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#3. Hope is true: AJ Styles' WWE status

It seems as though WWE fans need not worry about AJ Styles getting released. Styles has been one of the most important superstars in the company since his debut in early 2016. It's hard to believe that half a month from now, AJ Styles will be celebrating the sixth anniversary of his WWE debut.

In that time, he has become a 2-time WWE Champion, as well as an overall Grand Slam Champion. He is already a surefire Hall of Famer, and it was only a few years ago in 2019 when there were talks of him jumping ship to AEW ahead of the Dynamite debut.

AJ Styles later revealed that AEW did contact him, but the offer they gave him allowed The Phenomenal One to use it as leverage to earn a more lucrative contract with WWE. It was just business, although the clarity of his contract length was unknown until it was later reported that he signed a 3-year deal.

That is set to expire soon in 2022, and Dave Meltzer revealed on WOR that Styles recently signed a three or five-year deal with WWE and that he is a lifer:

“No, he’s not going anywhere. He just signed, I don’t know if it’s a 3 or a 5 [year deal]. It wasn’t that long ago when he signed it. He’s not going anywhere. He had the chance to go if he wanted to but he was not interested. There were certainly overtures made for him and they were good money overtures but he’s in his mind, I think he’s a lifer there. Whether that’s the right or wrong call, I couldn’t tell you,” said Meltzer. (H/T WrestlingNews)

We hope this is true because for AJ Styles, re-signing with WWE seemed to be a no-brainer. He has been treated well during his tenure with the company and has been open about his desire to retire in WWE.