9 Hidden Meanings Behind Outlandish WWE SummerSlam 2018 Attires

4. AJ Styles

The Undertaker AJ Styles
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AJ Styles look determined to kill Samoa Joe after the 'Samoan Submission Machine' leapt over the line in his comments towards wife Wendy at the climax of their SummerSlam WWE Championship match, but was he himself 'The Deadman' at 'The Biggest Party Of The Summer?'

Decked out in a rather tasteful black and purple ensemble, Styles bore a strong resemblance to The Undertaker on the night he made his dramatic return from exile at 1994's edition of the August supercard. On that night, 'The Demon Of Death Valley' infamously destroyed a mirror image of himself.

Based on AJ's lengthy shared past with Joe and their incredible histories together, Styles may have viewed his challenger as the pretender to his position as SmackDown Live's only 'PHENOMenal One'.

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