Overview
- GUNTHER choked out Styles with a sleeper hold in Riyadh, leading the referee to stop the match.
- Under the career-threatening stipulation, the loss means Styles must retire from WWE.
- Styles removed his gloves post-match but put them back on before leaving, prompting unconfirmed speculation about possible non-WWE appearances.
- WWE chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque said Styles told him he was finished wrestling in-ring and could transition to a non-wrestling role.
- The result extends GUNTHER’s “Career Killer” run after retirement matches with Bill Goldberg and John Cena, and he said he “made AJ Styles pass out.”