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WWE ranks AJ Styles’ top 25 moments

Posted: Feb 9th 2026 By: Ian Carey

WWE has ranked AJ Styles’ top 25 moments in the company.

On Sunday, WWE’s YouTube channel released a video counting down what it considers Styles’ top 25 moments during his time in WWE. The full list is available below.

AJ Styles’ top 25 moments according to WWE’s YouTube channel:

Winning his first WWE Championship at Backlash 2016

Defeating John Cena at SummerSlam

His debut in the 2016 Royal Rumble

Winning the WWE Championship from Jinder Mahal on SmackDown

Giving Dean Ambrose a 450 splash through a table at TLC 2016

Defeating John Cena at Money in the Bank

Giving Roman Reigns a Phenomenal Forearm to the outside and through a table at WWE Payback

Defeating Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 33

Winning the Six Pack Challenge at WWE Fastlane

Defeating Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing match at Money in the Bank

His entrance for the Boneyard Match at WrestleMania 36

Defeating Kevin Owens for the United States Championship at a Madison Square Garden house show

The ring introduction for his match against John Cena at Crown Jewel 2025

Defeating Chris Jericho in his first WWE singles match

Not leaving his gloves in the ring at WWE Royal Rumble 2026

Giving The Singh Brothers (Bollywood Boyz) a double Styles Clash on the November 28, 2017 episode of SmackDown

Defeating Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania 34

His promo challenging The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 36

Defeating Daniel Bryan for the Intercontinental Championship on the June 12, 2020 episode of SmackDown

Winning the Raw Tag Team Championships with Omos at WrestleMania 37

Making Gunther tap out on the January 12, 2026 episode of Raw, even if the ref didn’t see it

Winning a number one contender battle royal on SmackDown in 2017

Defeating Finn Balor and JD McDonagh with Dragon Lee to win the World Tag Team Championships

Defeating Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a handicap match at the 2018 Royal Rumble

Throwing Shane McMahon through a car window during a 2017 backstage segment