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It’s official – AJ Lee has returned to WWE.
On this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, Seth Rollins came out to cut a brief promo. He introduced his wife, Becky Lynch, who came out and took numerous shots at the sports teams in the city of Chicago. This brought out CM Punk, who was involved in a heated back-and-forth promo battle with Becky. Punk teased a variety of names as possible backup, including Bayley and Rhea Ripley. Lynch slapped Punk numerous times, similar to what happened on Monday’s episode of WWE RAW.
Punk stepped out of the ring, saying that he would never put his hands on a woman, but thankfully he has someone who will. This brought out AJ Lee, who made her return after 10 long years. Lee entered the ring and did her classic poses, before attacking Becky as the show came to a close.
AJ Lee made her long-awaited return to WWE television on this week’s episode of SmackDown, her first appearance in over a decade.
Introduced by her husband CM Punk, Lee confronted WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, who had previously slapped Punk multiple times on RAW and SmackDown. Lee struck back, chasing Lynch from the ring before sharing an emotional embrace with Punk.
Following the show, Triple H shared footage of Lee officially signing her WWE contract and posed for the iconic point photo alongside both Lee and Punk.