4 reasons why AJ Styles attacked Vince McMahon on SmackDown

SmackDown Live had a very interesting end in 2018. While the last shot would ideally be Rusev holding the United States championship for a feel-good ending, WWE chose to end it with a much more interesting angle.

This angle is so interesting that it could change the course of AJ Styles' career in 2019. If you're not aware, what happened was that AJ Styles walked into Vince McMahon's office. McMahon had called for him and wanted to have a little talk with the former WWE Champion.

He spoke about ensuring that AJ Styles doesn't get complacent. He talked about a lot of stars in the past who won championships, made money and got complacent and walked away. He knew AJ Styles didn't fall into that category, so he lit a fire underneath Styles, telling him to bring out his inner animal.

It got to the point where McMahon attacked Styles before Styles struck him back down. Vince McMahon was more than happy at what happened. Why did it happen? Here's why!

#4 AJ Styles is turning heel

It's hard to imagine AJ Styles as a heel again, especially since he's been a babyface for the last 20 months or so. He cemented his spot as the top babyface of the blue brand and had a strong year-long run as WWE Champion.

However, if Daniel Bryan has proven anything, it's that the most beloved babyfaces can do well as a heel. Styles had a great heel run (though he was cheered for 85% of his heel run at the very least), but WWE might feel that it's time to change it up a bit.

This could also be a prelude to a move to RAW after WrestleMania, where he can once again dominate as a top heel.