WWE SmackDown: 10 Things You Might Have Missed (Oct 18)
3. AJ Styles Couldn't Put A Chin Lock On James Ellsworth
At the turn of the year, who would have thought AJ Styles and a piece of enhancement talent would be headlining an episode of SmackDown for the WWE World Title? As entertaining as James Ellsworth is, he's undoubtedly a jobber. Everyone has their role on television, so it's hardly disrespectful to call the man such.
Besides, Ellsworth is over with the core fanbase. Desperately seeking an upset yet knowing it wasn't realistic, fans still cheered wildly for every offensive move Ellsworth managed to get in against Styles. A consistent theme of the match played off the jobber's chin, or more accurately the lack of one.
At one point, AJ tried to lock in a rudimentary chin lock on his foe. Quickly, Ellsworth was able to slip out of it. The announcers didn't make a huge deal of this, swiftly mentioning that it would be challenging for Styles to lock on such a move considering his opponent's lack of jaw bone.
This was a clever play on a running joke. Hilariously, when Ellsworth later hit AJ with a Superkick, David Otunga also called it the 'No Chin Music'.