Renee Young: AJ Styles, tonight you will be facing your former best friend, The Miz. The EBWF World Championship will be up for grabs. He is the man who took you out a few weeks ago in what many considered a shocking fashion when he reformed The Trilogy.
We have to imagine that payback is on your mind.AJ Styles: Renee, that would be an understatement. But it wasn't The Miz’ fault that I got betrayed. It was mine. I let my guard down. The guy's my kids God Father and the World Champion, why would I ever expect him to do what he did to me? Well, guess what? I've had nothing but time to think about how everyone, including my kids had to watch me leave that ring beaten and humiliated. It's not going to happen again.
Styles turned to the camera to speak directly into it.
AJ Styles: Thank you for the wake up call, Mike. Thank you for the kick in the ass. I plan on repaying you tonight. But, I'm not going to go out there and give you a match for the ages. And I'm not going to raise your arm in a sign of respect when it’s over. No. I'm going to go out there and tear your head clean off. I'm going to beat you like the bitch you are! And if Ted and Alex wanna get involved I’m going to send them both back to whatever obscurity you dug them up from. You all have my full and undivided attention now. I never thought I’d have to take down the group I help create... Mike, I hope you know what you’re getting yourself into. I don’t care about winning, losing, or being the champion anymore. What I care about is humbling you and bringing you down just a few notches. You’re only as good as I let you be, remember that brother. All this success you’ve achieved, you did it without having to go through me. You know, just like I know, that if I would’ve still been here the past few years you’d still be on the mid card watching me headline every major event as the World Champion. But don’t worry, thanks to your greed and selfishness I’m going to give you what you wanted, I’m going to put you in your place.
Let’s do this, Miz. Anything goes. I expect you to try whatever the fuck you can to beat me... and I’m going to do the exact. same. thing. Styles walked out of the shot leaving Renee there alone as the scene faded to black.