AJ Styles is the new face of America and we all love it!
#2 Giving the fans someone to root for
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The entire WWE landscape is very heel dominated today
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Let’s count the champions on the roster. Jinder Mahal is a heel, The Miz is a heel, The Usos, The Authors of Pain and Sheasaro are heels, Alexa Bliss is a heel, Neville is a heel, Pete Dunne is a heel, and so is Bobby Roode. With the exception of Brock Lesnar, Naomi, and Asuka, every champion is a heel.
This is why fans have nobody to root for, no strong babyface champions. Having AJ Styles as a US Champion allows the company to have a popular babyface champion be cheered, considering their only other over babyface, is the General Manager of SmackDown.
Compare this to the most memorable eras of WWE, when popular babyfaces such as Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock held the top prize.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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