WWE To Assess AJ Styles' Injury At RAW Tonight

An ongoing injury issue limited AJ Styles to a fleeting role in WWE's Madison Square Garden show this weekend.

According to PWInsider, the reigning WWE Champion was originally scheduled to compete in tag team action. Instead, he appeared in a non-wrestling capacity, saving Shinsuke Nakamura from a beat-down by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, who had kayfabe "injured" AJ before the opening bell.

The website is reporting that company doctors will examine him backstage at tonight's episode of Raw. The nature of the issue has not yet been disclosed, although KO and Zayn were said to have targeted his knee during their ambush.

With less than three weeks go until WrestleMania, any issue that requires a lengthy recovery period would obviously throw a huge spanner in WWE plans. The Phenomenal One is set to compete against the aforementioned Shinsuke Nakamura in one of the event's marquee matches, a meeting fans have been clamouring to see for years.

Even if he does get the all-clear, there will of course be concerns that his getting hurt so close to the show could see him take to the ring at less than 100%. As we saw last year with Seth Rollins, this may keep him from reaching the standards of which he is typically expected.