6 Wrestling rumors we hope are true and 6 we hope aren't: Unexpected name to take over WWE after Vince McMahon, Big change to WrestleMania 36 main event

By Rohit Nath

Modified Feb 02, 2020 17:54 GMT

Paul Heyman (left); Edge (right) backstage at Royal Rumble 2020

#2. Hope is true: AJ Styles' WrestleMania status

While there have been some suggestions that AJ Styles could miss WrestleMania 36, that may not be the case. It's hard to imagine WrestleMania without AJ Styles now. He's already racked up a nice list of opponents - facing Chris Jericho (WM 32), Shane McMahon (WM 33), Shinsuke Nakamura (WM 34), and Randy Orton (WM 35). His record in four appearances is 1-3, which is quite impressive.

Usually, by this time, it becomes clear who his opponent is at the show of shows due to him being a consistently-featured top star for the company. However, his injury likely means that he will be skipping the entire February in WWE programming.

The good news is that the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that his shoulder injury isn't too serious and that it'll keep him out for 4-6 weeks. This makes it the perfect time for him to return to WWE for WrestleMania. While there won't be much of a build, WWE can simply have Styles appear and not wrestle until the show of shows as a precautionary measure.

About the author

Rohit Nath is a content writer from Bangalore, India. A former full-time employee of Sportskeeda, Rohit was a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section in its rapid growth. His work has been featured in both Sportskeeda and Wrestlezone.

Some of the big names interviewed by Rohit are AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, Jimmy Uso and Sasha Banks. Some of his popular weekly features include RAW Preview, "X things Subtly told us" and "Wrestling rumors we hope are true and those we hope aren't".

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