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Adam Pearce Makes Major AJ Styles Announcement; WWE RAW Return Confirmed

By Harikesh Shekhar • Published Jan 25, 2026 12:01 EST
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Raw General Manager Adam Pearce has uploaded a preview clip for Next Monday’s show on WWE’s official X account.

Raw GM Adam Pearce has confirmed that AJ Styles will be addressing the crowd on Raw next Monday.

Fresh off his recent victory on Saturday Night’s Main Event (SNME) in Montreal, Canada, against Shinsuke Nakamura, The Phenomenal One faces Gunther in a major bout at the Royal Rumble next week, with his career on the line.

Gunther, who answered Styles’ demand for a rematch this past week on Raw, added this stipulation as “incentive” to wrestle him again after already winning their previous bout, albeit by cheating, only a couple of weeks ago.

Adam Pearce also revealed that he would be having an eye-to-eye conversation with Bron Breakker, whom he suspended recently for laying a hand on the general manager.

AJ Styles Could Retire At The Royal Rumble

AJ Styles’ retirement date may have been finalised for a very long time.

In a post from his latest opponent, Shinsuke Nakamura, the Japanese wrestler spoiled AJ Styles’ retirement by revealing details of a conversation the pair had already had about it.

Nakamura wanted to wrestle The Phenomenal One before the latter’s retirement, and he got his wish granted on Saturday at SNME.

WWE fans will now have to wait and see how the finish will be for Styles vs. Gunther when it looks like Gunther will indeed be retiring another wrestling legend after John Cena and Bill Goldberg.