5 potential opponents for AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble

#1 John Cena

John Cena has a chance to create history once again

The last time these two men faced each other, it was voted as the 'Match of the Year'. Cena won that encounter and became the WWE Champion for the sixteenth time.

All records are meant to be broken. Cena has the opportunity to become a 17-time WWE Champion if he defeats Styles for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. He would effectively beat Ric Flair's long-standing record of 16 reigns, in that case.

Don't forget that John Cena is a free agent. While he was last seen on RAW, he could just as well move to SmackDown Live, for a program with Styles.

The coming weeks should reveal who Styles' opponent is. Whoever it is, the outcome will be 'Phenomenal'. Styles is a performer who's always delivering the goods. He could wrestle a broomstick, and it'd still be great!

About the author

Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!

In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.

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Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav