AJ Styles thinks TNA is in “great hands” with Mike Santana.
On January 15th, TNA Impact debuted on AMC and AJ Styles kicked off the show by welcoming fans to the “house he built.” Later in the night, Mike Santana ended the show on a high note by defeating Frankie Kazarian to capture the TNA World Championship for the second time.
After the show, TNA posted a photograph of Santana and Styles in conversation backstage following the new champion’s victory. On a recent episode of Medd in The Morning, Santana revealed that Styles had made it clear he was now “the guy” in TNA.
“Man, definitely an awesome moment. It’s funny because I feel like when I came to the back, we were both almost like looking for each other and beelining towards each other. Me, I wanted to express my gratitude to him for what he’s done for TNA and what he’s given TNA, and for him, it was him pretty much saying what you said, like, ‘the house is yours now,’ and to hear that from AJ Styles was, I mean, what more could I ask for, right?
“You know, to hear this man who I’ve admired and respected for so long, and have followed his entire career. Tell me like you’re the guy and that he’s proud and TNA is in great hands it meant a lot to me.”
— Mike SANTANA🇵🇷 (@Santana_Proud) January 20, 2026
AJ Styles Set To Retire At WWE Royal Rumble
At the 2026 Royal Rumble, AJ Styles will take on Gunther and he has agreed to put his career on the line. While fans hope that The Phenomenal One will defy expectations and defeat The Ring General, Shinsuke Nakamura has accidentally leaked that Styles set the Rumble as the date of his last match some time ago. This has since been confirmed to be the expectation in WWE.
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