When AJ Styles first lost the WWE Championship to John Cena, I was hoping it would somehow lead to a match between the two at WM33 and wanted to give the storylines a chance. I heard the rumors of AJ Styles/Shane McMahon at Mania (which ended up being fucking awesome) and of Bray Wyatt/Randy Orton for the WWE Title at WM33, but I was hoping they weren't true. I remembered the No Mercy main event between Orton/Wyatt and figured their WM match would be forgettable as well, which it was. In fact, it may have been the worst match of the night.
Now that WM33 is behind us and we're on our way to Backlash, we now have AJ Styles/Kevin Owens for the US Title and Randy Orton/Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title. With the Orton/Wyatt culmination being so forgettable, and Cena's reign only being 2 weeks long before Wyatt won, I am annoyed that AJ Styles is not the champion anymore. The Wyatt/Orton feud did not need the WWE Title then, and it certainly didn't need it looking back. I have no problem with him dropping the belt if something meaningful happened with the belt since then.
His feud with Kevin Owens is pretty much the top feud on Smackdown right now, and it should be for the WWE Title instead of the US Title. The reigns from Cena to Wyatt to now Orton have done absolutely nothing for the blue brand. AJ Styles could have remained champion and faced Cena again or Orton at WM33. This could've led to his current feud with Kevin Owens after the Superstar Shakeup if he turned face as he currently has. He could have feuds with Randy Orton or Sami Zayn and eventually Nakamura if he stayed heel.
Yes, he will probably win the title back sooner than later. And no, he can't be Champion forever. But because of the situation with the WWE Championship since he dropped it, he should have just kept the belt and had a really incredible reign as WWE Champion. Do y'all agree or disagree?
Now that WM33 is behind us and we're on our way to Backlash, we now have AJ Styles/Kevin Owens for the US Title and Randy Orton/Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title. With the Orton/Wyatt culmination being so forgettable, and Cena's reign only being 2 weeks long before Wyatt won, I am annoyed that AJ Styles is not the champion anymore. The Wyatt/Orton feud did not need the WWE Title then, and it certainly didn't need it looking back. I have no problem with him dropping the belt if something meaningful happened with the belt since then.
His feud with Kevin Owens is pretty much the top feud on Smackdown right now, and it should be for the WWE Title instead of the US Title. The reigns from Cena to Wyatt to now Orton have done absolutely nothing for the blue brand. AJ Styles could have remained champion and faced Cena again or Orton at WM33. This could've led to his current feud with Kevin Owens after the Superstar Shakeup if he turned face as he currently has. He could have feuds with Randy Orton or Sami Zayn and eventually Nakamura if he stayed heel.
Yes, he will probably win the title back sooner than later. And no, he can't be Champion forever. But because of the situation with the WWE Championship since he dropped it, he should have just kept the belt and had a really incredible reign as WWE Champion. Do y'all agree or disagree?