AJ Styles pensiun dari WWE setelah kalah di Royal Rumble

Rabu, 25 Februari 2026

AJ Styles secara resmi pensiun dari WWE setelah dikalahkan Gunther di Royal Rumble 2026, menandai akhir puitis kariernya yang dimulai di acara 2016. Selama tribut emosional di episode WWE Raw 23 Februari di Atlanta, The Undertaker mengejutkannya dengan berita induksi Hall of Fame 2026. Laporan belakang panggung menunjukkan Styles tahu tawaran besar dari AEW tapi memilih waktu keluarga dan menghindari cedera lebih lanjut.

AJ Styles mengakhiri karier di-ringnya dengan kekalahan dari Gunther di Royal Rumble di Arab Saudi bulan lalu, tepat sepuluh tahun setelah debut WWE-nya di Royal Rumble 2016. Pria berusia 48 tahun, yang debut pada 1998 dan membangun warisan di TNA, Jepang, dan WWE, kembali ke episode WWE Raw 23 Februari 2026 di State Farm Arena di Atlanta untuk penampilan perpisahan. Di sana, ia meninggalkan sarung tangannya di tengah ring sebagai gestur simbolis pensiun, dikelilingi keluarga, Frankie Kazarian, Abyss, dan The Good Brothers—Luke Gallows dan Karl Anderson—.

Apa yang dikatakan orang

Diskusi di X tentang pensiun AJ Styles dari WWE setelah kalah dari Gunther di Royal Rumble 2026 menampilkan tribut emosional, pujian atas karier legendarisnya di TNA, NJPW, dan WWE, serta induksi Hall of Fame yang diumumkan The Undertaker di Raw. Pengguna menyebut cedera leher, keinginan waktu keluarga, dan menghindari malu sebagai alasan utama, mencatat ia menolak tawaran besar AEW. Sentimen berkisar dari perayaan pensiun di puncak hingga kekecewaan penggemar AEW dan skeptisisme ringan tentang kepastiannya.

To be able to retire at the top of your game with your health intact and go home to a beautiful family as a WWE Hall of Famer...

This is what winning looks like!

Congrats to AJ Styles 🥳#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/BpEyB9KHOA

— The Movement - Pro Wrestling (@TheMovementXx) 24 Februari 2026

Karl Anderson says AJ Styles told him his neck is hurting too bad, emphasizes that AJ is legitimately retired:

“We get to the back [after WWE RAW in Atlanta]. I said, ‘AJ, I did not know you were really going to retire.’ He goes, ‘Really?’ I say, ‘Yeah, what do you mean, really,… pic.twitter.com/EpU3oSrpUL

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) 25 Februari 2026

AJ Styles says he originally wanted to retire at WWE WrestleMania 41, but he held off because he just returned from his foot injury.

“Everybody wants to retire at WrestleMania, the biggest show of the year that we do. I was going to do exactly that, but I just came back from an… pic.twitter.com/etSfSTVpWR

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) 20 Februari 2026

Gunther officially retired AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble, and now we’re getting this tribute in Atlanta. Is AJ actually hanging it up for good, or is this just another classic WWE setup for one last run at WrestleMania 42?

— Benjamin (@slimshaddy71) 22 Februari 2026

AJ Styles has said the injury he suffered last WrestleMania should have ended his career but he wanted to retire at the Royal Rumble so he came back. Get over it. It’s not happening, loser.

— Joey🇺🇸 (@myronix123) 25 Februari 2026

Sumber

• https://theringreport.com/wwe/aj-styles-reveals-reason-for-wwe-retirement-backstage-news-on-aew-move-and-hall-of-fame-a28474
• https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/karl-anderson-aj-styles-told-me-backstage-at-wwe-raw-that-his-neck-is-hurting-too-bad-wants-to-help-next-generation-of-wrestlers/
• https://slamwrestling.net/news/aj-styles-addresses-his-decision-to-officially-retire-on-wwe-raw/
• https://www.wrestling-world.com/news/news/wwe/39522/aj-styles-reveals-why-he-chose-to-retire-at-the-wwe-royal-rumble/
• https://www.wrestling-world.com/news/news/wwe/39536/former-wwe-star-reflects-on-unexpected-raw-return/
• https://nodq.com/news/report-aj-styles-was-well-aware-that-aew-was-willing-to-make-a-substantial-offer/
• https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/97480/AJ-Styles-Aware-Of-Major-AEW-Offer-Before-WWE/