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#5 AJ Styles is leaving SmackDown...again

In what was perhaps the briefest SmackDown run that AJ Styles has had since joining WWE, he is once again been drafted to RAW. AJ Styles was on RAW from 2019 after spending over two-and-a-half years as the face of SmackDown - capturing two WWE Championships in the process.

He moved to SmackDown this year after real-life issues with Paul Heyman, only for Roman Reigns to return to SmackDown and align with Paul Heyman. While AJ Styles stated that it was water under the bridge for him, it became clear that he wasn't a fan of Paul Heyman and he took shots at him whenever he could.

"I'm going to #WWERaw... and my future? It looks #Phenomenal."#SmackDown #WWEDraft @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/nb7jY5VtfP
— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2020

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As expected, AJ Styles was drafted to RAW and will once again be away from Paul Heyman. It also marks his exit from the Intercontinental title picture.

It's going to be interesting to see how AJ Styles fares away from SmackDown again and hopefully, it works out. He has the potential to be a legitimate WWE title challenger.

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