Before news broke of AJ Styles heading to WWE (although he has not signed an actual WWE contract yet) Ring of Honor was trying to re-sign Styles to a long-term and big-money deal. The contract would see Styles work for ROH and NJPW as he is a big draw for both promotions.
PWTorch reports that ROH wanted to sign Styles to a six-figure deal, but WWE offered Styles with what has been described as a “blow-away offer.”
Once Styles told ROH about WWE’s offer and that he plans to sign it, ROH removed Styles from all dates he was originally advertised for. It’s always possible that he does have the option to have an ROH farewell date. ROH is trying to keep WWE from taking their talents, so they’re offering big money/exclusive deals to their talents. The best example of this was with The Young Bucks.
It should be noted that Styles said on record in previous interviews that he was looking for financial stability for his family well after his wrestling career is over.
