5 Potential opponents for AJ Styles and the United States Championship

#3 Buddy Murphy

Murphy's stock has been on the rise over the past few months

One of the brightest upstarts in the company, Buddy Murphy has made the most of every opportunity he has been given. The former Cruiserweight Champion was drafted to RAW during the draft and has remained undefeated on the Red Brand. Murphy is reportedly one of the pet-projects of RAW executive director, Paul Heyman, which could only mean bigger and better things for the Melbourne native.

Murphy has already proven that he can hang with some of the best that the company has to offer. During his time on Smackdown, the former NXT Tag Team Champion put on great matches against the likes of Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan and Ali.

Fans have been wanting to see Murphy in a bigger role and a feud against Styles might just be the shot in the arm that the Australian needs. A veteran like Styles will not only bring out the very best in Murphy but a win/great showing against The Phenomenal One will firmly establish him as one of the top guys on the Red Brand.