Roman Reigns breaks character to pay tribute to his former rival AJ Styles after his retirement

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The first message was from Roman Reigns, who broke character to pay a heartfelt tribute to AJ Styles. The OTC praised Styles as a performer and for effectively balancing work and family.

“Hell of a worker. Hell of a teammate. Just an old ass video game brother, you know what I mean? But that reflects, I think, who he is as a person, the discipline that he has, being involved in professional wrestling, being on the road but continuing to stay true to being a family man and being a father,” he said.

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Roman Reigns remembered his matches against AJ Styles

Reflecting on his matches against Styles from 2016, Reigns expressed gratitude for being able to share the ring with the veteran. However, he seemed to be wistful about not being able to revisit the program, calling their chemistry “phenomenal.”

“I’m just happy I was able to make some art with him when our time came a few years ago. It would have been cool to run it back and do it again, explore new chapters of what we can do together because there was, no pun intended, phenomenal chemistry there.”

Reigns and Styles collided in multiple high-profile matches for the WWE Championship in 2016. Their first-ever encounter came at Payback, where the OTC retained the title against The Phenomenal One. AJ Styles received a rematch at Extreme Rules, where Reigns once again emerged victorious.

After Roman Reigns turned heel in 2020, he has only shared the ring with Styles once at the Royal Rumble 2024 in a Fatal Four-Way Match, also involving Randy Orton and LA Knight.