Full Match: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles From Backlash 2016

The changing of the guard. To say that AJ Styles is one of the top stars in the wrestling world today is an understatement. It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t find him to be one of the best in the world with one classic match after another. He’s a two time WWE Champion and holds the title as we come into Backlash 2018. It’s hard to say how long he’s going to hold the title, but Backlash certainly has a good history for him, which is what WWE is looking at today.

It was a big night for the Phenomenal One.

FULL MATCH - Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles - World Championship Match: WWE Backlash 2016 (WWE Network)

WWE has posted the full version of Styles challenging Dean Ambrose for the WWE Championship at Backlash 2016 on its YouTube page. This was the match where Styles became WWE Champion for the first time, ending Ambrose’s first and only reign as champion. The story of the match was Ambrose not taking Styles seriously and not knowing what he was getting himself into. The feud continued for a few months, including seeing James Ellsworth being brought in on Ambrose’s side.

Check out the full results from this show right here.

Opinion: I’m not sure how big of a surprise this was as there was almost no way that Styles wasn’t going to become champion sooner rather than later. There are very few people that are on his level and they had to make him champion at some point. Ambrose is a main event star but I’m not sure how much staying power he had as the top guy on either show. His comeback should be interesting, but he was in over his head on this night in particular.

What did you think of this match? Would you like to see it again? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the WWE Grab Bag.

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