5 reasons why AJ Styles retained the United States Championship against Cedric Alexander

#3 To have a big Championship match at Crown Jewel

Last year, AJ Styles defended his WWE Championship at the event

Crown Jewel is just on the horizon, and WWE decided to build on the event starting from this week, even though there is still a month to the event’s October 31 date.

The first big match for the event was announced on the season premiere of RAW, as fans in the Kingdom will witness Team Hulk Hogan take on Team Ric Flair in a 5-on-5 star-studded match. This will prove to be a high-profile non-title match, and WWE will be looking to book some high-profile title matches for the event too.

With Hell in a Cell on the horizon, we are still not sure who will challenge AJ Styles for the US Championship, or whether the title will be on the line at all.

However, WWE will likely want to have AJ Styles defend his title at the event as he is one of the bigger names in the company and Saudi Arabia will most likely want to see him compete there. AJ Styles defended his WWE Championship against Samoa Joe at the event's previous edition.

With that in mind, it’s likely that WWE will keep the title on Styles till Crown Jewel at least where he could face a major opponent for the title in a big match. With the WWE Draft coming up soon, there are a lot of Superstars who could make their way to RAW and challenge The Phenomenal One for the title.

Will we see Finn Balor return to challenge Styles for the title at Crown Jewel? Or will The Miz have his eyes on the belt next? We'll have to wait to find out!