AJ Styles has been one of the favorite wrestlers for several hardcore wrestling fans who pursue interest in wrestling promotions other than WWE. Casual fans of WWE got to know about him when rumors of AJ’s WWE debut started spreading throughout the social media. Since his debut at Royal Rumble 2016, in the Rumble match itself, AJ didn’t lose an oppurtunity to impress the viewers.
AJ had his first major rivalry in WWE, against Chris Jericho. The feud between two of the best wrestlers in the world proved to WWE officials that AJ has the potential to be one of the top ‘babyface’ in the company. Styles’ future in his new company appears to very good as several top WWE officials and others in the office are pleased with his performance in WWE so far.
AJ Styles’s merchandises are having a good market as well. It is believed that merchandises of no newcomers before AJ were sold at a faster rate than this. Dailywrestlingnews.com reports that the chairman, Vince McMahon, himself is very much impressed with AJ Styles’ in-ring work and ability to connect with fans.
This good impression has resulted in AJ earning the #1 contender spot for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns at Payback. There are also rumors that AJ Styles will be used to turn Roman heel.
