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Update: The Very Latest Backstage News on Top NJPW Stars Possibly Debuting in the Royal Rumble Match

January 18, 2016

As we noted earlier today, Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com reported that as of now there are no plans for AJ Styles to make his WWE debut in the Royal Rumble Match on Sunday night, but it’s more likely he will debut on Raw the following night.

PWInsider.com is reporting that it’s unlikely Styles has completed all the required WWE medical testing to clear him to compete in the Royal Rumble match, but it’s not out of the question. In recent weeks there had been talks of having Styles as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match, but that won’t happen unless Styles is 100% cleared by WWE’s medical staff.

As for Doc Gallows, he was recently in Pittsburgh undergoing WWE medical testing, but it’s unlikely he will be appearing in the Rumble match. At last word, Gallows and Karl Anderson were scheduled to debut in WWE NXT as a tag team, and if that is still the plan, Gallows would have to wait until after February 1st to debut as Karl Anderson’s NJPW deal does not expire until after the first of the month.

Shinsuke Nakamura, as previously reported, is still on track to come to the United States sometime in February to begin WWE medical testing and workout at the Performance Center.

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AJ Styles Wins the IWGP Heavyweight Title on 5/3 in Japan!

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AJ Styles following his IWGP Title win on 5/3 in Japan!
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AJ Styles poses with The Bullet Club & Yujiro Takahashi after his IWGP Title win!
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AJ Styles becomes the first American wrestler to win the IWGP Title since Brock Lesnar in 2005!
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AJ Styles poses with The Bullet Club following his IWGP Title win!
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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.