Soooooo, AJ Styles is the WWE Champion now. What a journey for him. 11 years ago, on this day, he and Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels had arguably the greatest match in TNA history. Then he won the top title in TNA, then he was underutilized, and then he quit TNA since they want him to take a paycut. He, then, had a career resurgence in NJPW having top-caliber matches with their top talent and won their big championship and was a proven draw for them.
Now, not even eight months into being in the WWE, he's the WWE champion. Wow. What a year for wrestling.