{"id":213204,"date":"2026-03-09T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=213204"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:46:03","slug":"a-j-styles-reveals-his-new-role-behind-the-scenes-for-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/03\/09\/a-j-styles-reveals-his-new-role-behind-the-scenes-for-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"A.J. Styles reveals his new role behind the scenes for WWE including scouting and morale checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-184256016\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>A.J. Styles has revealed his new role behind the scenes working with talent on the indies and in WWE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m on the internet and I\u2019m checking out talent because it\u2019s kind of going to be part of my job with WWE now,&#8221; said Styles on his new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a584gIV-g44\">Phenomenally Retro<\/a> podcast that is primarily focused on video games. &#8220;I\u2019m looking for talent and I\u2019m looking to see what I can do, if I can do anything for them, if they can get better, you know, little things like that. Because if there is a possibility of them maybe getting a WWE ID contract or something like that, then hopefully I can facilitate and get that to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Styles said his new duties also include checking in on talent on the main roster and NXT to see if they need his help. \u201cSo, as of right now, it\u2019s a little slow, but there are phone calls that are going to have to be made to make sure my job is done and it\u2019s not just with indy talent,&#8221; said Styles.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Podcast weekly Tuesday Flagship: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/new-flagship-keller-powell-on-rhea-jade-online-spat-drew-vs-cody-on-smackdown-and-wwe-title-situation-going-into-wm42-reigns-punk--70433104\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller &amp; Powell on Rhea-Jade online spat, Drew vs. Cody on Smackdown and WWE Title situation going into WM42, Reigns-Punk\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=70433104&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019ll be NXT talent and it may mean main roster talent as well,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I\u2019m going to go to Seattle for the next Monday Night Raw, talk with talent. Who knows, sometimes you need to talk to somebody to see how they\u2019re feeling and maybe they want to go down to the PC and they wanna work on some stuff? The morale, if I can help make sure it\u2019s still there in a good way, I want to be that guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Styles retired from WWE after losing to Gunther at the Royal Rumble in January. There were rumors that he might wrestle elsewhere, but Styles ended up signing a new deal with WWE for his backstage role that was first <a href=\"https:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/205424\/aj-styleswwe-update.html?p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> by Mike Johnson of PWInsider. 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