TLC 2018 Daniel Bryan v AJ Styles

At WWE TLC, get ready for the highly-anticipated rematch that will pit newly crowned WWE Champion Daniel Bryan against the Superstar he stole the title from, AJ Styles.

It was a match that was never supposed to happen. The stage had been set for an immense showdown between then-titleholder Styles and Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series, but when Bryan’s name came up during a heated exchange between Styles and Lesnar’s always-instigating advocate Paul Heyman, a brawl broke out between The Phenomenal One and The Beard.

As a result, two of the blue brand’s best fought in an impromptu matchup for the WWE Championship later that night, and Bryan did the unthinkable, completely foregoing good-sportsmanship and kicking Styles below the belt when the referee wasn’t looking. Right or wrong, the maneuver gave him the advantage and, moments later, the WWE Title.

In the wake of his brutal subsequent match against The Beast at Survivor Series, Bryan returned to the blue brand, casting off the WWE Universe as he claimed that both the “old Daniel Bryan” and The “Yes!” Movement were dead, and the “New Daniel Bryan” would never again give up on his dreams like he did when he announced his retirement.