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“I’m Going to Leave” – WWE Superstar AJ Styles Makes a Shocking Statement

Published 09/10/2020, 8:00 AM EDT

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AJ Styles has confirmed that he wants his current contract with WWE to be his last one. As of now, Styles wants to retire from in-ring competition.

He wants to free up more time so he can spend it with his children. Moreover, he wants to concentrate on the life that awaits him outside the ring and packed arenas.

Styles used his Twitch stream to reveal this massive news. According to him, he had the fortunate chance to get a glimpse of life outside the ring. As per Styles, that’s the life he wants to make primary.

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I’m going to give you a breakdown of what’s going on this Friday. I’m going to leave and listen, it could be a lot worse. It with everything going on with the COVID and what not, I got to see my kids’ practices. That’s really cool for me.

“My son’s games for varsity football are on Friday nights. I perform on Friday nights. This Friday isn’t one of those. For whatever reason, they moved it to Saturday. He’s going to have a Saturday football game and I’m going to get to see it.”

A glimpse into AJ Styles’ past and future

AJ Styles entered the WWE ring back in 2016. Prior to that, he had a career with TNA and New Japan Pro Wrestling. However, he’s still a two time WWE Champion and by far a celebrated one.

Undoubtedly, he’s had a Hall of Famer run with WWE. Styles has had the opportunity to work with some of the best names in the industry including The Undertaker.

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Now, given this history with wrestling, he still wishes to be a part of the industry from another angle. Previously he had expressed that once he retires, he wants to scout talent for the company.

Even though many thought that he is well suited to become a Performance Center coach for the new generation, he seems to have other goals.

AJ Styles wants to scout the market for hidden talent so that the company can move forward with a greater array of wrestlers in the future.

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