WWE Rivalry rewind: 5 biggest moments from John Cena Vs AJ Styles.

Styles Vs Cena
Styles Vs Cena

#4 Styles and Cena cost each other a WWE title opportunity.

Cena picking up AJ for a AA
Cena picking up AJ for a AA

At WWE Battleground, Dean Ambrose (now known as Jon Moxley) was supposed to defend his title against his former buddies, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. Unfortunately, Reigns got suspended by WWE due to a wellness policy violation.

Due to this development, the status of this dream Shield Triple Threat became uncertain. On the last RAW episode of June 2016, Seth Rollins expressed his frustrations about Reigns' suspension. He asked WWE to remove the Big Dog from the WWE title match.

However, Dean Ambrose still wanted the bout to remain a Triple Threat. Both were interrupted by John Cena and AJ Styles, who demanded they get added to the title match. Stephanie McMahon came out and announced two qualifying matches for that night.

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The stipulation was that if Cena and Styles win their respective bouts, they will get added to the WWE title match at Battleground. In the first of those two matches, John Cena collided with Seth Rollins.

In the final moments of the bout, the Cenation Leader locked Seth Rollins up in an STF. However, The Club distracted Cena by surrounding the ringside. Rollins took advantage of this distraction and hit Cena with a Pedigree. He then pinned him for the three count and prevented him from getting the title opportunity.

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In the main event of the show, Styles went one-on-one with the WWE Champ. He gave Ambrose a run for his money but wasn't able to put him down. The Club eventually came out to help Styles win the match. However, John Cena evened the odds for Dean Ambrose by taking out both Gallows and Anderson.

The Lunatic Fringe then hit the Dirty Deeds on Styles and beat him by pinfall. The animosity between Cena and Styles became even more intense after this RAW episode. Styles was visibly furious with Cena for costing him a WWE title opportunity.

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