles. But why? Styles and Taker had no previous feuds, weren’t secretly connected behind the scenes, and had never even worked […]

After officially punching his ticket to Lyon, France for his first-ever WWE Premium Live Event match at Backlash, AJ Styles was finally afforded a chance to size up Cody Rhodes in the opening segment of the penultimate SmackDown before the big event; a moment significant for more reasons than one. Taking the microphone first, Styles […]

After fighting with AJ Styles in a WWE ring, in the backstage area, in his front yard, and even at the World of WrestleMania experience at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, LA Knight was afforded one final chance to address the crowd on SmackDown before making his way to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday […]

During their first tenures in WWE, CM Punk and AJ Styles were co-workers for exactly zero years, and the former opted to leave the promotion and the industry as a whole in 2014, two years before Styles left behind the Bullet Club in order to try his hands at the biggest show in the game […]

After pulling the old security guard switch-a-roo on the way to a massive sneak attack, LA Knight was feeling pretty good about himself, and not just because he was able to get in a few shots on his current enemy No. 1 on the SmackDown roster, AJ Styles. Stopping by the SmackDown LowDown with Byron […]

After coming to blows with a television set on SmackDown due to being called out in a pre-recorded promo by AJ Styles, LA Knight was afforded a chance to shoot his shot on a live microphone in front of a sold-out WWE crowd in Memphis, Tennessee, and you’d best believe the “Megastar” left little to […]

Before he was a “Megastar” on SmackDown, a Million Dollar Champion in NXT, or even Eli Drake on the indies, talking about his “Shoes of a Champion” on NWA and Impact, LA Knight was a participant on the 2013 WWE adjacent show The Hero, where Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson looked to find the next great, […]

After watching AJ Styles deliver – remotely – a firey promo regarding his cross-hemispherical attack on LA Knight at the Elimination Chamber in Australia, it left the “Megastar” so upset he literally attacked a television out of sheer anger. Why did he pull this action, entering into a bizarre impromptu battle that hopefully insensed Jim […]

Look, we get that AJ Styles isn’t getting any younger, but he’s still kicking, jumping, and performing as lithely as he ever has back when he debuted in the 2016 Royal Rumble, so we don’t entirely get how Visual Concepts felt it just right to rate him like they did. We get that Visual Concepts […]

When it comes to multi-man matches, sometimes the real tale of tape comes down to the matches inside the match, with certain long-standing rivalries changing the dynamic of what should be an even contest. It happens every year at the Royal Rumble, was explained perfectly to Samoa Joe in Scott Steiner’s famous “Steiner Math” segment […]

How does The Undertaker feel about Logan Paul? Is he a fan of what the entertainer-turned-WWE Superstar brings to the table? Or is he more annoyed by the general idea of a social media influencer holding the United States Championship, a belt he and many of the top stars in WWE have held over the […]

If there’s one thing Ric Flair knows a thing or two about even now, it’s the psychology of professional wrestling. Sure, he might not be perfectly synced with all of the new ways of doing things, as he likely can’t tell the difference between a Hurricanrana and a Poison Rana and probably wouldn’t care to […]

Is Jimmy Uso a member of The Bloodline? That’s… a complicated question. When Jimmy reconvened with Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Paul Heyman, and eventually his twin, Jey Uso, on SmackDown, the “Tribal Cheif” offered the oldest Uce pretty much anything he could ask for helping to keep his title reign alive at SummerSlam, from cars […]