AJ Lee has not stepped in a WWE ring since 2015, but with her husband CM Punk back in WWE, fans are hoping she follows suit.
The speculation took its wild new heights on this weekend’s RAW on Netflix kick-off show. As CM Punk made his way out to the stage, Michael Cole casually introduced Punk as AJ Lee’s husband. It seemed like a small comment, but fans know better. Triple H has a habit of dropping little hints—just think about the times WWE teased CM Punk’s return before he finally showed up. Could this be the first real breadcrumb leading to Lee’s return?
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Could AJ Lee Be Back for a Big Revenge Story?
One theory going around is that AJ Lee would return to WWE to get involved in a storyline with Seth Rollins. Lee could get her revenge on Rollins, who has taken plenty of shots at CM Punk in the last few months. What if Lee comes in, tries to ruin a Rollins match, and starts a feud?
And even this could set up a dream scenario—AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch, and their husbands CM Punk and Seth Rollins battling it out the same night. This is the kind of WrestleMania moment that fans would now go crazy about.
WWE Would Love to Have AJ Lee Back
WWE seems ready to welcome AJ back with open arms if she chooses to. On a recent Backstage Pass Live Q&A with Bill Apter, WrestleVotes revealed:
“The answer to that is as far as I know, WWE is totally on board for it, they would welcome it. She picks up the phone, she says ‘I’m in,’ they’re going to say ‘yes, what took you so long?’ I would say the only two people that probably know that answer are AJ Lee and CM Punk, and whatever that answer may be, it’s up to them so we’ll see.”
Even though Lee hasn’t wrestled in years, she’s never fully drifted out of the wrestling world. She was an executive producer and commentator with Women of Wrestling (WOW) and appeared as a wrestling character on the TV show Heels. Fans have been waiting for her to lace up her boots again, and with CM Punk back, this may be the perfect time.
All eyes will be turned towards WWE to see if more breadcrumbs are dropped. Can AJ Lee return and fight Becky Lynch or back up her husband in an epic storyline? Fans will have to wait to find out.
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