#2 AJ Styles

Match competing: Singles match vs Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship
After successfully retaining his WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34, AJ Styles became victim to a horrendous act by Shinsuke Nakamura, which turned the latter heel in the process. For the next three weeks, Nakamura continued to play mind games with Styles and hit him with low-blows at every chance he got.
WWE has scheduled a rematch between the two for this Friday, and if the current storyline is any indication, Nakamura seems to be the favorite to win the WWE Title. He has managed to get inside Styles' head and has not shied away from giving him a lethal beatdown.
Styles has put in great performances week after week to become a fan favorite. Barely two years in the company, Styles has become the deserving face of SmackDown Live. His run as the WWE Champion has been his best so far, and maybe this is not the right time to strip him of the title.
Styles got his WrestleMania moment this year, and now is the time "The Phenomenal One" relishes his value in front of thousands of fans.
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