Rivals collide again ahead of Royal Rumble stakes
Summary
– AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura will meet on January 24 at Saturday Night’s Main Event
– The match was confirmed during a backstage segment on SmackDown
– It marks their first singles bout against each other since 2020
AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura are set to renew their rivalry at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 24. The match was officially confirmed during the January 23 episode of SmackDown.
During a backstage confrontation, Nakamura challenged Styles to prove that he is still phenomenal. The encounter carried extra weight, as Styles is preparing to put his career on the line against Gunther at the Royal Rumble.
The upcoming bout will be the first one-on-one meeting between Styles and Nakamura since May 2020. Their rivalry dates back even further, with their first-ever singles match taking place at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10.
The match adds another high-profile attraction to the Saturday Night’s Main Event card. The show will also feature a four-way match to determine the number one contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship, a Women’s Tag Team Championship defense, Cody Rhodes facing Jacob Fatu, and multiple top stars in action.
