Regarding his upcoming trip to the WWE Performance Center, Styles noted that he’s visited it in the past. This go-around, though, it’s driven by professional assessment and possibilities, rather than physical recovery.

“I’m excited about going down there, hanging, and experiencing the whole day for myself,” Styles said. “I never really spent the whole day there unless I was trying to get back on my feet from being injured. I never went there as a guest coach or anything like that because I was [working on the] main roster. The idea of going there and just going taking it all in, see how it all works, see if there’s anything there that maybe I can provide. I don’t know what that is. Maybe a little inside [coaching]. I don’t know. They got great coaches down there who’s been there, done that.”

According to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Styles initially toyed with the idea of joining the company’s creative or production team following his in-ring retirement. Upon getting a taste of the departments’ meetings, he later changed his mind, opting to instead help WWE from recruitment and development standpoints.

Styles hung up wrestling boots at the 2026 Royal Rumble when he lost to “The Career Killer” GUNTHER by submission. Shortly after that, WWE announced his immediate induction into its Hall of Fame. “The Phenomenal One” made his pro wrestling debut in 1998, with stints in WCW, TNA, Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and WWE coming in the years following.

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