Source: PWInsider

By Mike Johnson on 2016-01-05 08:18:30
The Bullet Club turned on AJ Styles during the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dash event in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan this morning with Kenny Omega taking control and leadership of the group. This was Styles' last scheduled appearance for the company.

Omega went on to defeat IWGP Intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a tag match, setting up a future title challenge. Obviously, should Nakamura indeed finish up, the company needs to move the belt and it appears Omega, obviously in for a major push in 2016, is the most likely candidate.

Wow. I didn't expect Omega to get such a push.

It's a shame Fale wasn't the one to take AJ out because it would have built perfectly from their match in the G1. They could have had the team pick up the win, then have them all celebrating with AJ riding on Fale's shoulders, and then have Omega give the signal and have Fale give AJ the Queen Suplex (I'm pretty sure that's what that move is called) and then do the beatdown a la Evolution turning on Orton.

in an interesting move, WWE just published an article on whether Nakamura et al are coming to WWE

http://www.wwe.com/inside/are-aj-styles ... e-28508549

cero2k wrote:in an interesting move, WWE just published an article on whether Nakamura et al are coming to WWE

http://www.wwe.com/inside/are-aj-styles ... e-28508549

There's no way they even mention this if at least part of it wasn't true.

^^ Totally confirms it then. They'll join Balor in NXT and form yet another faction as WWE creative are getting boners over factions and stables right now. But I suppose at least the chemistry will already be there.

XIV wrote:^^ Totally confirms it then. They'll join Balor in NXT and form yet another faction as WWE creative are getting boners over factions and stables right now. But I suppose at least the chemistry will already be there.

If I had to guess, they (meaning at least Gallows and Anderson) around Mania weekend, when Sami Zayn is going for Balor's title, and they'll help Balor retain, turning him heel. This will open the door for Joe to turn back babyface as he will say that while he did attack Balor, at least he did it by himself and fights his own battles.

Big Red Machine wrote:

XIV wrote:^^ Totally confirms it then. They'll join Balor in NXT and form yet another faction as WWE creative are getting boners over factions and stables right now. But I suppose at least the chemistry will already be there.

If I had to guess, they (meaning at least Gallows and Anderson) around Mania weekend, when Sami Zayn is going for Balor's title, and they'll help Balor retain, turning him heel. This will open the door for Joe to turn back babyface as he will say that while he did attack Balor, at least he did it by himself and fights his own battles.

This isn't a bad shout, but I think Joe should stay as a heel, he's just far more comfortable in that zone. And he's one of these rare heels where he doesn't even need promo time to get himself over as a heel.