AJ Styles off post-WrestleMania SmackDown
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Dave Meltzer reports that AJ Styles is heading home and will not be on this week’s edition of SmackDown.
A fan tweeted that he saw Styles at the airport and that the former WWE Champion was moving slowly. Meltzer confirmed that he won’t be on this Tuesday’s show from Brooklyn, but could not confirm it was due to an injury.
The 41-year-old wrestled against Randy Orton at this year’s WrestleMania in the second main card match, pinning him after hitting a Phenomenal Forearm.
Orton put out an Instagram post Monday apologizing on behalf of WWE for a giant colored light on the stage that was shining in people’s faces for the majority of their match.
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We will have more on the Styles situation as soon as we have more details.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.