AJ Styles To Be Offered Insane AEW Contract? Truth Revealed
AJ Styles has officially retired from the ring.
At Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the WWE legend put his career on the line against Gunther and lost, thereby retiring from in-ring competition. Styles had a hard time saying goodbye to the WWE Universe and even hesitated to leave his wrestling gloves in the ring after losing his match to Gunther.
Many fans believed that AJ Styles’ hesitation was a sign that he was not actually retiring from in-ring competition. However, it was later confirmed that Styles has officially retired and therefore will not wrestle anymore.
When Styles revealed last year that he was going to retire in 2026, fans thought that he would take the entire year as his retirement tour, just like John Cena did. However, Styles retired in January itself.
Many believe that even though Styles has ended his in-ring journey in WWE, he might land somewhere else, maybe AEW or TNA, before completely putting an end to his wrestling career.
Word on the street is that Tony Khan is preparing to offer AJ Styles the biggest contract of his career. Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp recently commented on this rumor and debunked it on Twitter, claiming that there is no credibility behind it.
There are no credible rumors stating this at this point https://t.co/M8lPIKsl3F
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) February 2, 2026
Gunther Obliterates AJ Styles’ Former Tag Team Partner On WWE Raw
On this week’s Monday Night Raw, Gunther made his first appearance after retiring AJ Styles. He came out to Styles’ music as a sign of disrespect, mocking The Phenomenal One.
AJ Styles’ former tag team partner, Dragon Lee, confronted Gunther for disrespecting Styles, but The Ring General knocked him with a ring bell before choking him out.