{
  "id": 12143079,
  "title": "WWE legend AJ Styles comes back from retirement to save son Avery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/wwe-legend-aj-styles-comes-back-from-retirement-to-save-son-avery",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:49:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wwe-legend-aj-styles-comes-114903060.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles returned to professional wrestling at Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment to rescue his 19-year-old son Avery from a post-match attack. Styles, who retired earlier this year following a loss to Gunther at WWE Royal Rumble 2026, had previously announced his intention to return to the ring. Although he made a heroic attempt to save Avery with the Styles Clash, he was unsuccessful. Despite his departure from in-ring competition, Styles continues to serve as a WWE scout, identifying talent and occasionally producing NXT matches. The young son, Avery, is currently signed to TNA and is set to appear at the upcoming TNA Bound for Glory 2026 event.",
  "summary": "Earlier this year, after a loss to Gunther at WWE Royal Rumble 2026 in Saudi Arabia, AJ Styles retired from professional wrestling . Shortly after, Styles was inducted into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class. No longer actively wrestling, Styles now works more as a WWE scout, finding talent and occasionally producing WWE NXT matches. While he […] The post WWE legend AJ Styles comes back from…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Why did AJ Styles return to the ring 246 days after WWE retirement?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/why-did-aj-styles-return-to-the-ring-246-days-after-wwe-retirement",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:29:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}