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AJ Styles made his return to SmackDown last night -- and he turned heel in the process. Appearing for the first time in three months, Styles showed up near the conclusion of last night's SmackDown episode. He initially helped Randy Orton and LA Knight fight off The Bloodline. But after The Bloodline retreated, Styles turned against Knight and dropped him with a lariat. Styles exited the ring after taking out Knight, leaving Orton confused over what was going on. Orton defeated Jimmy Uso in last night's main event. Though Orton had told Knight to stay out of his way earlier in the show, Knight helped Orton combat Solo Sikoa's interference. Roman Reigns, Jimmy, and Sikoa then attacked Orton and Knight until Styles appeared. The last time we saw Styles, he was taken out in a Bloodline attack on the September 22 edition of SmackDown. Before that beatdown, Styles was supposed to team with John Cena against Sikoa & Jimmy at Fastlane. Knight ended up taking Styles' place in the match. Knight went on to unsucces

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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