5 Possible reasons why AJ Styles was traded to SmackDown

#2 For a fresh start away from The OC

A group no more

Among the big roster cuts last month were Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, forming two-thirds of The OC alongside AJ Styles. They were usually booked the best when paired with The Phenomenal One. But as WWE needed to make some changes, the former tag champs were let go.

Now that Styles is again a singles act, it opens up a lot more opportunities. He won't need to enter into feuds with three other stars or a tag team and a singles competitor. He can worry about himself and his goals rather than the goals of a group. He was the leader of The OC and helped out in many matches featuring Gallows and Anderson.

One way to put the latest run with The OC in the rearview is to ship him to the show that didn't feature the tag team by his side. The entire group was primarily together on RAW so moving him back to the Blue brand essentially closes that chapter of his WWE run.