Karl Anderson Reacts To AJ Styles Mentioning Good Brothers During WWE Raw Promo: “It’s Just Setting Up Another Good Brother Return”

Karl Anderson speaks about Styles mentioning him and Styles’ future.

Appearing in front of the live crowd at the September 9th edition of Monday Night Raw was AJ Styles. He took to the ring and spoke about feeling like, for the first time in his career, no one has his back. He mentioned Michin being on SmackDown and The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) no longer being with the company.

Anderson reacted to his former partner in The O.C. and BULLET CLUB mentioning his name. Anderson also touched on what he thinks Styles’ future could look like. He said the following on Off The Ropes:

“AJ Styles, he can wrestle as long as he wants to wrestle. He can go as long as he wants to go. The thing with AJ, he’s such a family man, he’s always ready to hang it up and he likes to tell us that he can sit down if he wants to, he can stay home if he wants to. He’s done his thing, he’s proved this point that he’s one of the best wrestlers of all time to ever do this. He’s proved everything that he’s ever needed to prove, but he likes being home. But, the question would be, is AJ gonna wind it down? Is he not gonna wind it down? Knowing AJ Styles, and knowing his competitive nature, I truly believe in my heart — and we don’t talk and it’s not that we don’t speak a lot. It’s a quick, ‘I love you, I hope you’re doing good buddy, I miss you –’ But I don’t think, knowing AJ Styles’ competitive nature, I don’t think he’s gonna hang it up. I heard his contract ends in February, and who knows what the truth is to any of that, right? I still think no matter what, whether it’s with WWE, or it’s not, which I think it’s gonna continue being with WWE, I think AJ Styles is happy where he’s at. I think AJ’s gonna continue, and I really believe that.

When they mentioned my name, that AJ mentioned my name Monday — I meant to get to that — all that is, it’s just setting up another Good Brother return. Hey, we debuted in the Staples Center, our re-debut was in the Barclays Center to a massive pop, let’s be honest. Now, where’s the next one? What’s the next big city? Chicago or Dallas? Who knows?… We’re ready. From Sparta, Tennessee, to Oshweken, Toronto, Canada, to where’s the next big pay-per-view, baby? We’ll be there.”

Fightful Select reported that sources close to Styles indicated his contract extension with WWE is up around February 2026. Styles is not advertised for the 9/15 Monday Night Raw.

If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Off The Ropes with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.