WWE: 5 Potential Challengers to AJ Styles’ US Championship
By Dalton Quix
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It appears that AJ Styles is finally done with his feud with Kevin Owens, so who will be next to challenge Styles for his WWE US Championship?
AJ Style was able to successfully retain his WWE US Championship against Kevin Owens at SummerSlam, but since Owens thought Shane McMahon was biased as a special guest referee, Owens was awarded a rematch on SmackDown Live.
There were, however, two stipulations to this match. One was that Kevin Owens got to choose the referee, and the other was that Kevin Owens could no longer challenge Styles for the US Championship if he lost that match.
Baron Corbin ended up being the special guest referee, but Shane McMahon came out during the match to replace him. This distraction cost Kevin Owens, and Styles walked out victorious.
With Kevin Owens now in the rearview mirror, Styles has made it clear that he is going to bring back the weekly United States Championship Open Challenge and will take on all comers.
While I am sure this will provide some nice surprises for debuts and returns, and it will give some underutilized guys on the roster a chance to shine, I doubt the title will actually change hands during one of these segments.
There are plenty of guys Styles can work a program with for the US Championship, but who is next in line?