Retired Star Seemingly Hints At One More Match In WWE: “Never Say Never”

A retired star has teased returning for another match in WWE.

AJ Styles is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He first gained traction due to his time in TNA Wrestling, where he was considered the face of the company.

Despite being the face of the company, AJ Styles left TNA to join NJPW, where he was part of the infamous Bullet Club faction. After his run in NJPW ended, Styles shocked the world when he made his WWE debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble. During his WWE tenure, Styles found a lot of success and even won the WWE Championship. He had a memorable run in the sports entertainment juggernaut. Earlier this year, Styles retired from the ring after losing to Gunther. Since then, he has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. However, Styles has not been seen on WWE TV.

During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, AJ Styles was asked if he was done with wrestling for good or if there was a chance he could return to the ring for one more match. The Phenomenal One kept his answer simple:

“That’s right, but I have said this before, and I’ll say it again. Usually we’re granted one comeback for one match. I’m not saying it’s gonna happen. I’m just saying usually it’s granted. Never say never.” [H/T Chrisvanvliet.com]

AJ Styles reveals he originally planned to retire at WWE WrestleMania 41

During the same interview, AJ Styles revealed that he was going to retire at WrestleMania 41, but he just came back from his foot injury, and the timing didn’t seem right.

“Well, I was gonna retire before the Royal Rumble at WrestleMania [41], but I just come back from my foot injury, and it just didn’t seem right. I was feeling kind of good, actually. Once I got my foot back in order, I was like, man. I’m sure money was a thing, because I didn’t ask for more money, I just wanted to extend it. But then again, they did right by me, paying me well, and so I know that was an issue, but then we finally got that in order, and I was like, all right, here we go. I’m not saying I didn’t get weird near the end of knowing I was going to retire or leave WWE; I got weird, dude.” [H/T Chrisvanvliet.com]

It remains to be seen if AJ Styles will take on a backstage role in WWE in the future.

Also read: AJ Styles Had One Major Fear During WWE Run

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