It was noted in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there has been talk within WWE whether to allow AJ Styles to use the Styles Clash as his finisher. Vince McMahon recently found out that Yoshi Tatsu suffered a broken neck from the move and is worried that the move might hurt his talents. This is the reason that Styles has been winning his matches with the Calf Crusher submission as of late.
Styles responded to the report via Twitter:
Who said the styles clash was banned?
— AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) March 3, 2016