8 Ways WWE Is Catering To The Hardcore Fans Right Now

If you would have said two years ago that not only would AJ Styles be a member of the WWE roster, but that he'd be a featured performer at both WrestleMania and SummerSlam, the latter of which he'd walk away from with a clean pin over John Cena you would have been laughed at.

There were conflicting reports that Styles wasn't seen as a main event guy by McMahon as well as that the boss had big plans for his newest toy, but regardless of which one is true it's obvious a lot of faith has been put in him thus far.

Despite the fact that he turned heel, the fans have been solidly behind him in his feud with Cena, and he's Dean Ambrose's next challenger for the WWE world championship, a match that could very well lead to a double turn for the immensely popular AJ and the born-to-be-heel Ambrose.

We all get so tired of Cena overcoming the odds and rising from the ashes of defeat that anytime we see him lose a match clean it's like a Sasquatch sighting. The key is all in the follow-up and what they do with the guy who they've given the rub to.

I still can't believe I watched AJ Styles beat John Cena clean as a whistle at SummerSlam.