Santana has his sights set on a match with ‘The Phenomenal One’.
Mike Santana defeated Trick Williams at TNA Bound For Glory on 12 October to capture the TNA World Championship. The 34-year-old has previously stated that a match with AJ Styles is on his bucket list, and with a world title now around his waist, Santana is ready to make that dream a reality.
During a guest appearance on The Stunner, Santana reiterated that AJ Styles is his dream opponent, adding that he wants to defend the TNA World Championship against the former champion.
“Honestly, I have one dream match left. I’ve been thankful and blessed enough in my career to have worked with some amazing people and a lot of guys that I grew up watching and idolizing. But the one guy that’s left is AJ Styles. Yeah, and I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I wanna wrestle AJ Styles one-on-one in a TNA ring for the world title.”
-Mike Santana
AJ Styles made his TNA return at Slammiversary earlier this year, where he had an interaction with X-Division Champion Leon Slater. The former TNA World Champion has recently revealed his intention to retire in 2026, which you can read more about here.
With Santana having made multiple appearances on WWE’s NXT brand through the working relationship between WWE and TNA, there is certainly a chance he could get his wish before Styles’ career comes to an end.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on the prospect of Mike Santana facing AJ Styles in the near future as soon as we hear more.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
