Overview
- The Feb. 23 edition of Monday Night Raw in Atlanta will feature a televised tribute billed as “A Tribute to AJ Styles,” announced on Raw with a career‑spanning video package.
- WWE has not said whether Styles will appear on the broadcast, and the company has not detailed what the tribute segment will include.
- Styles’ WWE career was presented as over after he lost a career‑stipulation match to GUNTHER by technical submission at January’s Royal Rumble in Riyadh.
- Industry outlets have reported his contract was due to expire around February, with WWE and Styles engaged in extension talks that have not been finalized and could lead to free agency.
- Styles recently said “never say never” about wrestling again on Stephanie McMahon’s podcast, while commentators, including TNA’s Matt Hardy, have speculated about possible part‑time work in TNA or interest from AEW without any confirmed deals.