AJ Styles receives a deafening ovation in his return to SmackDown LIVE!
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The Phenomenal One says the “Wild Card Rule” allows you to crash a rival band if you’re fast enough, and he says this is still The House that AJ Styles Built!
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Suddenly, Sami Zayn interrupts Styles!
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Sami would rather be anywhere than here “surrounded by a bunch of Kentucky Fried hillbillies.”
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Up next, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods hit the scene!
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They remind Styles that he doesn’t live here anymore, despite the amazing catchphrase.
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Kingston reminds AJ that he’s the champ and asks Styles what he wants to do about it…
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… but Zayn interjects and takes issue with Kofi challenging Styles to a title bout tonight.
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Zayn thinks he’s the only person who deserves a WWE Championship Match tonight “because these people need a WWE Champion who is going to tell them the truth whether they deserve it or not.”
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Kofi says he’s a fighting champion, and he wants to put the WWE Title on the line tonight!