Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer that WWE was originally looking to debut Styles in The Royal Rumble as a surprise, however he noted that plans might change now that it’s public that he’s WWE bound.
Regarding AJ Styles, 5 Star Wrestling announced that AJ Styles will still be appearing on their events next week in the U.K. despite rumors of Styles appearing in The Royal Rumble. Styles will be appearing at all three shows, and will be facing Rey Mysterio on Thursday, January 14th in Sheffield.
They posted the following on their Facebook:
“There’s a lot of rumors and speculation as to the future of AJ Styles. As a life long wrestling fans we’d love nothing more than to see him win the Royal Rumble, finally making the best wrestler on the planet the WWE Champion.
I don’t know if he’s going there or not but I do know that on January 13th in Newcastle AJ Styles will face John Morrison to see who becomes the 5 Star Wrestling Champion. Then on the 14th of January in Sheffield, he goes on to face the greatest high flyer of all time, Rey Mysterio. Before finishing the tour in Liverpool, facing off against long time nemesis, Ring of Honor: World Champion Jay Lethal.
Could this be his last set of matches on the indies?”
