Summary

AJ Styles said his post-retirement WWE role includes scouting talent and helping develop wrestlers across multiple levels.

Styles said he is evaluating independent talent, NXT talent, and potentially main roster talent, with part of his work involving guidance and possible WWE ID pathways.

He also said he plans to be on-site at Raw in Seattle to speak with talent and help with development and morale.

Styles officially retired on the February 23 Raw and was announced as part of the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class.

AJ Styles transition signals a mentor and talent-evaluation lane inside WWE

AJ Styles moving into a support role gives WWE a recently active main-event veteran in a direct development position, because he described hands-on involvement from scouting to morale check-ins.

His comments also suggest the role can evolve quickly as needs change, which could make him a bridge between independent prospects, NXT, and the main roster.

Quotes

Quote from AJ Styles

“I’m on the internet and I’m checking out talent because it’s kind of going to be part of my job with WWE now. I’m looking for talent and I’m looking to see what I can do, if I can do anything for them. If they can get better. Little things like that. If there is a possibility of them getting a WWE ID or something, then hopefully I can facilitate and get that to happen. As of right now, it’s 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’s not just with indie talent. It’ll be NXT talent and it may mean main roster talent as well. I’m gonna go to Seattle for Raw and talk to talent. Who knows. Sometimes, you need to talk to somebody to see how they’re feeling and maybe they want to go down to the PC and work on some stuff. I’m that guy. That’s what I’m there for. The morale, if I can help make sure it’s still there in a good way, I want to be that guy. There are a lot of things I’m going to be doing. As things come up, it’ll change, I’m sure the job will. As of right now, that’s kind of what I’m doing,”

Sources

As reported by Fightful.