{"id":452095,"date":"2026-02-03T23:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/452095\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:06:08","slug":"aj-styles-not-done-with-wwe-yet-after-royal-rumble-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/452095\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ Styles Not Done with WWE Yet After Royal Rumble Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AJ Styles may be retired from in-ring competition, but he\u2019s not stepping away from the company just yet. According to a new report, the Phenomenal One is headed to WWE HQ this week\u2014just days after rumors flared about AEW\u2019s interest in his post-WWE future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PWInsider reported on February 3, 2026<\/a> that Styles is scheduled to visit WWE\u2019s headquarters alongside Tiffany Stratton. While the exact reason for their visit hasn\u2019t been officially confirmed, Mike Johnson suggested they might be recording podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>The update comes on the heels of a huge career moment for Styles, who had his final WWE match at the Royal Rumble in Riyadh. The bout with GUNTHER ended in dramatic fashion, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/aj-styles-loses-gunther-career-line-2026-royal-rumble\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Styles passing out in a sleeper hold<\/a>\u2014marking the end of his run as an in-ring performer in WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Triple H confirmed the retirement soon after, revealing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/triple-h-addresses-aj-styles-wwe-future-retirement-royal-rumble\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Styles personally told him \u201che\u2019s done with the in-ring part.\u201d<\/a> WWE is reportedly discussing a behind-the-scenes role for Styles, potentially in a producer or mentor capacity similar to Shawn Michaels\u2019 current NXT gig.<\/p>\n<p>But outside WWE, there\u2019s been plenty of noise about Styles as well. On the February 1 episode of Fightful\u2019s Royal Rumble post-show, Sean Ross Sapp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/aew-discussed-aj-styles-potentially-jumping-ship-amid-uncertain-wwe-future\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed that AEW insiders were already talking about the possibility of Styles crossing over<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly, it\u2019s being speculated in AEW,\u201d Sapp said. \u201cEverybody was talking about it. Everybody\u2014everybody was talking about it backstage at Dynamite this past week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding fuel to the fire, recent trademark filings by Styles for his name and signature logo have sparked debate over whether he\u2019s considering a more independent, brand-forward route outside WWE.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Styles\u2019 WWE HQ visit suggests he\u2019s staying involved with the company\u2014at least for the moment. But with AEW already whispering, AJ Styles\u2019 retirement may just be the start of a brand-new chapter.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think AJ Styles should do next\u2014stay with WWE or take his talents to AEW? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know where you want to see him next!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AJ Styles may be retired from in-ring competition, but he\u2019s not stepping away from the company just yet.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11695,49,48,75,174429],"class_list":["post-452095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-aj-styles","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-wwe-royal-rumble"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}