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AJ Styles Says Vince McMahon Pushed Roman Reigns Before WWE Fans Wanted Him

AUGUST 24, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

AJ Styles just gave a pretty blunt assessment of Roman Reigns’ rise to the top of WWE — and according to him, fans weren’t the ones asking for it back in 2016. Styles was talking about WWE’s current main-event scene on his podcast when the conversation turned to Reigns still being one of the company’s ... Read more

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