"STOP!" - Ricochet confirms 8-time WWE champion is not joining AEW

The current AEW National Champion, Ricochet made it clear that a former WWE World Champion will not join Tony Khan's promotion. The Future of Flight made the statement while responding to a fan.

Ricochet affirms that the 8-time WWE Champion AJ Styles will not be joining AEW. After gaining prominence during his time in TNA and NJPW, Styles joined the Stamford-based promotion in 2016. The Phenomenal One had a phenomenal run there as he won the World title two times, along with winning mid-card titles 6 times.

AJ Styles is currently the World Tag Team Champion alongside Dragon Lee. At the recent Saturday Night's Main Event, Styles and Lee defeated NXT's Je'Von Evans and Leon Slater in an amazing match. Following the encounter, a fan on the X social media platform asked AJ about his potential future run in AEW.

Ricochet took notice of the fan's suggestion and confirmed that AJ Styles is not coming to AEW:

"AJ's not coming to AEW. STOP!"

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Veteran on how former WWE Champion's final year should be booked

The former WWE World Champion, AJ Styles recently confirmed that he will retire in 2026. The wrestling veteran, Vince Russo reflected on how Styles' final year in wrestling should be booked.

Speaking exclusively on Sportskeeda's Writing with Russo, Vince Russo said that AJ Styles should have matches with people he wants in his final year:

"Bro, I don't even know. Like I don't know what to tell you. As a shoot, i would let AJ work against who he wants to work against. Let's face it, we're in the era of the five star match. There is no way out, especially when he announces he's on his way out. So we know you're leaving at the end of the year. So, everybody knows the end of the story. So knowing them, the easy way out is to let them have matches with people that he wants to have matches, man," Russo said.

Fans will have to wait and see who Styles' last opponents in 2026 would be.

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Edited by Gaurav Singh