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AJ Styles Reaches New WWE Deal for Coaching Role After Retirement

Styles says the shift is his decision, rejecting talk that WWE used a Hall of Fame nod to keep him from AEW.

Overview

  • Styles confirmed on Talk N Shop that he will remain with WWE to help develop younger talent and prepare them for the main roster.
  • Multiple outlets citing PWInsider report a new multi-year agreement that places Styles in a backstage and talent-development role.
  • Reporting says he has already begun working at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando in a coaching capacity.
  • He publicly denied speculation that his Hall of Fame induction was a maneuver to block an AEW move, stating he chose to retire.
  • Styles’ in-ring career ended with a career-on-the-line loss to GUNTHER at the Jan. 31 Royal Rumble, followed by a Raw tribute where The Undertaker announced his 2026 Hall of Fame induction.