10 Reasons WWE Booked Roman Reigns Vs AJ Styles At Payback

6. Styles' Recent Performances

When you think of consistently impressive performances over the past few months, you think of AJ Styles.

He's exceeded expectations in WWE, starting with that monster pop at Royal Rumble. He then had a excellent series of matches with Chris Jericho, in which he proved to be one of the best in-ring workers in the company.

Credit should also go to WWE, as they're the ones who gave him the stage and time to look so good. Creative have done a great job with The Phenomenal One, getting him over way beyond just the smarks.

Based on meritocracy, he earned the Payback shot. That's not always how WWE works, but it could be the case that they were so impressed that they decided to give him a bigger gig.