AJ Styles has clarified what happened after his WWE retirement match was all said and done.
The 2-time WWE Champion put his career on the line at the Royal Rumble as he faced Gunther, who was also the final opponent for Goldberg and John Cena. Despite Styles’ best efforts, Gunther choked out The Phenomenal One to bring his career to an end 10 years on from his memorable debut.
After the match, a dejected Styles remained in the ring and took his gloves off, seemingly a sign that he was done in the ring. However, instead of leaving his gloves on the mat, Styles put his gloves back on and posed for the fans, leading to speculation that he might not truly be done inside the ring.
AJ Styles Says Everyone Should Get One Chance To Come Of Out Retirement
While speaking with Stephanie McMahon on her What’s Your Story podcast, Styles admitted that while he wasn’t entirely sure why he put his gloves back on, he also believed that there should be an opportunity for him to come back one more time. While this is not a certainty, Styles also put out the scenario that he may tag with his son if he chooses to follow in his father’s footsteps:
“I don’t know. I don’t know. Never say never, right? That’s the saying. I know there’s — I think everybody’s allowed at least once coming out of retirement. I’m not saying that I’ll do it anytime soon. I mean, what if my son wrestles? The opportunity to tag with him once. You never know. There’ll be a time when the gloves never go back on and it may be now, but we’ll see.”
Continuing, Styles also added that although at one point in time he didn’t want to see his kids wrestle, things have changed drastically compared to when he started:
“I never thought I would want my kids to wrestle, but it’s way different than it’s ever been and a lot better than it’s ever been,” Styles said. “It’s done right at this point. So I’d be happy if they wrestled.”
H/t to F4WOnline for the use of transcriptions.
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