AJ Styles’ WWE Career Ends at Royal Rumble—Future After Retirement Match Remains Unclear
AJ Styles’ legendary WWE run came to a dramatic end at Royal Rumble: Riyadh—but what comes next for The Phenomenal One is still a mystery.
Following his loss to GUNTHER in a career-threatening match on January 31, PWInsider.com reports that Styles is not currently scheduled to appear on this Monday’s Raw, leaving his post-match future with WWE—and in pro wrestling overall—entirely open-ended.
Styles had already made it clear that 2026 would be his final year in the ring. The Royal Rumble was long rumored to be a potential retirement stage, and WWE leaned all the way into that…