7 New WWE Directions After Hell In A Cell 2017

4. AJ Styles Moving Into The WWE Title Picture

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Similarly, dropping the United States title to Baron Corbin could be the best thing for AJ Styles right now too. Don't forget that Styles didn't take the fall in that Triple Threat encounter, so he was protected even when losing the belt. That'll be important later on, especially if Styles moves upwards into the WWE Title conversation.

The Jinder Mahal experiment has long-since grown tiresome. As WWE Champ, Mahal hasn't been able to headline the last two WWE pay-per-views. His last main event on such a platform (the Punjabi Prison against Randy Orton at Battleground) also failed to satisfy. It's time for the company to move on to someone who can deliver when it matters.

AJ Styles is that man, he proved it before and he'd do so again given the chance. If WWE book Styles to topple Mahal before the end of the year, 2018 would begin with a renewed energy on SmackDown. Then, the rebuilding process for Shinsuke Nakamura can begin.

Give us AJ vs. Nakamura, WWE.

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