5 Rivalries for AJ Styles after WrestleMania 36 

WrestleMania 36 is just a few nights away, as the entire WWE Universe is prepping up to witness a unique edition of WWE's grandest pay-per-view event.

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, the company had to shift the show from a stadium to its Performance Center. While WWE has promised that the matches will take place at multiple locations, a majority of them will happen at the Performance Center.

One of the most exciting matches of this year's WrestleMania is the one between AJ Styles and The Undertaker. The Phenomenal One and The Phenom kicked off their rivalry at WWE Super ShowDown, where The Deadman cost Styles the prestigious Tuwaiq Trophy.

This feud has gotten a little personal in the last few weeks, and many fans believe that Styles could beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania 36.

The chances of these two continuing their rivalry past WrestleMania is unlikely as The Phenom may take some time off after the PPV, but here are the five Superstars who could engage in a rivalry with Styles next.

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#5 Aleister Black

Will Black and Styles resume their rivalry?

Before The Undertaker, AJ Styles had a brief feud with The Dutch Destroyer, Aleister Black. The two Superstars collided in a No Disqualification match at WWE Elimination Chamber, which ended in the former NXT Champion's favor courtesy of The Undertaker's interference.

If Styles defeats The Deadman at the Showcase of Immortals, he could call out Black the next night on RAW, asking him to complete the unfinished business between them. Both the Superstars are extraordinarily gifted, and if WWE Creative team gives them more freedom, they can make the rivalry very interesting.

The fans could see the involvement of The Viking Raiders in this feud because they have bad blood with The O.C. and the trio of Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and Styles will love to take the numbers advantage in the initial phases of this rivalry.

#4 Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre could seize the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36

Former RAW Tag Team Champion, Drew McIntyre, will challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36. The chances that the Scottish Psychopath wins this battle is very high because WWE has built him as a true champion in this feud. McIntyre will need some stellar opponents after capturing the richest prize in sports entertainment, and the best choice will be AJ Styles.

WWE could directly insert him in a rivalry with The Phenomenal One, claiming that Styles gave The Undertaker a run for his money at WrestleMania. Styles and McIntyre could then have an incredible feud where the former United States Champion will look to reach the pinnacle of RAW for the first time in his career.

Although Styles has achieved a lot of success on the Red brand, he has never captured the world title on the show. He has tried to win the championship twice, but he fell short against Roman Reigns (2016) and Seth Rollins (2019), respectively. Thus, this move will freshen up things on RAW.

Also, this move could allow Gallows and Anderson to return to the tag team division and take part in some compelling tag team bouts.

#3 Daniel Bryan

Roles reversed?

The rumor mill has reported that the backstage staff may move AJ Styles to the Blue brand after WrestleMania 36. Now, if he moves to SmackDown, WWE can book him in significant rivalries. He had a fantastic run on SmackDown after the initial draft as he picked up the WWE Championship twice.

Styles feuded with Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Jinder Mahal, Kevin Owens, Shane McMahon, Dean Ambrose, and even Daniel Bryan during his run. However, it is worth noting that when Styles clashed with Bryan, the two Superstars portrayed different characters than what they are doing now.

The Phenomenal One acted as a face while Bryan had newly embraced his dark side. Now, Styles is high on momentum as a heel, and the WrestleMania XXX main event winner has won the hearts of the fans with his feud against The Fiend Bray Wyatt. Recently, he has united forces with Drew Gulak, and he will challenge for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 36.

Bryan is the favorite to win that title, and since it is the only singles championship that has alluded Styles so far, WWE could kick-start a new rivalry between the two in-ring veterans.

#2 Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles can tear the house down

Now, many fans would say that this match needs to happen in an arena full of fans. However, given that Vince McMahon wants to keep the show on and he desires to have an excellent viewership for the weekly episodes, the Creative team could pull this move off.

AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy are two of the most decorated performers who have made a name for themselves wrestling for different promotions. If WWE moves Styles to SmackDown, this rivalry needs to take place as soon as possible because both the Superstars are still in superb shape.

WWE should not delay this dream feud much. Irrespective of what happens at WrestleMania, the company can begin this rivalry on the fallout episodes.

As these two Superstars have an immense fan following, expect them to make a significant impact on the ratings given the current situation.

#1 Edge

Will The Rated R Superstar cross AJ Styles' path?

Another dream match that many fans want to see is between AJ Styles and Edge. The Rated-R Superstar made his return to WWE at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. He entered the Men's Royal Rumble match at No. 21, and he eliminated AJ Styles from the match. Later, the rumor mill indicated that Styles suffered an injury while taking a spear from Edge, which forced an early elimination.

If he ends The Undertaker's career at WrestleMania, Styles could then call out Edge for a match, stating that he wants to end his career now. In case he loses, WWE could book an angle where Styles would blame Edge for not being in the main event of WrestleMania. He could argue that had he not made his return at the Royal Rumble, Styles could have won the Rumble match.

Either way, WWE can begin this rivalry and leave it to these two men to take the feud to the next level. Since their WrestleMania rivalries got very personal, the Creative team can allow them to blur the line between kayfabe and reality in this feud as well. A dream match could then take place at the next pay-per-view event of the company.