It definitely wasn't the best match that these two have had but during last night's Royal Rumble PPV, Daniel Bryan managed to defeat AJ Styles and retain his WWE Championship. He didn't do it alone, though, as once the referee was knocked down, Erick Rowan made an unexpected appearance, chokeslammed the Phenomenal One, and helped the heel champion retain his title.
The two celebrated together after the match and it definitely appears as if a new alliance has been formed. Given the way Rowan was dressed, it seems as if he's ditched his Bludgeon Brothers persona and that team is presumably over now. Whether or not Luke Harper will join these two remains to be seen but WWE could have other plans for him, possibly with Bray Wyatt again.
Either way, we'll likely find out much more on SmackDown Live this Tuesday and it should be interesting seeing how Styles responds and whether this means another match between them.