AJ Styles Reveals How He Was Injured, if It Affected His ‘WrestleMania’ Match

WWE Champion AJ Styles was interviewed by USA Today where he revealed information on his recent injury scare, the Charlotte vs. Asuka match at ‘WrestleMania,’ and his match vs. Shinsuke Nakamura.

Styles first explained how the injury he sustained at a ‘Smackdown‘ live event came about and if he was in any real danger of not making it to ‘WrestleMania.’

“A little of nothing. It was just one of those… got hit in the back of the knee. I think it scared more people than it actually scared me. I knew I was going to make it to WrestleMania, there’s nothing wrong with me.”

Styles explains why he is excited about Charlotte vs. Asuka, which is a huge match on the ‘WrestleMania 34’ card.

“Charlotte, definitely one of the best women’s performers in the WWE, and Asuka, of course, she’s no slacker either. You put these two in the ring…. It’s almost like the same build-up [to Nakamura-Styles]. It’s a match that I want to see, and now the opportunity of it finally happening is very exciting. This WrestleMania is probably one of the best cards in a long time for exciting matches.”

Aside from a face-off in the Money in the Bank match last year, Styles and Nakamura have never faced off in a one-on-one match on WWE TV. Styles explains why he is thankful for that.

“You know what’s great about that is the same thing happened in Japan, and the same thing’s happening here in WWE. That’s a good thing. There are matches that you can have over and over and over again and people will love it, but there are some matches that you wish you had and you never got the opportunity to see it – this is it.

“This is the match I think a lot of people wanted to see, and I think we proved that at Money In The Bank. The build-up just to that moment was great… The opportunity to do it at WrestleMania is perfect, and the fact that we haven’t touched in a one-on-one competition? Perfect.”

If you’ve never had the opportunity to see Styles vs. Nakamura in NJPW, you can watch the match from ‘Wrestle Kingdom 10’ below.

Shinuske Nakamura vs Aj styles wrestle kingdom FULL MATCH

Did you ever watch that match? Are you excited for Styles vs. Nakamura at ‘WrestleMania 34?’

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