Gunther is The Career Killer; Retirement postponed? – 4 finishes for AJ Styles’ Career Match at Royal Rumble

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#4. AJ Styles beats Gunther clean

The Phenomenal One was enraged by the disrespect Gunther showed towards John Cena after ending his in-ring career. He challenged him to a singles match on RAW few weeks ago and even managed to make the Ring General tap but the referee didn’t see it.

If he can do it once, the Phenomenal One can do it once again without a doubt. There is a big chance that AJ Styles could prove all the doubters wrong and beat Gunther clean in their match at the Royal Rumble. This could make Gunther feel like he has gotten overconfident and try to go after AJ again with newfound focus.

#3. Gunther ends Styles’ career clean

The Ring General is on a roll right now as he ended the in-ring careers of both John Cena and Goldberg within the past one year. He did the unthinkable as he forced the Cenation leader to tapout in his final match, something he hadn’t done in nearly 20+ years.

There is a chance that the Ring General will continue with this momentum and end another Hall of Fame worthy career. Gunther could break everyone’s heart and force Styles to tapout to his sleeper hold. This will portray him as an even bigger threat than he seems to be right now. He could even win the Men’s Royal Rumble match later on in the night.

#2. Shinsuke Nakamura interferes

Shinsuke Nakamura challenged AJ Styles on last week’s episode of SmackDown and asked him to prove that he’s still Phenomenal. The two clashed in an epic battle at Saturday Night’s Main Event last weekend. After a grueling bout, AJ sealed the deal with an impactful Styles clash. The two recreated their infamous first bump moment from Wrestle Kingdom 10 following the match.

Shinsuke Nakamura could actually have taken the loss in a more negative way. He could interfere in Styles’ match at the Rumble and help him win somehow. He could state that he wants to be the person who ends the former WWE Champion’s career and start a feud with him which leads to a WrestleMania rematch.

#1. The Bullet Club invades WWE

AJ Styles reached arguably the biggest peak of his career when he joined New Japan Pro Wrestling and revealed himself as the leader of the Bullet Club. He won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and had a great run before eventually joining WWE in 2016.

Styles’ mates from the New Japan promotion could show up at the Rumble and help him steal the win. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson have been competing in the indie scene for the past few months and could very well return to WWE at the Rumble event. They could be joined by David Finlay, another former Bullet Club leader and someone who recently became a free agent. It would be exciting to see AJ Styles reform the Bullet Club in WWE during his final year of competition.