5 Possible feuds for Kevin Owens in 2016

Ever since his emergence in the main roster, Kevin Owens has been a force to reckon withRanging from Wade Barrett to Rusev, wrestlers that have been billed as the next top heel in the company have mostly come up short when pitted against John Cena and left entrenched in the mire of the mid-card, with their momentum damaged beyond redemption.However, despite losing two out of his three high-profile showdowns with the ‘Face that runs the Place’, it stands testament to the handle on his persona that he possesses and his remarkable microphone and in-ring skills, that Kevin Owens has managed to avert the same fate.With Sheamus floundering in the role and Bray Wyatt lined up to succeed The Undertaker as the next ethereal presence in the WWE, perhaps the spot for the next top heel in the company could be ripe for the taking as far as Owens is concerned.Perhaps just a year’s worth of sound booking away from attaining main event status, we preview 5 possible feuds for the WWE’s very own Prize Fighter going forward, following up from what has already been as impressive a debut year as any in 2015.  

#5 AJ Styles

A sign of things to come?

Although the curtain fell on the night’s proceedings with Triple H’s triumphant return, all the thunder was stolen by AJ Styles and his much-anticipated debut in the WWE after spending the better part of 2 decades strutting his stuff at various other promotions around the world.

While no one ever realistically expected Styles to outlast the other 29 competitors, his near 30-minute stint in the Royal Rumble match did allow the vocal internet crowd that was present sufficient time to celebrate the arrival of the Phenomenal One into the “big league.”

However, as the maxim goes, all fairytales must come to an end, and AJ Styles was eventually sent careening over the top rope by none other than a banged up Kevin Owens, who had hobbled into the match despite coming off worse in a demolition derby with Dean Ambrose earlier on.

While some Rumble eliminations may appear to be innocuous in their implication, this one was anything but, even as the early fallout rumours from the Royal Rumble event seem to suggest that a program between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles may well be looming in the near future.