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#3 AJ Styles and Ricochet steal the show on RAW

A tense moment backstage

There's little doubt about which match was the best of the night on RAW. In 2019, AJ Styles and Ricochet feuded with one another, but none of their matches had the same quality or level that their bout on this week's RAW possessed.

Ricochet was set to face AJ Styles, with Adam Pearce stating that it was a big opportunity for him to get into the Royal Rumble, even though it wasn't a qualifying match by any means.

Those were more about the implications of the match, but that didn't matter too much, as both AJ Styles and Ricochet stole the show in a technical classic. It's the perfect example of the art of looking good in defeat.

AJ Styles had some tension with Adam Pearce and mocked him for running away from his match against Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble. Adam Pearce gave Ricochet an opportunity, but after a performance like that, we feel as though he deserves one more.

It was a great match with an incredible finish, and there's not much more than we can ask for on RAW.