What REALLY Happened To AJ Styles During His WWE WrestleMania 38 Entrance

How the Phenomenal AJ Styles got busted open...

by Michael Sidgwick
AJ Styles
WWE

If you watched Night 2 of WWE WrestleMania 38, you likely spotted AJ Styles sporting a small but noticeable red gash on his face as he made his entrance.

It was thought initially that stray pyro sparks had smarted his face, causing a burn. As it happens, this was not the case; scrutinise the footage closely, and you'll notice AJ misjudge the height of the WrestleMania stage. He banged his head on it, likely causing the small cut, but as a total professional styled it as if it didn't happen. This was ironic: doesn't WWE frown upon gory self-mutilation?

Of course, this by accident; when WWE actively wants a performer to draw blood, they'll simply have Brock Lesnar concuss them into doing a hardway job.

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So yes, the puzzle has been solved. AJ gashed himself with the old albeit inadvertent Bill Goldberg pre-match ritual.

It didn't affect his performance in the match, the quality of which will be analysed by Andy Murray and this author on Ups & Downs from WWE WrestleMania 38 and 9 Match Star Ratings For WWE WrestleMania 38, respectively.

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Check back over the course of the day for those reviews and indeed more news as and when it drops.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!