5 possible feuds for AJ Styles if he retains the WWE title against Samoa Joe

Modified Sep 10, 2018 09:08 GMT

AJ Styles has had a successful year so far as the WWE Champion.

#1 Randy Orton

Orton's heel turn this year was a good move for his career

Randy Orton had a short and lacklustre reign as the WWE Champion last year which ended in a month.

Orton doesn’t click as a babyface and although he remains as one of the last full-time performers from the Ruthless Aggression era, his presence merely made any difference last year.

Orton needed a serious change in his character to be the top superstar once again, a status that he truly deserves due to his devotion to WWE.

The Viper took some time off earlier this year to deal with some knee issues. Orton made a surprise return at Extreme Rules after Jeff Hardy’s match with Shinsuke Nakamura.

Orton turned heel in a devastating way and attacked Hardy. Following Extreme Rules, Orton brutally attacked Hardy on several occasions and the feud is supposed to last for a few months.

According to Orton, he had been performing in WWE for more than 16 years and while everyone left, he stayed but still he didn’t get the respect he deserved so he would destroy every fan-favourite superstar.

Orton’s new character seems interesting and fresh and is going over with the fans too. A feud with Styles, for the Championship or not, seems highly possible down the line as the Phenomenal One is highly cheered by the fans on a weekly basis.

If the feud involves the WWE title too, then it would mean much more as Styles would have so much to lose, which would raise the stakes much higher.