When Did AJ Styles Win the WWE Championship?
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- On October 9, 2016, at the No Mercy pay-per-view, Styles defeated Dean Ambrose to win the WWE Championship for the first time.
- He successfully defended the title against Ambrose at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view on December 4.
- On January 29, 2017, at the Royal Rumble, Styles entered the Royal Rumble match as the WWE Champion and was eliminated by Randy Orton.
- He regained the title from Orton on February 12, 2017, at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
- He then successfully defended the title against Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Braun Strowman in a handicap match at Fastlane on March 5.
- On April 2, 2017, at WrestleMania 33, Styles lost the title to Orton in a match also involving Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.
AJ Styles is a current WWE Champion, but when did he first win the title? We take a look at his career and find out when he became a champion.
On October 9, 2016, at the No Mercy pay-per-view, Styles defeated Dean Ambrose to win the WWE Championship for the first time.
Styles’ first WWE Championship reign began on the October 9, 2016, episode of SmackDown Live, when he defeated Dean Ambrose. This made Styles the 16th person to have won both the WWE Championship and the Heavyweight Championship, as well as the only person to hold both titles at the same time in WWE history. On November 8 at Survivor Series, Styles successfully defended his title against World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar in a champion vs. champion match. He then went on to successfully defend his title against Ambrose and James Ellsworth in a triple threat TLC match at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view on December 4.
He successfully defended the title against Ambrose at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view on December 4.
AJ Styles won the WWE Championship for the first time at the SmackDown-exclusive pay-per-view Backlash on September 11, 2016, defeating Dean Ambrose. He successfully defended the title against Ambrose at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view on December 4. He then defeated both Ambrose and Cena in a triple threat match at the Royal Rumble on January 29, 2017 to retain the title.
On January 29, 2017, at the Royal Rumble, Styles entered the Royal Rumble match as the WWE Champion and was eliminated by Randy Orton.
On January 29, 2017, at the Royal Rumble, Styles entered the Royal Rumble match as the WWE Champion and was eliminated by Randy Orton. This meant that Styles would have to defend his title against Orton at the Elimination Chamber event on February 12, which he did, retaining his title. On the February 21 episode of SmackDown Live, Styles was challenged by John Cena for the WWE Championship at Fastlane on March 5, to which Styles accepted.
He regained the title from Orton on February 12, 2017, at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
On February 12, 2017, at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Styles defeated Orton to regain the WWE Championship, becoming the first man to ever win the WWE Championship while holding the United States Championship.
He then successfully defended the title against Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Braun Strowman in a handicap match at Fastlane on March 5.
Styles then won the WWE Championship for a second time at WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018, defeating Shinsuke Nakamura in what was universally acclaimed as one of the best matches in WrestleMania history. He successfully retained the title against Nakamura in a rematch at the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27. On June 17 at Money in the Bank, Styles lost the title to Nakamura after WWE Chairman Vince McMahon ordered the match to restart as a no disqualification match, which led to McMahon hitting Styles with a low blow and Nakamura winning as a result.
On April 2, 2017, at WrestleMania 33, Styles lost the title to Orton in a match also involving Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.
On April 2, 2017, at WrestleMania 33, Styles lost the title to Orton in a match also involving Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.
