I love the idea of AJ Styles becoming the number one contender for the WWE championship. I will never complain about a Styles vs. Bryan match, especially since it was thought that we would never get it for the first couple of years that AJ was a part of the company. In my opinion, the only other viable option to win the match would have been Mustafa Ali, who is not yet ready for a title match. Yes, he does have a victory over the WWE champion, but there has not been any legitimate buildup to a match between those two.
It would be a great idea for WWE to capitalize on this in the future, but just not right now. If they were to do it now, they would risk fans not caring about the match. It would definitely be a great match, but fans may have no real reason to become invested in the match at all. The feud between Styles and Brian has already been built up and going on for a while now, and it’s been pretty good, so it would be smart of WWE to extend it. It is also a feud between two of the best performers in the entire company.