5 WWE Superstars and their football club counterparts

#1 AJ Styles - FC Barcelona

AJ Styles burst onto the WWE scene at the 2016 Royal Rumble, unequivocally letting everyone know that he was the new "face that runs the place," and immediately sought to establish himself with a rivalry with WWE franchise-player John Cena. Who can forget all those "beat up John Cena" promos alongside Gallows and Anderson?

After years of being the underdog, working independent divisions though his talent was always there, Styles has seemingly reached the pinnacle of success, as he is now a two-time WWE Champion careening towards a title defence at the 2018 WrestleMania.

Beefing with the "evil empire?" Who does that sound like?

Barcelona is a team that has found success in a system and a group of players devoted to playing Barcelona-style soccer. This has resulted in a tremendous decade of success led by their consummate golden boot, Lionel Messi.

Champions League titles, League Titles, Copa Del Rey - Barcelona has achieved a tremendous amount of success while going toe to toe with clubs that have money and influence much greater than theirs.

Thus, similarly to Styles and Cena, Barcelona and Real Madrid will continue to compete against one another, dividing a nation and a Universe in half.