7 Ups And 9 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 1)

3. Putting Over Your Opponent

A lot was accomplished Monday to establish AJ Styles as a player in WWE without him having to compete in the ring or even say a word. In addition to his appearance on Miz TV, Styles received high praise from his opponent last week, Chris Jericho. In a backstage interview with Renee Young, Y2J talked about how he had thought about AJ all week, how their match was great except for the outcome. He called Styles €œthe real deal,€ a tenacious pit bull. But things got interesting when Jericho mentioned that he would be watching Styles€™ upcoming Smackdown match against Miz very closely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajyEgrYpG_0 Jericho has been flirting with a slow burn heel turn since returning to WWE, and the wily veteran unable to put down a new talent would be a great heel character for him at this stage of his career. Perhaps Y2J confronts AJ and asks for a rematch at Fastlane. Maybe Jericho cheats to win to set up a decisive match (notice the difference between trading wins?). Either way, this could be a nice little intro feud for Styles in WWE.