Overview
- In a new interview on Stephanie McMahon’s What’s Your Story?, Styles said “never say never” and floated a single comeback if he could team with his son, noting his second-oldest is training to wrestle.
- Styles explained his Royal Rumble glove gesture by saying he is unsure if it meant anything definitive, keeping speculation alive without committing to a return.
- His WWE in-ring run ended January 31 in Riyadh when GUNTHER won by technical submission in a career-on-the-line match.
- WWE’s Paul “Triple H” Levesque has characterized Styles as finished with in-ring work for the company, even as reports indicate his contract was set to expire in February 2026 and PWInsider noted a post-Rumble visit to WWE headquarters with the purpose unconfirmed.
- AEW personnel have discussed pursuing Styles if he becomes available and Tony Khan publicly praised him as one of the greatest ever, while peers offered split reactions, with Matthew Rehwoldt accepting his retirement and CM Punk saying he doesn’t know.