AJ Styles was in action on the last episode of Monday Night RAW before WrestleMania 41. Karrion Kross was chosen as his opponent for the night. Kross was missing from action since his last appearance on TV which was on the December 9 edition of RAW last year.
The match between Styles and Kross was filled with explosive moments as the two hard hitters grappled to get the upper hand. The fans even stood witness to a brutal spot where The Tollman threw The Phenomenal One into the barricade.
Karrion Kross drives AJ Styles into the barricade
AJ Styles is set to face Logan Paul in a singles match on night two of WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Before the big contest, Styles made getting some pre-WrestleMania momentum his primary goal on the April 14 edition of RAW.
At one point, the fans saw Kross launch The Prince Of Phenomenal into the ringside fence with brute force. The latter was slammed violently into the barricade, rolled over, and suffered a nasty landing on the cold, hard floor on the other side.
The match went on for a while after that, and both stars tormented each other with their deadly maneuvers. Styles was the one who came out on top at the end after an action-packed duel.
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Logan Paul confronts AJ Styles on RAW
Styles didn’t get much time to celebrate his victory over Karrion Kross, as Logan Paul showed up soon after the match ended.
Paul trash-talked about his upcoming Mania opponent and provoked him, in typical Logan Paul fashion. Styles took the bait and challenged him to enter the ring to face him one-on-one then and there instead of waiting until Sunday.
However, Kross attacked The Phenomenal One from behind while The Maverick entered the ring. Styles took care of Kross, which gave Paul a chance to take him down with his signature knockout punch. He then delivered a Paulverizer on the 47-year-old star, sending him a final message before their scheduled match-up at Mania.
The pair’s feud officially began at Royal Rumble when Paul eliminated Styles. In the RAW episodes that followed, the two went back and forth over their version of events.
Soon, the beef escalated and turned into a full-blown rivalry, with the two now set to meet at Mania to decide who’s the better man.