AJ Styles gets new name after WWE RAW

AJ Styles has received a new name following WWE RAW. The Phenomenal One teamed up with Dragon Lee to take on Finn Balor and JD McDonagh on Monday for the World Tag Team Championship.

The match ended with the former WWE Champion hitting a Styles Clash on Balor to win the match for his team. This marked Styles' second Tag Team Title win in WWE.

Following the win, WWE shared a clip of the new Tag Team Champions on X/Twitter walking backstage. In the caption, they asked for suggestions for a name for the new champions.

The New Day's Xavier Woods commented on the clip and shared a new name for team, calling Styles a "bu*tcheek."

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"Bu*tcheeks. Cause its ain't gonna be long before they split," he wrote.

Woods has been constantly complaining about RAW's tag team division as part of his ongoing storyline. The New Day have constantly called out GM Adam Pearce for failing to give them a title shot after they lost the championship to The Judgment Day a few months ago.

With new champions crowned, it will be interesting to see if The New Day figures into title discussions once again.

AJ Styles received a farewell in Japan

In the last few weeks, AJ Styles has repeatedly mentioned that 2026 will be his last as an active pro wrestler.

During WWE's tour of Australia, Styles said this could be the last time the Aussie crowd sees him in action.

Then, during the promotion's visit to Japan for its live events last week, The Phenomenal One gave a speech to the crowd before receiving a send-off from his fellow stars.

Ivar and CM Punk hoisted him on their shoulders as he bid goodbye to the Japanese fans. AJ Styles was one of the top stars in NJPW in 2014 and 2015 and won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship two times.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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