5 potential opponents for AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble 

Could Balor and Styles have a classic yet again, next year?
Could Balor and Styles have a classic again, next year?

#2 Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens (Triple Threat Contest)

This is a very likely scenario indeed
This is a very likely scenario indeed

We've seen Kevin Owens vs AJ Styles far too often, all year long. Sami Zayn vs AJ Styles will be a good match, but not a real Championship-Match worthy contest. Here is a possibility we can all imagine for the Royal Rumble. AJ Styles against two heels!

It is clear that the heel unit of Owens and Zayn was formed with a purpose in mind. They are slowly aiding in the dissolution of the Bryan/Shane McMahon team, the two men at the helm of SmackDown Live. Styles losing the WWE Championship, could be a chapter in that tale.

Owens or Zayn as WWE Champion could be the final straw that makes Shane McMahon snap and turn on Daniel Bryan. We know how opposed McMahon is to the two men even being a part of the company, in kayfabe. By losing to two men, Styles remains protected.

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