Could Gunther Retire AJ Styles?
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What is the big news from Monday Night Raw involving Gunther and AJ Styles?
Welcome to the Busted Open Podcast. This is Dave LaGrecka. On today's episode, myself and Bully Ray talk Monday Night Raw and AJ and Gunther. And we now know if AJ wants to step into the ring with Guther, his career is on the line. What can happen at the Royal Rumble? We discuss right now. on the Busted Open Podcast. This is the Busted Open Podcast. I thought last night was a really good show, but I think the hottest topic and the biggest topic Because we're going to see it at the Royal Rumble bully is Gunther and A.J. Styles. They start off. A.J. Styles reminds Gunther that You won the match, but you didn't beat me. And then Gutha's like, Well, I have nothing to prove. And AJ wants that rematch, Gutha's like, I you know, I'm not gonna give you a rematch 'cause I'm entering my name into the Royal Rumble.
I'm more concerned about going after a championship than having to go up against somebody that I have already won a match against. However I'll give you that match if you put your career on the line. I love the way that AJ's like Hey. And Guther's like, I want an answer before the end of the show. And that a little speculation. AJ's gotta go talk to the wife, who's the boss of the family. I know how that is. The boss says kick his ass. Remi reminiscent of, you know, Rocky II. And we're gonna get Gunther and AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble. AJ Styles career on the line. Your thoughts. You
think you think That there's any chance. That AJ's career comes to a very abrupt end at the Royal Rumble. No. That's very profound, Dave. Very profound. You can only get feedback like that right here on Busted Open. No. Um, what do you think could possibly happen? Do you think AJ wins?
I think I think something's gonna happen, maybe an AJ win or something that ties it one one. And then we could get another matchup. Because I just feel like we're less than two weeks away from the Royal Rumble Bowl. It feels like it's a little bit too soon. To say goodbye to AJ Styles. Now I know a lot of people are probably a lot of speculation. I guess this is the way AJ's gonna go out. We all know that this year is AJ's last year. Maybe hey, it's the Royal Rumble, one of the biggest shows of the year for the WWE. But I just feel like this is a bit too soon. This is a story. If you're not gonna put a championship around Gunther's waist, what better story to have than a story we between him and AJ Styles?
If
memory serves me correctly. Was it January of two thousand and sixteen? When AJ Styles made his debut at the Royal Rumble? It was uh yeah, ten years. Ten years debuts at the Rumble and then possibly retired at the Rumble. Interesting when you look at it from that
perspective. Listen, any it's the world of pro wrestling. We might be saying goodbye to AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble. Like you said, he debuts at the Rumble for the WWE. He ends his career at the Rumble for the WWE. But I have a feeling like Maybe the way that Gunther beat AJ? Last week AJ beats Gunther. Not exactly not exactly fair and square where Gunther now wants to get one more match with AJ Styles. I I I'm just throwing it out there. I just feel like we're less than two weeks away. Now, listen, AJ Styles is not going to get the pomp and circumstance that John Cena got.
How does Gunther justify not giving AJ a rematch before the Royal Rumble?
Nobody is. Nobody is. But I feel like There could be a little bit more meat on the bone when it comes to saying goodbye to AJ Styles.
I think that they'll give AJ a very nice farewell. But yes, like you said, um Not like John Cena. And I you know, I had a very interesting conversation with The Undertaker, and this was when we were filming the finals. Of season two. of LFG. And we just happened to start talking about Goldberg. What one word had led to another, and the Goldberg conversation had come up. And you know, we were both kind of scratching our heads as to why Bill was so upset about how it went down or what could have been going through his head. And you know, even it's crazy. Undertaker's very specific words was. It's not like he's John Cena. It it's like Undertaker didn't refer to himself. Undertaker didn't even refer to himself, you know.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the big news from Monday Night Raw involving Gunther and AJ Styles?
0:00–4:17
2
How does Gunther justify not giving AJ a rematch before the Royal Rumble?
4:17–9:39
3
What are the possible outcomes for AJ Styles' career at the Royal Rumble?
9:39–19:33
4
Could AJ Styles retire at the 2026 Royal Rumble or continue beyond?
19:33–29:42
5
How might the WWE use Gunther vs. AJ Styles to build a farewell storyline for AJ?
29:42–30:26