{"id":271819,"date":"2025-02-27T06:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/wwe-was-trying-to-hurt-aj-styles-and-embarrass-him-says-hall-of-famer-points-out-how-they-did-it-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:15","slug":"wwe-was-trying-to-hurt-aj-styles-and-embarrass-him-says-hall-of-famer-points-out-how-they-did-it-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/wwe-was-trying-to-hurt-aj-styles-and-embarrass-him-says-hall-of-famer-points-out-how-they-did-it-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE was trying to hurt AJ Styles and embarrass him, says Hall of Famer; points out how they did it (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4798047\" data-slug-id=\"2393738\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>AJ Styles may have been hurt and embarrassed by WWE&#8217;s work. A Hall of Famer has said that it was done on purpose.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent episode of <em>The Wrestling Time Machine <\/em>with Mac Davis, on <em>Sportskeeda WrestleBinge<\/em>, Bill Apter and Teddy Long talked about the company&#8217;s treatment of Styles.<\/p>\n<p>Pro wrestling journalist and Sportskeeda&#8217;s Senior Editor Bill Apter pointed out how it was unnecessary of WWE to really talk about Styles&#8217; age repeatedly as they had done on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/raw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">RAW<\/a>. He said that they were calling him 47 years old and reminding fans that he was a veteran repeatedly. He noted that Styles didn&#8217;t even look that old or like a veteran.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When you mention AJ Styles, recently on RAW, they kept saying, &#8216;Well, you know, he\u2019s 47 years old. He\u2019s a veteran, he\u2019s 47.&#8217; I don\u2019t know why they kept bringing his age up. He does not not even look like he\u2019s a veteran.&#8221; (12:58 \u2013 13:12)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Teddy Long was also outraged by this treatment of Styles. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WWE<\/a> Hall of Famer said that this was done by the company to make him look old, and embarrass and hurt him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;That kills me. You know what, they do that because that\u2019s a sly way of trying to hurt and embarrass you. &#8216;Well, you know, he\u2019s an old guy.'&#8221; (13:13 \u2013 13:20)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Teddy Long reveals his real feelings about John Cena\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BeJM23KEnT8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"BeJM23KEnT8\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/BeJM23KEnT8\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/BeJM23KEnT8\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whether that&#8217;s indeed the case or not, AJ Styles appears to be in somewhat of a feud with The Judgment Day at this time. 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