Triple H: AJ Styles Is With Me Every Week Making A List Of People He Wants To Meet In The Ring Before He Retires
Triple H speaks about Styles’ career possibly coming to a close.
The 2026 installment of WWE’s Royal Rumble Premium Live Event is scheduled to take place on January 31st. In addition to the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches, there is going to be a singles bout between AJ Styles and GUNTHER.
Styles is putting his career on the line against GUNTHER. Styles had already stated that 2026 would be his final year as an in-ring performer.
That was discussed by WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque on ESPN’s UnSportsmanLike show. Levesque shared that Styles is with him every week and is providing a list of names he wants to work with before he wraps it up.
“So we’re gonna have to see (if this will be the last time we’ll see AJ Styles in the ring). AJ Styles has not made it a secret, this year, ‘26 is going to be his last in-ring year. But he has a lot of goals and a lot of people — he’s with me every week making a list of people that he would wanna face and he wants to meet in the ring before he retires. But, as GUNTHER was disrespecting John Cena about doing the one thing he said he would never do which is quit or give up, GUNTHER made him do that in his final match. AJ Styles has taken offense to that. He put his career on the line against GUNTHER, saying that if he can’t beat him, if he can’t end this streak for GUNTHER, then he’s done. I, for one, hope that that doesn’t happen. I hope AJ Styles continues because he’s an incredible talent. But if it does, what an unbelievable run he’s had.”
AJ Styles first arrived at WWE in January 2016 at the Royal Rumble. His list of accolades in the company is as follows:
- WWE Champion (two times)
- WWE Intercontinental Champion
- WWE United States Champion (three times)
- WWE World Tag Team Champion (two times)
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