AJ Styles just revealed some awful news for his future, so we’ll see what’s going
on there.
We’ll also check out what’s going on with Edge, one superstar who’s begging for an
opportunity, and much more
Let’s start things off with the big unfortunate news for AJ Styles
It’s been a busy few months for AJ Styles
He didn’t hold any titles in 2022, but he recently picked up his first premium live
event singles win in over a handful of years
AJ Styles also recently got his best friends Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson back by his
side in WWE
AJ Styles came into WWE by himself, but it was only several years after his debut that
Gallows and Anderson joined WWE as well and they formed The O.C.
AJ Styles and The O.C.
lasted all the way until the Bone-yard match in 2020
That was Gallows and Anderson’s last true appearance on WWE television before being
released in 2020
Gallows and Anderson went right back to having great success all over the world in different
promotions like AEW, Impact Wrestling, New Japan, and more
But AJ Styles did say in many interviews that their WWE releases hit him hard and wishes
he would’ve done more to keep their WWE jobs secure
Well fast forward two years after their release and Gallows and Anderson made their WWE returns
in late 2022 to assist AJ Styles and reform The O.C.
after so many years
Not only was The O.C.
back together, but they also had the big addition of the returning Mia Yim as well
This new version of The O.C. had everything needed to perfectly counter the Judgment Day
And that’s what they’ve been doing, The O.C.
has been in a long war with the The Judgment Day, but unfortunately AJ Styles has gone
down with an injury
This all took place during a late December live event show, Finn Balor tossed AJ Styles
over the top rope like they have done thousands of time, but the only difference here was
that AJ Styles had a rough landing position that destroyed his ankle
AJ was able to barely crawl back in the ring and tag out for the match to be finished without
him, but he stayed rolled up by ringside, received medical treatment, and needed serious
assistance to walk to the back
So instantly, there was a lot of fan concern for AJ’s health and his status
Well AJ Styles took to Twitter to update everyone with the unfortunate news, he had this to
say on Twitter, quote:
“Just want you guys to know that I’m ok.
Broken ankle is what I’m dealing with.
No surgery, this just takes some time to recover.
This will be the longest I've ever been out of the ring.
Thanks for the prayers and get well wishes.”
End Quote
So AJ Styles didn’t give the exact recovery timeframe, but the average length of recovery
for a broken ankle with no surgery is right around 12 to 16 weeks, pretty much around
the three month time frame
So the injury is devastating for a handful of reasons
Obviously, The O.C.
just reunited and it’s no secret that AJ Styles is the leader of that group
So AJ’s absence and injury will negatively affect The O.C.
a lot in that area, they’re without their leader so their direction may get a bit foggy
now because of it
It’s also unfortunate because we’re literally right at the start of arguably the best time
of the year for the WWE calendar
You have Royal Rumble season officially starting, then the road to Wrestlemania, and then obviously
Wrestlemania itself
So to potentially miss of those events and that entire season is devastating for any
performer
Not to mention that AJ Styles has been talking a lot about retirement, so if he’s in last
few years of being in the ring, any amount of missed time obviously hurts even more
So the timing of the injury was very unfortunate, but if AJ’s full recovery stays around three
months, maybe he still has a very slim chance to take part in Wrestlemania 39 in some fashion
But that’s the latest with AJ Styles’ ankle injury
————————-
With Wrestlemania season quickly approaching, that also means we should start seeing some
returns of WWE’s biggest part timers
One of those big part timers being Edge
Last time Edge had a big premium live event match was back in October with Finn Balor
Everyone praised that match for being a masterpiece from a storytelling perspective
It was an ‘I Quit’ and obviously it’s not that often where you see the babyface
just give up and quit in this sort of match, but the circumstances in this match was much
different
Beth Phoenix got involved to fight off Rhea Ripley, but they eventually knocked Beth out
and was threatening to put her through even more harm unless Edge gave up and quit the
match
So being held back and forced to see his wife nearly take another beating, Edge had no choice
but to quit the match, and they still ended up hitting Beth, so just adding insult to
injury
But ever since that moment, we haven’t seen much of any developments for Edge and Beth
There was recently one extremely bizarre fan theory out there that Edge was Uncle Howdy
It’s unknown what made these fans even think that, but guess it must’ve been the long
hair
However, last time we saw Edge he still had the short hair and it’s nearly impossible
for him to grow his hair to Howdy’s length in barely two or three months
So the entire Edge being Uncle Howdy theory was bogus and ridiculous from the start, but
it was something that a handful of fans were actually discussing
But there’s not even a one percent chance of Edge being Howdy so that theory is deeply
debunked
But we could see a return from Edge very soon on Raw
The last few reports for Edge claimed that the plan is still for him to face the Demon
Finn Balor inside the Hell In a Cell at Royal Rumble
So if that’s true, that literally means that Edge has to show up within the first
few weeks of January
And the timing could matchup perfectly because maybe Finn could be bragging about taking
out AJ Styles, only to be interrupted by Edge and realize that he has an even bigger problem
to deal with now
Then you also have the Rhea Ripley versus Beth Phoenix element still floating around
this story
Rhea and Beth have been exchanging blows ever since summer 2022 and the big payoff everyone
is still waiting for is a singles match between Beth and Rhea
Rhea Ripley has stated several times that Beth is at the top of her list of dream matches,
so having that match with her will mean a lot for the fan side of Rhea Ripley that’s
still in there
So we’ll see where the Finn Balor versus Edge story stands hopefully within the new
few weeks here on Raw
—————————
Dana Brooke has been grinding more than ever to get noticed in WWE
She had a few big storylines on WWE television, and her last real big appearance was her involvement
with the 24/7 title
But ever since that title had been scrapped, it’s been hard to find Dana Brooke on Raw
Dana now mostly competes on WWE’s secondary show ‘main event’ and has been putting
on some great matches over there
Well Dana Brooke recently took to Twitter to beg and plead with Triple H and WWE to
just give her a fair shot to showcase her talent in the ring
Dana Brooke had this to say about that situation and her goals for 2023, quote:
“Happy new year!
I had a great 2022 with many great memories and so many things to be grateful for!
2023 I want to really step it up & meet some great milestones I have in mind!
First off Let me wrestle and show you I can hand with the best.
Watch me work!”
End quote
So Dana Brooke is manifesting a very big year for herself where hopefully she’ll pickup
some huge milestones and will get the opportunity from WWE to showcase her talent
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories?
Leave your comments below, don’t forget to subscribe with all notifications on, and
leave a like if you enjoyed!
Thanks for watching guys!