WWE has just announced via WWE.com that AJ Styles has defeated Kevin Owens to become the brand new United States Champion at tonight's WWE Live Event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Styles recently won an Independence Day Battle Royal on this week's edition of SmackDown LIVE to earn the right to challenge Owens for the title at the upcoming SmackDown LIVE-exclusive WWE Battleground event; however, a title match instead took place at tonight's live event.
WWE has also posted the following to their official Instagram page of Styles after winning the title:
To check out WWE's official announcement, click here.
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