Paul Heyman and AJ Styles are reunited once against on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
Heyman officially returned to the brand on last week’s episode when Roman Reigns was revealed as his latest client.
The development is interesting considering the history between Styles and Heyman. Styles considers Heyman to be a liar due to his role in the WWE releases of his friends Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson back in April.
Styles first found out about the releases of Gallows and Anderson while they were taping the 2020 Money in the Bank match at WWE Headquarters. Allegedly, Heyman told Styles he had nothing to do with their releases and even went as far as saying he fought for them when he knew they could be on the block. It is believed Heyman actually pushed for their releases, including the idea they were too expensive.
Styles found out what happened and was moved to SmackDown because he was so angry he couldn’t even stand to look at Heyman. He even expressed his disdain for Paul on his Twitch channel.
Heyman of course will not be calling the shots on SmackDown as he remains an on-screen character only after being replaced by Bruce Prichard as the Executive Director of Raw in June. However, the two are sure to cross paths.
Styles has gone on record as to saying he hasn’t forgotten what Heyman did but he is also not going to be the guy that holds the grudge. He has made it more than clear he does not trust Heyman but is happy for Gallows and Anderson now that they are doing well in Impact Wrestling.
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