An interesting stat involving WWE Champion AJ Styles has surfaced online that notes Styles’ title reign has surpassed JBL’s. Thus, he is the longest reigning world champion to be exclusive to SmackDown.
AsukaNumberOne brought up the milestone by writing the following regarding Styles’ stat:
“At 281 days, his reign as WWE champion has surpassed JBLs, meaning that AJ is the longest reigning world champion to be exclusive to Smackdown.”
Styles is slated to defend the WWE Title against Samoa Joe at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event that takes place this Sunday (August 19, 2018) in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center on the WWE Network.