AJ Styles Negotiating New WWE Contract, Wants Reduced Schedule

Former WWE champ looking for Randy Orton style dates.

by Benjamin Richardson
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AJ Styles is apparently in the midst of negotiating for a new contract with WWE - and is said to be looking for a heavily reduced schedule.

Fightful.com reports from two separate sources that the Phenomenal One, who turns 42 next year, has asked for a contract which limits his dates to television and a handful of live appearances, in a similar manner to that of Randy Orton's.

Styles, who is coming up on three years with the company this January, is said to be discussing a new deal of a similar length. It was also noted that the Georgian, who suddenly lost his WWE Title to Daniel Bryan just days before this Sunday's Survivor Series, suggested dropping the strap so that he could spend more time with his family. However, it's not understood whether the recent change was directly related to the superstar's negotiations.

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Though Styles has plenty of options away from WWE should the two parties fail to come to terms - and there's no real suggestion that they won't - his time with the company is guaranteed to run until at least April so that he can fulfil duties relating to 2K Games' 'Million Dollar Challenge'.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.