AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan will meet once again for the WWE Title.
As a result of his victory in a fatal 5-way bout on SmackDown, Styles will challenge Bryan for the WWE Title at the Royal Rumble. Styles defeated Mustafa Ali, Samoa Joe, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio in the fatal 5-way contest, pinning Orton with a springboard 450 splash.
.@AJStylesOrg has some unfinished business to attend to! pic.twitter.com/JXizt7ViZl
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) January 2, 2019
Bryan won the WWE Title from Styles on the Nov. 13 episode of SmackDown following a low blow and running knee strike. After the bout, Bryan continued to attack Styles, transforming himself into the New Daniel Bryan. Bryan would defeat Styles with a small package in their rematch at WWE TLC in December.
Styles showed off a new version of himself on the Dec. 25 episode of SmackDown when he decked Vince McMahon after McMahon screamed at him to unleash his inner animal.
#TheReal @AJStylesOrg vs. #TheNew @WWEDanielBryan.
— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2019
IT'S HAPPENING at #RoyalRumble 2019! #SDLive #Fatal5Way pic.twitter.com/lxOFmRecLp
WWE Royal Rumble is scheduled for Jan. 27 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Here is a look at the announced card thus far:
Men's Royal Rumble Match
R-Truth (#30 entrant), Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods
Women's Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (#30 entrant), Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan
WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Fatal 4-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA
WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
