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Kevin Owens recently admitted that he had little chemistry with a former WWE Champion with whom he'd competed inside the squared circle countless times. In a recent interview, KO stated that he agreed with the underwhelming reception his matches against AJ Styles received from fans, saying they didn't click in the ring.
Owens and Styles are two of the most beloved names in WWE. The legendary wrestlers have been competing at the highest level for more than a decade now. However, whenever the two have stepped inside the ring, their matches have left something to be desired.
Kevin Owens confessed the same in his recent appearance on the My Mom's Basement with Robbie Fox podcast. The former Universal Champion also mentioned that though he and AJ Styles had extensive discussions before all their matches, they weren't just able to translate it once they stepped inside the squared circle.
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"Me and AJ Styles will talk about it all the time. We are both really good at this, but for some reason, our matches, for a long while, just didn't hit. And we both would come back and wonder, 'What happened? I don't know. Maybe next time.' And fans acknowledged it all the time, like, 'Kevin and AJ, no chemistry, I guess.' And yeah, I don't know," Kevin Owens said. [23:50-24:12]
Check out the video below:
Kevin Owens on how he got injured
In the same podcast, KO went into detail about how he found out he had issues with his neck that eventually forced him to withdraw from WrestleMania 41. KO explained that during a match he had in January, he felt some discomfort in his neck. Earlier this week, he had an MRI, which confirmed that his fears of an injury were indeed true.
"In January [2025], I had a match, and in the match, two things happened that really jarred my neck, and that's when the issue started. So, I knew there was something, and then we ended up doing the MRI this week and found out that it's serious. I think that match in January is what did it because I had an MRI a month before, and everything looked fine," Owens said.
There's no timeline for Kevin Owens' return as of now, and fans can only hope his surgery goes smoothly and that he recovers in time to return later in the year.
