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AJ Styles explains why he doesn’t see Kenny Omega joining WWE

AJ Styles explains why he doesn’t see Kenny Omega joining WWE

Posted: Jul 13th 2026 By: Rosanne Raphael

AJ Styles shared insights on Kenny Omega potentially signing with WWE someday.

Styles cited that he does not envision Omega leaving AEW and being a part of WWE on the Phenomenally Retro Podcast. He expressed Omega’s efforts into building AEW and being a member of the board pushes his loyalty to the promotion even further.

“Why? Why would you? I mean, he’s on the board when it comes to AEW. He’s put his heart and soul, it’s like me. Would we ever see AJ Styles in AEW? Why? I like the company that I work for despite what everybody else thinks. I’m not ‘Oh, there’s a company stooge.’ Dude, my job is to do the best for the company that I’m working for no matter which company I work for. My job is to do the best for it. And I’m going to do that. That’s just who I am. So I’m going to, again, I’ve said this before, it’s not me protecting WWE. It’s me protecting the people that work for WWE, my peers, and the guys that I care about, the women that I care about that are there.”

“So, I’m going to, I will defend them because I know they’re busting their tails to put on a great show. And I’m not going to bash AEW because those guys are doing the exact same thing. They think they’re, you know, whatever they’re doing and trying to be different and all these things. I get it. I’ve been there. So, I’m not going to do that.”

Styles also talked about Omega’s AEW World Championship match against Will Ospreay at All In on August 30.

“Kenny certainly won’t be the babyface when it comes to Will (Ospreay). Will’s from England. Wembley is there and so I can’t imagine that they’ll be pulling for Kenny and maybe they will because they, everybody loves Kenny. But regardless, it’s an intriguing match that a lot of people are going to want to see.”

A couple of months ago, Styles ruled out the possibility of him clashing with Omega in the ring. The two have built extensive wrestling careers outside of WWE and are widely regarded as two of the best performers of their generation.

 

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