AJ Styles Retains the WWE Championship
AJ Styles is easily the best part of Smackdown right now. Now that we’ve left Jinder Mahal behind, the future looks bright for the WWE Championship. While the handicap match for the title has all the potential to be great (as evidenced by Sami Zayn’s matches with AJ, and not really evidenced by Kevin Owens’ matches with AJ), if there’s one thing that needs to happen, it’s AJ retaining at the Rumble.
The Kevin Owens – Sami Zayn saga can continue without the title, but AJ absolutely needs to continue being the face of Smackdown. He’s just that good. If Smackdown wants to have a compelling main event at Wrestlemania, then their safest bet to do so is AJ Styles. Think of all the potential WWE Championship matches that could happen. Styles v. Orton. Maybe even something out there like Styles v. Balor. Heck, the match most people want to see is Styles v. Nakamura. Styles needs to retain come Royal Rumble. There’s no doubt about it.
