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#2 SmackDown Superstar AJ Styles reveals why he was pushed

2-time WWE Champion and SmackDown Superstar AJ Styles recently spoke about why he was pushed in WWE while speaking on his Twitch channel. AJ Styles said that it was his work ethic that got him the chance to shine.

Styles also revealed that Vince McMahon believed AJ Styles' initial run was a fluke, but realized later how over the current SmackDown wrestler was with the fans.

''Now, don’t get me wrong, he thought my first one was kind of a fluke like ‘Ok, flash of the pan, Royal Rumble…..’ that kind of thing. But giving me a chance and telling me what he wanted to see – that’s all I needed to know. What do you want to see? The thing was, when I first got in WWE, I wasn’t the typical good guy but the more I was there and understood they just wanted me to be who I was in New Japan and everywhere else. Is he heel or babyface? No, we’ll just let the crowd decide and go that direction.”