AJ Styles to start a new heel faction in WWE leaving The O.C.

AJ Styles was away from television since September 2023, after being brutally assaulted by Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa backstage before their contract signing for a match at Fastlane. AJ Styles was nowhere to be seen for months and was no update on his return. As everyone waited for Stylesâ return, The Phenomenal One returned last week on SmackDown at Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Styles interfered during the brawl between The Bloodline, Randy Orton & LA Knight out of nowhere and delivered a Phenomenal Fore-Arm on Roman Reigns. Styles neutralized the number games of Bloodline, however attacked LA Knight to tease a heel turn.
Styles was in full black attire and is more jacked than ever, which probably was speculated that he might be coming back with a new storyline and a gimmick. Now backstage rumors reveal that Styles could form a new faction of his own.
AJ Stylesâ New Faction
The Backstage rumors reveal that AJ Styles could betray The O.C. by attacking Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. He could start a new faction in WWE with way more stronger teammates, who WWE has signed in the recent past and with the one who had a past history with The Authors Of Pain (AOP) and Omos.
Omos was the personal Colossus of AJ Styles a couple of years ago and were the Raw Tag Team Champions then. However, both split their paths after a misunderstanding and attacking each other. Omos then joined hands with MVP and had some bigger matches, but wasnât successful.
The AOP on the other hand were dominating the roster by joining hands with Seth âFreakinâ Rollins, but was released during the pandemic. It was reported previously that AOP has re-signed with the company and is waiting for their return. Their return is most likely to be aligned with AJ Styles.
How excited are you to see âThe Phenomenal Oneâ back as a heel and with a new heel faction?
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