10 Wrestling Moments EVERYONE Expected To Happen (That Never Did)

The second The Phenomenal AJ Styles arrived on the WWE stage at the 2016 Royal Rumble, fans quickly began fantasising over which dream matches could finally become a reality with the one-time NJPW and Impact sensation finally on the roster.

And while epics against John Cena and Brock Lesnar would ultimately be ticked off the list, one box that would remain blank came in the form of a simply mouth-watering encounter involving a certain Showstopper.

With Styles going as far as to share a fan-made photo of himself and Shawn Michaels engaging in a stare-down designed to hype up a dream Royal Rumble 2017 battle between the two, fans were understandably quick to assume that maybe conversations were already being had about this undoubted show-stealer just waiting to happen.

Fast forward to 2018 and Michaels had already returned alongside Triple H in what turned out to be a Crown Jewel disaster. So, why not attempt to go out on a proper high opposite Styles on The Grandest Stage?

Well, according to AJ himself, Styles did actually asked Michaels about one last hurrah in the middle of the squared-circle and was unfortunately given a swift "no".

And after nearly breaking his neck during that aforementioned Saudi debacle, you can't exactly blame him either.