AJ Styles recalls exhausting year-long WWE title reign on podcast
Wrestling Inc • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 27, 2026, 4:30 PM
Last updated Jun 27, 2026
AJ Styles discussed his year-long WWE Championship reign during a podcast episode released on June 27, 2026. He labeled the experience as 'exhausting,' detailing the pressures of performing every week and meeting promotional commitments. Styles held the title from November 7, 2017, to November 13, 2018, feeling a significant weight lifted after losing to Daniel Bryan. He noted that while he continued to compete for titles afterward, he never regained the World Championship before his retirement earlier this year.
- •AJ Styles shared insights on his WWE Championship run during a podcast.
- •He described the reign as tiring due to weekly match commitments.
- •Styles held the championship from November 2017 to November 2018.
- •He felt relief after losing the title to Daniel Bryan.
- •He never won a World Championship again before retiring in 2026.
- 4:30 PMWrestling Inc — AJ Styles Recalls Year-Long WWE World Title Run: 'Exhausting'
"AJ Styles recalls his year-long WWE World Championship run, which he wasn't entirely a big fan of, remembering that time period as "exhausting" for him
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