In 2020, WWE released a WWE Day Of episode which showed footage from the backstage area on the day of the 2016 Draft.
Heading into the draft, AJ Styles formed a three-month alliance with his former Bullet Club colleagues Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. Known in WWE as The Club, the group split up in the draft when Gallows and Anderson joined RAW and Styles moved to SmackDown.
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Backstage footage showed the exact moment that Styles was informed he was no longer going to be associated with his friends on WWE television.
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“Did you just hear that? I just heard that. My boys… hey, hey hey... Wait, wait, wait, what? You’re kidding me? You’re freaking kidding me? I cannot believe… [shakes head]. Another first right there. There you have it. Looks like I’m on my own. That’s alright, I’ve been there before,” Styles said.
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Two months after the draft, Styles defeated Dean Ambrose at Backlash 2016 to win the WWE Championship for the first time. Gallows and Anderson also achieved success on RAW, winning the RAW Tag Team Championship at the 2017 Royal Rumble.
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Danny Hart
Danny Hart is a journalist who has been reporting on pro wrestling (WWE) at Sportskeeda since 2017. He grew up as a massive fan of football/soccer and wrestling, leading him to pursue a career in sports journalism.
Before assuming his current role, Hart worked as a football writer at Goal.com between 2009 and 2016. He prides himself on writing original content that is fact-based and highly accurate. Hart thoroughly proofreads his work before submitting it and relies only on credible sources for information.
Hart’s favorite pro wrestler is The Undertaker. He admires the 2022 WWE Hall of Famer’s ability to reinvent his character and remain relevant across his decades-long career. If given the keys to WWE’s creative department, he would bring back The Phenom for a farewell bout against AJ Styles in a stadium full of fans. Not only that, but he would love to have the multi-time world champion’s greatest rivals seated at ringside for the spectacle.
When not watching and covering sports, Hart enjoys long-distance running, playing video games, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts.
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