8 New Directions After WWE Money In The Bank 2019

2. An AJ Styles Heel Turn?

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Admission time: this fan thought it was nailed on that AJ Styles would boot Seth Rollins in the little 'Beast Slayers' and turn heel at Money In The Bank. Not before or during the Universal Title bout, but post-match. That staredown they had screamed incoming swerve.

It didn't happen. That's not to say it's not about to.

AJ was glorious as a villain on SmackDown several years ago, and there's always been that question about how well he'd fare on Raw as a heel again. 2019 could be the time to find out. If Styles and Rollins agree to another hard-fought workhorse war on pay-per-view, we fully expect AJ to plant a 'Phenomenal' kick right to Seth's nuts and turn 'Too Sweet' into 'Too Sour'.

Look at the way Rollins heelishly raised the Universal belt above his head when Styles offered a handshake this past weekend. That could be AJ's motivation (and skewed justification) for the turn. Why not? It's not like Styles should repeatedly hit SmackDown every week as a 'Wild Card'. Been there, done that, and he needs a change.

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