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AJ Styles looks back on being The Undertaker’s final WWE opponent: ‘Wish we could’ve done it earlier’

Posted: Oct 1st 2026 By: Rosanne Raphael

While AJ Styles is content with his Boneyard match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 36, he does however wish it was done sooner.

Styles revisited his WrestleMania match against The Undertaker during his interview with Sporf. While the clash between the two veterans was a once in a lifetime experience, Styles wishes the opportunity had come earlier.

“It was definitely different. It was something we didn’t know was going to happen until it did. Getting the Bone Yard match built to look like the match that it looked like was pretty unbelievable. Man, to have the match with The Undertaker, his last match, I wish we could’ve done it earlier. Him and I, there is something about the timing we had together, it was a recipe for a great match, we just got to do it in a cinematic way.”

The stipulated match was held in a cemetery-like setup instead of the traditional wrestling ring without a live audience due to the lockdown period. The cinematic encounter which concluded with The Undertaker’s victory also turned out to be his final wrestling match.