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AJ’s title reign

By Scott Keith on 30 August 2018


Scott – a couple of questions about AJ Styles current title reign

1.  What was up with the sudden change from Jinder to Styles right before Survivor Series?  I know the Jinder title reign wasn’t working but was there a “last straw” that led to the sudden change?

Brock didn't particularly want to work with Jinder from what I remember.  Plus the India tour flopped, which likely didn't help Jinder's cause. 

2.  AJ has held the title for pretty close to a year now.  Is this too long?  Would you have changed the title yet or do you like the long AJ run?

I would have put the title on Nakamura at Wrestlemania and given him a couple of PPVs as champion, and AJ could have regained it in the Last Man Standing match.  Although it's never a bad thing to have to have a credible and long-reigning champion.  Unless it's Brock. 

3.   Have you been surprised by AJ being a top guy (or pretty close to it) for pretty much his entire WWE run?

Yup.  He doesn't fit the Vince mold at all. 


4.  Just out of curiosity – what would you consider AJ’s best match?
Gotta be Okada.  The finishing sequence in that match was INSANE and it really solidified him as a legit main event level guy in Japan. 

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