10 Things That Must Happen Now WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Is Over

6. AJ Styles Takes It Out On Shane McMahon

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AJ Styles already found a bone to pick with Smackdown commissioner Shane McMahon - a couple of weeks ago on the show, McMahon announced that the main event of the Elimination Chamber PPV would see the WWE Championship defended in the eponymous match. Styles, then champion, was furious that he'd have to put his title on the line against five opponents.

Now that Styles has lost the title, expect him to be even angrier - after all, he's sure to get a spot in the Elimination Chamber, but odds are he won't get a one-on-one title rematch with John Cena. When Styles loses in the EC, he'll feel robbed and frustrated - and he'll take it out on Shane McMahon.

Seeing Shane as the architect of his downfall, Styles will attack the commissioner, laying him out with the Styles Clash. General manager Daniel Bryan will want to punish Styles, but McMahon will refuse, preferring that the two men settle it in the ring at WrestleMania.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013