Published 12:04 IST, September 3rd 2020
AJ Styles reveals he tested positive for COVID-19, says, “It sucks, not good for anybody"
AJ Styles recently confirmed that he had tested COVID-19 positive last month. He revealed that he didn’t face too many problems when he was ill.
It's been a rough day as far as the coronavirus updates go. Earlier, WWE legends Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Kevin Nash confirmed that they had tested positive for COVID-19, and now, former WWE Intercontinental Champion AJ Styles has confirmed that he had tested COVID-19 positive last month. While making the revelation in his latest Twitch stream, The Phenomenal One sent a message to The Rock and his family. AJ Styles hoped that everyone who is affected by the deadly virus undergoes a healthy recovery. He also revealed that he didn’t face too many problems when he was ill.
"I also tested positive a couple of weeks ago, probably almost a month ago. I feel for people who have to deal with this, but I gotta say, I didn't have that many problems with it. Hopefully The Rock and his family, hopefully, everybody is safe, and everybody is taken care of, and nobody has too bad of symptoms and stuff like that," added AJ Styles.
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WWE is certainly having a very rough time dealing with COVID-19 as reports claim that more than 30 WWE staff members, including in-ring talents and officials, tested positive for the virus in July. Sportskeeda states that the promotion had allegedly instructed their employees to not make the news viral, but some superstars disregarded that instruction. Former WWE host Renee Young was the first person to make the news public, followed by Kayla Braxton and others.
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As for AJ Styles, the former WWE Intercontinental Champion reportedly recovered quickly and started making WWE TV appearances after. The Phenomenal One has been dominating WWE SmackDown since his return as he became the Intercontinental Champion by defeating superstars like Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura and others. However, despite defending his title a number of times, AJ Styles recently lost his title to Jeff Hardy. According to various reports, AJ Styles will continue to work with Jeff Hardy but soon enter the title picture by starting a feud with current WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
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Updated 12:04 IST, September 3rd 2020