AJ Styles: It’s About Time I’m Back In The World Championship Picture

AJ Styles is excited to become a big player in WWE yet again.

Despite only returning to WWE a little over a month ago, AJ Styles is already climbing his way up the ranks of the company once again.

Styles is currently set to face Seth Rollins at the Night Of Champions premium live event to determine who will be the first holder of the new World Heavyweight Championship. To get there, Styles defeated Edge & Rey Mysterio a three way match before going on to best Bobby Lashley in a singles match on the May 12 episode of SmackDown. 

In a new interview with Inside The Ropes, Styles shared a similar feeling with Alex McCarthy, who noted that he’s happy that ‘The Phenomenal One’ is back in the world championship picture.

“I feel the same as you. It’s about time I’m back in the heavyweight title picture. Unfortunately, I’m up against Seth Rollins, who’s probably one of the best. I said it a long ago that he’s gonna be great, and nothing has changed. He’s still one of the best, no doubt about it, so we’ll see what happens.”

Styles went on to comment about working two matches in on his first night back inside the squared circle.

“Oh, you’re gonna be in two matches your first time back in the ring with WWE. Oh, that’s great, because that’s where I wanted to be. Who knows where my cardio is at this point? It’s a bit worrisome, but I made it through, and now for my first biggest match in the WWE [since I returned], it’s gonna be against Seth Rollins in Jeddah. So yeah, no pressure.”

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