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Styles - the current WWE Champion whose reign has just surpassed 300 days - was named by Bate as one of his ideal opponents in singles action.

Dudley lad Bate was speaking to Daily Star Online ahead of the launch of NXT UK, the WWE's first ever British based show.

The 21-year-old is one of the brightest stars in British wrestling, already famed for his extraordinary athleticism and feats of strength - earning him the moniker Big Strong Boy.

Bate was speaking to this website alongside Moustache Mountain partner Trent Seven, with the duo just coming off a reign as NXT Tag Team Champions.

Seven and Bate make-up two thirds of wrestling stable British Strong Style along with WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne and the trio have been at the forefront of the revival of wrestling in Britain.

Having a sitdown with Daily Star Online, when asked about possible dream matches with fellow WWE stars, Bate was quick to call out The Phenomenal One.

Bate said: "I think I could have good one with AJ."

Sitting alongside him, Seven nodded approvingly and simply said "nice" - with the 37-year-old previously naming Bate as the possibly the first ever British WWE Champion.

Styles has a reputation for being one of the best wrestlers of the past decade, having conquered the indie scene and Japan before finally arriving in WWE in 2016.

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Bate exploded onto the WWE scene when he won the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament at the historic event in Blackpool.

He became the first holder of the WWE United Kingdom Championship, but the lost the fast-becoming coveted title after 125 days to stablemate Pete Dunne.

Since then he has become a mainstay of WWE developmental brand NXT, and will be one of the top stars on NXT UK when the show launches.

But despite continuing to develop the wrestling scene at home, WWE fans will be salivating at the prospect of the transatlantic dream match between Bate and AJ.

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Styles debuted in WWE back at the Royal Rumble 2016 as a surprise entrant, a moment which has already become iconic in the company's legacy.

He had spent over a decade honing has craft away from the company, turning down an intial WWE offer way back in 2002.

The Georgia-native became the top star in rival company IMPACT Wrestling, before leaving to conquer the independent scene, and then moving to Japan.

AJ became a two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, a belt regarded as one of the biggest prizes in professional wrestling - being held by legends such as Brock Lesnar, Antonio Inoki, Vader, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada and current champ Kenny Omega.

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Bate and AJ have never wrestled before and both are regarded as two of the best in-ring performers in the world right now.

The Big Strong Boy put on a five-star match against his stablemate Dunne in what was regarded by pundits as the best WWE match of 2017.

Styles is known for his combination of high flying and technical offense, while Bate has an unorthodox modern British style combining speed, power and strikes.

He is currently set to defend his WWE Championship against Samoa Joe this Sunday at Hell in a Cell.