AJ Styles will defend his WWE Champion against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owen at Royal Rumble.
AJ Styles will defend his WWE Champion against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owen at Royal Rumble.
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After Kevin Owens gained a controversial victory over the champion AJ Styles at Smackdown Live last week, Commissioner Shane McMahon discussed the ongoing tensions in the roster with General Manager Daniel Bryan at the start of the show on Wednesday. Shane announced that he will stay at Styles corner in his match against Zayn, which was the main event, to ensure a fair result. In his response, Bryan announced that Owens will stay in Zayn’s corner in the match, while he will also remain around the ring during the match as a neutral party.

The match kicked off with “The Phenomenal One” punishing his opponent, with Owens, McMahon and Bryan watching from outside the ring. Zayn found his moments in the match, with Styles suffering from injuries he had suffered in the past few weeks. But the twist in the fight came in the final moments when Owens decided to intervene after the referee took a fall and became powerless.

Kevin Owens’ interference step up things between him and McMahon and they both got into a fight. McMahon then asked the official to banish the former US Champion from the ringside. But, Bryan, who had been quiet so far, suggested to referee that McMahon should also be banished along with Owens.

With all the drama going on around the ring, an opportunistic Zayn took advantage and slammed a distracted Styles with a Helluva Kick, and then pinned him for a three-fall count. A frustrated Styles took a microphone and asked for a 2-on-1 handicap match against Zayn and Owens. Bryan accepted Styles’ challenge but added that the match will take place at Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship belt.

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