AJ Styles inevitably won his first major WWE title last night at Backlash, deafeating Dean Ambrose with a low blow and a subsequent Styles Clash.
‘The new face that runs the place’ was profiled via WWE’s Instagram and also gave this backstage interview after his win:
EXCLUSIVE: One way or another, @AJStylesOrg is in the history books as @WWE World Champion after #WWEBacklash! pic.twitter.com/KouChWTUG4
— WWE (@WWE) September 12, 2016
Here is also some reaction on Twitter after Styles’ win:
#TheClub #AJStyles
We told the World #BulletClub
👌— Karl Anderson (@KarlAndersonWWE) September 12, 2016
Hell yeah @AJStylesOrg
— $asha Bank$ (@SashaBanksWWE) September 12, 2016
There are only a handful of truly great, in ring performers working today but no one's better than @AJStylesOrg…IMO. #HelluvaMatch
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) September 12, 2016
🎼 You get what you put in…and people get what they deserve🎼 CONGRATS!! @AJStylesOrg #WWEBacklash 👍
— Bubba Ray Dudley (@bullyray5150) September 12, 2016
So happy for @AJStylesOrg! Congrats Champ! https://t.co/k6LSMuHWfB
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) September 12, 2016