This is Not Sam Wrestling.

Introducing your host from New York, here is Sam Roberts.

Oh, baby, welcome, everybody.

Welcome to a Not Sam Wrestling update.

There is a question that I've been pondering

since Monday, since Monday Night Raw when it became official. You know, most of the time when the

Royal Rumble comes around, the thing that we're looking forward to most is the Royal Rumble

match itself. It's what the PLE is all about. But every now and then, there's something big on that

rumble card that, I don't know if it's

bigger than the Rumble match itself, but it certainly is a big enough attraction by itself

that it creates a conversation.

You remember when the Ultimate Warrior lost the W.W.E. Championship to Sergeant Slaughter.

You remember the big bloodline angle at the Royal Rumble.

What was that?

2023 between Roman Reins and Sammy Zane that actually was bigger than the Royal Rumble match

itself. Well, while I don't know that it'll be bigger than the Royal Rumble match itself,

I do know that I've been thinking a lot about Gunther and A.J. Stiles.

And here's the question. And it boils down to this, but it is, it is a lot about Gunther and AJ Styles. And here's the question. And it boils down to

this, but it is, it is a lot. On one end, I could not see, even though especially, honestly,

especially because we know that 2026 is the last year that AJ Styles is going to be a wrestler.

I cannot believe that January is the last year that AJ Stiles is going to be a wrestler. I cannot believe that January is the month in 2026 that AJ Stiles retires.

At the same time, I cannot believe that after beating John Sina a month ago on Saturday

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