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Alistair McGeorge (2020-04-05). "WWE's AJ Styles in Wikipedia 'death prank' after WrestleMania Boneyard Match". Metro (British newspaper). Retrieved 2020-05-03. It didn't take long for some pranksters to have some fun, with some edits seemingly made to Styles' Wikipedia page to reflect the outcome of the brawl. Naturally, everything is back to normal now, but for a short while his bio appeared to list 4 April as the day he died.
Derek Holloway (17 May 2026). "AJ Styles Calls Out False Wikipedia Claim About His Wrestling Career". ringsidenews.com. Retrieved 18 May 2026. Things got even more confusing once Styles and co-host Tony Giles started looking deeper into the information listed online. That's when Styles noticed Wikipedia claimed he once wrestled under the name "Jason Styles."

retirement

Latest comment: 5 months ago5 comments4 people in discussion

just a heads up but he may still be with WWE after all this since he already stated he wanted to work backstage after retirement. We'll have to wait and see of course ~2026-68457-4 (talk) 21:53, 31 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

he didn't do the retirement farewell of placing his gloves in the center of the ring. I believe he will retire with TNA as thats where he made his name in the busines. ~2026-69621-8 (talk) 00:39, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

And what sources can back up that? Why on earth would we put your opinion and interpretation in the article? Lemonademan22 (talk) 16:56, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Whether he placed his gloves in the ring or not is irrelevant. — Czello ^(music) 16:59, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

well that's that. He ended his career where he said he would (in WWE). He's fully retired and works for WWE ~2026-68457-4 (talk) 06:17, 28 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Constant vandalism

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

could this be temporarily locked so the people stop changing that he isn't retired? I know it'll block me too lol, but it'll save everyone the headache of fixing it ~2026-68457-4 (talk) 16:25, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Retired?

Latest comment: 6 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Has it been confirmed he has retired? Yes, his WWE career is (probably) over, but it seems a bit premature to say he's retired when he could still turn up in other promotions. ~2026-26513-6 (talk) 16:40, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Sources, including WWE, say he’s retired. Saying he might not be retired and he’ll leave WWE is speculation and original research. Lemonademan22 (talk) 16:55, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Still Signed to WWE

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Just because he has retired does not mean his contract with WWE has ended. His extension is up this month, per Fightful Select, however he is still technically signed to WWE right now. We should reflect this in the lead, no? Lilpippybars (talk) 03:43, 2 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2026

Latest comment: 4 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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He is often regarded as one of the best professional wrestlers of all time and arguably the best one of his generation.

~2026-14254-79 (talk) 05:26, 5 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to make. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 06:51, 5 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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