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AJ Styles shares further details on new WWE role following retirement

Posted: Apr 1st 2026 By: Bryan Rose

AJ Styles is sharing new details about his role in WWE post-retirement.

On his Phenomenally Retro podcast, Styles shared further information on what his role is, helping discover new talent as a talent scout. Styles revealed he’s been going to independent shows and reaching out to talent.

“I’ve been going to indie shows and checking those out, just seeing what everyone has to offer and stuff like that,” he said. “I’m scouring the internet for something that sticks out…if you want to send me that stuff, fine, go ahead, I’d love to see it. So yeah, I’m trying to check out talent and see how much talent is out there.”

“I know what it’s like to be on the indies and having a job,” he recounted. “Traveling on the indies, sometimes it’s hard to get things that you need. And so, if they are as desperate as I was to make it in the wrestling business, then I’d love to see them before anybody else snags them up. That’s the way it is. And hopefully, I’m able to see talent before it’s developed.”

Styles had his retirement ceremony recently in Atlanta, Georgia. It was there that he was surprised by the Undertaker with the announcement that he would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year in Las Vegas.