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#3 How will AJ Styles be treated?
AJ Styles' second reign as WWE Champion, which started off with so much promise, has been disappointing so far. Since his mini-rivalry with Brock Lesnar for Survivor Series, he's played second fiddle to the endless "Kami"/Shane McMahon/Daniel Bryan angle. This has carried over into the build to Fastlane, where he's looked less a champ than a stepping stone. John Cena proved that once and for all last week.
Tonight, he takes on Dolph Ziggler, one of his Fastlane opponents. A loss to Ziggler, who only feels like a warm body placed in a filler match, would be damaging. Styles needs to win, and win decisively if he's to be kept as hot as possible before his match with Shinsuke Nakamura. WWE's 50/50 formula would be stupid to apply here.
Or they might just have the match go to a no finish, which would also be typical.
Either way, AJ Styles needs to start feeling like a proper champion again heading into WrestleMania. Whether the company will begin that process tonight remains to be seen.
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