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It was noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that despite losing to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules, WWE does have big plans for AJ Styles. No word yet on what they have planned now that Reigns has apparently moved on to Seth Rollins.

 

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AJ Styles did not wrestle at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings because he’s suffering from some nagging injuries, according to PWInsider.

WWE officials reportedly want Styles healthy and rested up for the Extreme Rules match against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns at the May 22nd Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

Styles has now been pulled from this weekend’s WWE live events so he can heal and rest up. Styles was scheduled for Friday’s show in Greenville, SC; Saturday’s show in Raleigh, NC and Sunday’s show in Columbia, SC.

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As seen below, this week’s sitdown interview with Michael Cole features AJ Styles. Below are highlights:

* Cole asks Styles about the past three months since he debuted in WWE at the Royal Rumble. Styles says no one expected this to happen and for it to happen this fast is unbelievable. Debuting at the Rumble, beating Chris Jericho on RAW, debuting at Madison Square Garden, then WrestleMania 32. Styles asks if it gets much better than that and says it does because now he’s the #1 contender to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns.

* Cole says AJ wanted to have his WrestleMania moment and did in Dallas, asking if it was everything he expected. Styles says it was everything and more. To see the sea of people was indescribable. Styles says he’s wrestled all over the world and nothing can compare to WrestleMania.

* Cole mentions how Jericho had Styles’ number at WrestleMania but he bounced back on RAW and became the #1 contender. Styles says the great thing about losing is that you learn to hate it. Styles says that won’t be the last time he loses but he did beat Jericho, along with Cesaro and Kevin Owens, the next night. Styles says it was emotional for him and admits his eyes were watering up. He gets emotional again when talking about fans chanting “you deserve it” at him.

* Cole says Styles earned it and now he’s going to face the champion. Cole says we’ve never seen Styles face someone with the size and power of Reigns. Styles says there’s no doubt he can handle Reigns, he’s handled guys as big as Reigns outside of WWE before. He says there’s no one like Reigns and that’s kind of scary, but that’s a good thing. Styles says you have to make everything count in the ring with a guy like Reigns and he’s prepared for that. Styles says he knows Reigns has a chip on his shoulder but his job is to knock that chip off.

Last night on RAW, Chris Jericho, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn all came to the ring answering Roman Reigns call out for whoever wants a shot at his Title to come down. Shane made a match for the main event, a Fatal-4-Way to determine the #1 contender.

Before the match, Kevin Owens attacked Sami Zayn, powerbombing him through a table. Zayn wasn’t able to compete. Zayn was replaced in the match by a returning Cesaro. AJ Styles got the win to become the #1 contender.

AJ gets emotional in the ring after RAW went off the air:

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AJ Styles was apparently at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta this morning, which had the north and south terminals evacuated after a suspicious package was found. According to AJC.com, an unattended bag in the south terminal had a “positive hit” from the K9 explosives team, although the bag was later cleared. Officials have not commented on the contents of the bag. Rumors of an active shooter at the airport proved to be false.

The terminals have re-opened, although the incident remains under investigation.

Styles posted these tweets today:

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that at

one point there was talk within WWE about whether or not they should allow AJ Styles to use the Styles Clash.

Vince McMahon reportedly found out that Yoshi Tatsu suffered a broken neck from themove in Japan and wanted to be careful in regards to the move. Styles used the move to defeat Curtis Axel in his second WWE singles match and then WWE officials made the call to use the Calf Crusher as AJ’s finisher.

Styles was reportedly told the Styles Clash would not be his finisher but Chris Jericho wanted it in their WWE Fastlane match because the move was over and would get a reaction. They ended up doing the move then and there were no issues coming from it, so the move is now okay to be used. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter speculates that WWE still wants the Calf Crusher to be AJ’s finisher.

Apparently reports got mixed up as they often do on social media as Styles tweeted the following today: