5 Reasons why AJ Styles replaced Apollo Crews in the Men's Money in the Bank 2020 Ladder Match

#1. A WWE title push

AJ Styles is a Superstar who exceeded expectations within his first year in WWE. It was clear that WWE brought him in expecting an upper midcard Superstar. Even AJ Styles thought his ceiling might have been the Intercontinental Championship.

However, the cream always rises to the top and it took AJ Styles a little over 7 months to win his first WWE Championship. While it was a great reign on SmackDown, his second reign was a little more notable since it lasted for a full year.

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In doing so, he joined an elite list of Superstars to hold the WWE Championship for a calendar year, including Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan, John Cena, and CM Punk.

It's great company to be in and it seems to only be a matter of when and not if he's in the WWE Championship picture. However, one would imagine that McIntyre will be holding the WWE title for a long time. If Styles wins the briefcase, it'll be another massive accomplishment in his career.

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Rohit Nath is a content writer from Bangalore, India. A former full-time employee of Sportskeeda, Rohit was a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section in its rapid growth. His work has been featured in both Sportskeeda and Wrestlezone.

Some of the big names interviewed by Rohit are AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, Jimmy Uso and Sasha Banks. Some of his popular weekly features include RAW Preview, "X things Subtly told us" and "Wrestling rumors we hope are true and those we hope aren't".

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