10 Better World Champion Options Than Brock Lesnar And Randy Orton
2. AJ Styles
Similar to Owens, AJ Styles carried SmackDown during the same down period, and like Owens, dropped his title before WrestleMania, stuck curtain jerking the show (and damn near stealing it with Shane McMahon).
SmackDown is indeed the house that AJ Styles built, and he is the best wrestler in the company at the moment. Both he and Owens are wasted in a program for the United States Championship while Orton and Jinder could possibly main event Backlash. Seems like the roles should be reversed, no?
With John Cena on a leave of absence to film a movie, it’s between Orton and Styles as to who is the top babyface on SmackDown. Styles has proven with his performances over the past year that he’s more deserving of holding the top spot, and the championship, than Randy.