AJ Styles is back, as he made his return on the October 4 episode of WWE SmackDown. AJ Styles had not appeared on WWE programming since he lost to Cody Rhodes at WWE Clash at the Castle. He wrestled at NOAH Destination 2024 in July,

AJ Styles appeared to suffer a leg injury in his first WWE match in months, and here's an update on his status.

Simmons, aka Faarooq, attended the September 13, 2024, episode of SmackDown alongside Long in Seattle, Washington. They spoke to wrestlers backstage and appeared in the crowd during the show. Long said on Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine that Hayes thanked Simmons for helping him earlier in his career:

WWE has issued an update on the storyline injury suffered by AJ Styles on SmackDown. Styles appeared to injure his ankle during his match with Carmelo Hayes, eventually leading to Hayes being declared the winner.

AJ Styles suffered an injury in his match with Carmelo Hayes on WWE SmackDown, causing the match to be stopped.

The October 4th episode of WWE SmackDown featured the return of AJ Styles, who faced Carmelo Hayes but lost due to a leg injury. Michin defeated Chels

On the eve of Bad Blood, WWE SmackDown takes place from Nashville tonight. The WWE Tag Team titles will be on the line in a triple threat ladder match. Champions The Bloodline (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) are defending their belts against The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) and DIY (Johnny Gargano &