5 Feuds for AJ Styles after his return to WWE RAW

The WWE RAW go-home show for the Money in the Bank 2020 pay-per-view saw the return of former WWE Champion AJ Styles. The Phenomenal One was on WWE television for the very first time since his loss to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 36.

Styles entered the Last Chance Gauntlet Match to determine the last entrant to the men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match and won it.

AJ Styles will be one of six Superstars to compete for the briefcase which will give the winner a shot at either the WWE Champion or Universal Champion. With the two-time WWE Champion returning, who could he feud with next?

#MITB just became PHENOMENAL!@AJStylesOrg is ready to make history THIS SUNDAY in the most unique Money in the Bank #LadderMatch.#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/6xLlvofjZ5

— WWE (@WWE) May 5, 2020

Let's take a look at 5 feuds for AJ Styles after his return to WWE RAW:

---

#5 Apollo Crews

This may be an odd choice as Apollo Crews hasn't been featured heavily or prominently over the last year or so on WWE, but he could be a good person to feud with AJ Styles. Recent reports have indicated that Vince McMahon and co. could have some plans for Crews.

McMahon was reportedly told by those backstage to use Crews more on WWE television, which is why he was moved to RAW from SmackDown.

The report also said that WWE could plan to turn Crews heel soon, to perhaps try something different with his character.

Crews, who was supposed to be one of the six Superstars to compete in the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match, had to be removed due to an injury. This was the spot that Styles eventually took this week on RAW after winning the Gauntlet Match.

What started as an opportunity for @WWEApollo ultimately ended in disappointment!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/Yju8XxjCPc

— WWE (@WWE) April 30, 2020

AJ Styles could perhaps feud with Crews, who has great in-ring skills and could put on a great match with the former WWE Champion. A high-profile feud with someone like AJ Styles could be the perfect antidote to get his WWE career up and running once he returns from injury!

#4 Kevin Owens

Former WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens has also not been on television for a long time. His last appearance on WWE, too, was at WrestleMania 36, where he defeated Seth Rollins in a brilliant match.

Owens revealed recently that he injured his ankle in that match against Rollins, which will keep him out for a while. A recent report revealed that KO should return to WWE in a few weeks.

Once The Prizefighter returns to RAW, he could perhaps have a feud with Styles, which would be quite entertaining. Styles and Kevin Owens have feuded previously when both of them were on SmackDown and when the former was the WWE Champion.

At that time, AJ Styles was the babyface while Kevin Owens was the heel. This time around, though, the tables are turned, with the former being the heel and the latter the babyface.

WWE's viewership has slid over the last few weeks, and one way that they can bring it back up is my having blockbuster feuds like this one between Owens and Styles on WWE RAW.

#3 Bobby Lashley

After the feud with Rusev, Bobby Lashley's WWE career hasn't had much substance and he hasn't been in any promising feuds. Bobby Lashley is nowhere near challenging for the World Title that's around the waist of Drew McIntyre, and it feels like WWE are wasting his talent.

WWE should shake things up with the Lashley character. They should drop Lana from his gimmick and turn him into a babyface to help him get over with the fans. He could greatly benefit from a program with Styles. With the latter being a hated heel, it would help get Lashley over with the fans, if WWE decides to turn him babyface.

AJ Styles and Bobby Lashley haven't had a singles feud on WWE television and this would be a fresh rivalry that could excite fans. The winner of this feud could potentially be one of the frontrunners to challenge Drew McIntyre if the Scottish Psychopath retains his WWE Championship against Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank.

This is a feud that could perhaps lead to a match at SummerSlam later this year.

#2 Edge

Edge at Royal Rumble 2020

This is a match that was set-up and teased by WWE at this year's Royal Rumble when Edge made his incredible return to the ring. And this potential match between AJ Styles and Edge has money written all over it!

Edge, who hasn't been on TV since his match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 36, will be returning at the RAW after Money in the Bank 2020. The WWE Hall of Famer has already spoken about facing AJ Styles before.

“AJ Styles and Edge has to happen, in 25 years in the same industry, we’ve never touched. How is that possible?"

This is a match that would deliver in the ring while the story told between the two would also be pretty great, considering the two brilliantly told stories both Superstars had leading up to WrestleMania 36.

AJ Styles vs Edge is a dream match that fans all around the world are craving for and is one that has to happen in 2020, hopefully in front of a vociferous crowd.

#1 Drew McIntyre

Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and Drew McIntyre

AJ Styles has had a Hall of Fame career even in his short time in WWE, and in the final few years in the ring, he will want to put over up-and-coming Champions like Drew McIntyre. For a babyface to get the love and adulation of fans, he will need to be excellent in the ring, have good mic skills, as well as a heel who can bring a lot of heat on him.

McIntyre has that now in his feud with Seth Rollins, and he will have it when he eventually feuds with former WWE Champion AJ Styles. Drew McIntyre and AJ Styles haven't had a singles feud in WWE. Styles did, though, play a part in building McIntyre's momentum heading into this year's Royal Rumble, when the current WWE Champion defeated Styles and another veteran, Randy Orton, in a triple threat match on RAW.

The perfect set-up for this feud would begin with Styles winning the men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and then cashing it on Drew McIntyre sometime down the road.