AJ Styles 'ready to rock' as he gets post-WrestleMania title shot against Cody Rhodes at Backlash

WWE star AJ Styles speaks to Fox News Digital about his championship match against Cody Rhodes at Backlash.

AJ Styles is on a collision course with greatness, and he will have a chance to prove he is still capable of being on top of WWE at Backlash on Saturday in France, where he squares off against Cody Rhodes for the first time ever with the Undisputed WWE Championship on the line.

Styles had to defeat Kevin Owens and Rey Mysterio and then defeat LA Knight in a WrestleMania 40 rematch to be able to get to Rhodes, who will be making his first title defense since upsetting Roman Reigns on Night 2 of the WWE’s premiere premium live event.

It has been a long road for Styles to get back into the title picture after about two months on the shelf because of an injury. He was in the fatal four way against Reigns, Knight and Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble but failed to win there. He was also a runner-up for the World Heavyweight Championship, losing to Seth Rollins at Night of Champions last May.

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AJ Styles, right, defeats LA Knight during "SmackDown" at PPG Paints Arena on April 19, 2024 in Pittsburgh. (WWE/Getty Images)

He told Fox News Digital he is ready to hold the belt again.

"I think I spent enough time letting other people get their chance," Styles told Fox News Digital, stressing that 2023 was a bad year for him. "I was barely there, honestly.

"But it was during that time where I had to figure out my body, my eating, my diet, my workouts, everything and just changed it all and came back ready to make a difference in WWE in 2024. Yeah, man, I’m ready to rock, dude. It’s about time."

Styles and Rhodes’ paths never crossed despite being on the independent circuit for