AJ Styles to return on SmackDown and replace The O.C. with a new faction of 4 WWE stars? Exploring the possibility

AJ Styles is one of the best pro wrestlers in the world today and is even a former WWE Champion. While time is winding down in terms of The Phenomenal One's active wrestling career, there are still some interesting moves he could make.

One thing Styles could potentially do is create a new faction. While he's been long-known as the leader of The O.C., he could shake things up in what is likely his final WWE run by recruiting three new members to form a villainous stable: A-Town Down Under and Shinsuke Nakamura.

Shinsuke Nakamura is The King of Strong Style and a multi-time champion in the company. Meanwhile, A-Town Down Under is a tag team comprised of Austin Theory and Grayson Waller. The four of these stars combined could be a serious threat to everybody else on the blue brand.

Naturally, these three stars would replace the three members of The O.C. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows spend more time on WWE NXT at the moment, so the duo being replaced would make sense.

As for the fourth member of The O.C., Michin is a babyface on the blue brand, so her alliance with AJ and The Good Brothers doesn't make much sense. Styles ditching all three to let them focus on their current directions would probably be beneficial for everybody involved.

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Former WWE Tag Team Champions A-Town Down Under could stay together if united with The Phenomenal One

This new faction would be extremely beneficial for Shinsuke Nakamura and both members of A-Town Down Under. For The King Of Strong Style, it would give Nakamura more much-needed television time and a direction on SmackDown moving forward.

For the duo of Grayson Waller and Austin Theory, television time isn't an issue. The two are prominently featured every week. The issue for the former WWE Tag Team Champions is instead more personal.

There are constant teases of a split for A-Town Down Under. There is tension between the two men and many are under the impression that Theory will soon turn babyface and either ditch Waller or be assaulted by his so-called friend.

The two splitting up would force both men into a sink-or-swim position that they might not be ready for. AJ Styles possibly recruiting the heel tag team into his new faction could fix whatever issues they are having. This potential stable could hopefully set A-Town Down Under on a path to success.