AJ Styles returned to WWE programming on the October 4th episode of SmackDown and got injured during a match against Carmelo Hayes.
He sustaining a Lisfranc injury, which he mentioned is very challenging. The timing was especially unfortunate for Styles, as his return was meant to kickstart his rumored farewell run.
Previous reports suggested that WWE officials were hopeful that Styles would be able to get cleared and return at Royal Rumble 2025.
In an update from Fightful Select, Styles is in Indianapolis right now, the site of tonight’s Royal Rumble PLE, but there’s no confirmation about his in-ring return at this point.
So far, WWE has only confirmed 17 entrants for the Men’s Royal Rumble match, leaving plenty of room for surprise entrants:
1. John Cena
2. Roman Reigns
3. CM Punk
4. Seth Rollins
5. Drew McIntyre
6. Rey Mysterio
7. LA Knight
8. Shinsuke Nakamura
9. Carmelo Hayes
10. Sami Zayn
11. Jey Uso
12. Logan Paul
13. Penta
14. Bron Breakker
15. Chad Gable
16. Damian Priest
17. Jacob Fatu
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