Update on AJ Styles’ Injury Status, When the Injury Occurred & When WWE Expects His In-Ring Return

December 11, 2016

As noted, WWE Champion AJ Styles has been pulled from weekend WWE live events due to a “minor ankle injury” suffered at WWE TLC.

Dave Meltzer noted on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio the Styles’ that the injury occurred when Styles took the over-the-top rope backdrop from Dean Ambrose during their TLC match. WWE is hoping that Styles will be able to wrestle on Tuesday’s edition of Smackdown Live, although Styles should be appearing on the show even if he can’t wrestle.

Styles last week posted a photo of his ankle being rehabbed, noting that he’ll “be back 100%”:

@atlrehab getting fixed up. Don’t worry, I’ll be back %100!!

A photo posted by AJ Styles (@ajstylesp1) on Dec 8, 2016 at 12:31pm PST

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.