Published 07:05 IST, September 19th 2019
WWE: United States Champion AJ Styles' Report Card, Stats, and Fandom
WWE: United States WWW champion, AJ Styles' recently defended his title, winning the title for the third time; here's all that you need to know about him
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AJ Styles has once again proven why he is the only 'Phenomenal one' in the WWE arena. On Sunday, he successfully defended his title as the WWE United States Champion. He won the title for the third consecutive time. Some would say that Styles is on a roll, turning every opportunity coming his way into success.
AJ Styles and his fandom
AJ Styles' in-ring prowess has garnered him fans worldwide. With his confidence in the cage and adventurous aerial manoeuvres, he has gathered immense success as a WWE entertainer. Styles has fought with WWE stars like Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens since his debut at the Royal Rumble in 2016. His reputation as star brawler only gained more credibility through his victories over WWE heavyweights like John Cena and Randy Orton. Styles has headed into 17 PPVs (Pay per views) as the WWE Champion of which 13 were during his second reign.
AJ Styles and his feuds
In 2017, AJ Styles began a rivalry with the then champion Jinder Mahal by attacking him. Later, he defeated Mahal at Smackdown Live held in England to win the WWE Championship title. That win helped Styles fight Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series held a few days later, which he lost.
Another one of his feuds was with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, to whom he had lost back-to-back matches. It led to a handicap championship match at the Royal Rumble in January 2018. Later, Styles took on Owens, Zayn, John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, and Baron Corbin in a six-pack challenge in March to successfully defend his championship title.
He also started a feud with Shinsuke Nakamura after the latter challenged him at Wrestlemania. At the match held in April 2018, Styles defeated Nakamura to retain the WWE Championship. But after the event, Styles was attacked by Nakamura, which only furthered their feud. Styles went in to retain his title against Nakamura on three different occasions. Styles has also had feuds with Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan, and Randy Orton.
Updated 10:15 IST, September 18th 2019