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AJ Styles Becomes WWE Star’s Personal Coach

By Harikesh Shekhar • Published May 01, 2026 08:54 EDT
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AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 33 - Source: WWE.com

AJ Styles is the new personal trainer for this WWE star.

AJ Styles wrestled his final ever match in WWE at the Royal Rumble PLE this year. Styles was in a match against the Career Killer Gunther with the stipulation of retirement hanging above his head.

The Ring General applied his deadly Sleeper hold on Styles, which The Phenomenal One eventually passed out to and returned from the ring.

Styles made an appearance on Raw the following week to thank the fans and was greeted by the entire locker room and none other than the Undertaker, who announced that Styles would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2026. Styles was inducted into the Hall of Fame during the ceremony ahead of WrestleMania 42.

Styles plans to keep in touch with the pro-wrestling business as he now takes on the role of a mentor to build future talent for the company.

WWE Legend AJ Styles Is Personal Coach To NXT’s Lexis King

Lexis King (Brian Pillman Jr.) is a promising NXT star who is the current Speed Champion and the leader of the BirthRight Stable.

The 32-year-old has a bright future ahead of him and is more than excited by the fact that Hall of Famer AJ Styles is his personal 1-on-1 coach at the WWE Performance Centre.

King took to X to share the news.

Not only am I the FASTEST MAN ALIVE, but now AJ Styles is my personal 1 on 1 coach at the PC! Hahaha yall are COOKED!!!

AJ Styles also recently praised Brock Lesnar for putting over Oba Femi on his way to retirement.

Speaking on his Phenomenally Retro podcast, Styles reminded everyone that he, Brock Lesnar, and John Cena are the same age. Styles says the body starts to break down, and the time to call it a career makes perfect sense.

If Brock has indeed retired, good for him man. I get it, I understand it. You know the crazy thing that most people don’t think about is John Cena, Brock and myself are all the same age right?

So I get it, I understand it, your body’s breaking down at this point. No matter how great a shape or how much you’ve wrestled in the last couple years or whatever… You’re not gonna beat time man. Father time’s going to get you and you’re trying not to hurt yourself just to get to that last match. So, kudos to Brock for doing the job. Oba’s going to be a big star because of it. I think it’s a good thing.

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