AJ Styles Pulls Off 'Mark Henry 2011' On Cody Rhodes On WWE Smackdown — WATCH

WWE Smackdown: AJ Styles shocked the world with his 'fake retirement' maneuver on Cody Rhodes which has grabbed headlines, and a 'certain' WWE legend acknowledged his brilliant move. WATCH.

AJ Styles' move has drawn comparisons with that of all-famous 'fake retirement' maneuver of Mark Henry in 2011

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WWE Smackdown: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend AJ Styles has grabbed the headlines all over the world by recreating the 'Mark Henry 2011 Fake Retirement' segment in thr main event of the WWE Smackdown on Saturday, June 1 by attacking Cody Rhodes in what was supposted to be an emotional speech in concern with AJ Styles' retirement.

The all famous maneuver has went viral and is attaining praise from many WWE experts and professional wrestling pundits, as it has drawn comparisons with what Mark Henry did against John Cena in 2011. Mnay people have also put this segment in a way of creating a John Cen Era or Arc on Cody Rhodes' recently-gained momentum, after his historic vctory over Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 40 for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship.

AJ STYLES ATTACKS CODY RHODES.

STYLES ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/lsz84O9o4M

— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) June 1, 2024

Mark Henry’s Salmon Jacket “retirement speech.” He tapped into some real emotion and fooled every single one of us. One of the best promos of all time.

I don’t trust the color pink or retirement speeches TO THIS DAY. If I see a salmon, I walk in the other direction. 🤣 https://t.co/f4RFtIPMXF pic.twitter.com/aG8C6e6iM1

— FirstNameJ0hn (@FirstNameJ0hn) May 30, 2024

After the segment went viral, the OG creator of the maneuver — Mark Henry, acknowledged the move of AJ Styles and laid praise upon the veteran for his execution and great on-mic ability to convince and lure in the WWE Universe and live crowd present at the venue.

…..well done AJ 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿@BustedOpenRadio @WWE

— TheMarkHenry (@TheMarkHenry) June 1, 2024

 

Will This Be AJ Styles' Final Ever Shot At WWE Title?

By the looks of the segment and the storyline for the build-up, fans are assuming that this might be the very last of the iconic AJ Styles in the main event picture of WWE, as age can act as a factor for him to drop his case of beingthe face of the company. However, ever since Triple H took over the complete control of the creative business, WWE has skyrocketed in no time and with highly-talented young wrestlers coming up with better storylines and potential, this can be the last-ever title shot of AJ Styles.