they would be scheduled to face each other for the title at Crown Jewel. However, the match took place on the October 30 episode of SmackDown Live, where Styles defeated Bryan to retain the title. On November 7, Styles surpassed the 365-day mark of his title reign, becoming the 8th man to have held the WWE Championship for a continuous reign of a full year. On the November 13 episode of SmackDown Live, Styles lost his title to Daniel Bryan following a low blow, ending his reign at 371 days. Styles received his rematch against Bryan at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 16, but failed to regain the championship. Return of The Club (2019–2020) At Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019, Styles once again failed to win the title, after a returning Rowan attacked Styles when the referee was incapacitated and allowed Bryan to retain the title. Following the Royal Rumble, Styles gained another opportunity to earn back the championship after qualifying for the Elimination Chamber match. At Elimination Chamber on February 17, Styles was unsuccessful after he was eliminated by Randy Orton. Styles and Orton then started making disparaging comments about one another, starting a feud between the two. At Fastlane on March 10, after Orton interrupted Elias, Styles hit Orton with a Phenomenal Forearm out of nowhere. This led to a confrontation between the two on the March 12 episode of SmackDown Live, in which Styles challenged Orton to a match at WrestleMania 35. At WrestleMania on April 7, Styles defeated Orton. The next day, it was reported that Styles had had an injury during his match with Orton and was sent home to recover. Styles did not appear on the SmackDown Live following WrestleMania, and it was reported to be a hip injury. On April 15, Styles was drafted to the Raw brand as part of Superstar Shake-up. The following week on Raw, chief executive officer Triple H scheduled two triple threat matches, with the winners facing each other to determine the next contender against Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship, where Styles defeated fellow draftees Rey Mysterio and Samoa Joe in the triple threat match and then defeated Baron Corbin to earn a Universal Championship match against Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank. Following a contract signing for the match the next week, Styles would begin a slow heel turn, doing things like