Today we’ll be getting into some stories with AJ Lee, Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, and
much more
For today’s question of the day: CM Punk drama aside, where would you like to see AJ
Lee appear at if she ever did return to the ring, WWE or AEW?
So let’s jump into this AJ Lee story, AJ has been in the news a lot lately due to a
handful of things from Sasha Banks’ tweet, to fans just discussing the possibility of
her returning to the ring in AEW
Another one of the reasons AJ has been talked about so much is because of a recent interview
with Big E where he was asked about an AJ Lee return and if he thinks there’s a place
for her in current day WWE
Big E had this to say when asked about AJ:
"I was fortunate enough to be able to learn from her and Dolph.
I came up with her a bit in FCW.
But seeing her really take off on the main roster, to see her become such a great character
and talker, and be so memorable.
She just was someone who had a very strong idea of who she was and who she wanted to
be on screen.",
"But I also think, if she wants it, of course, there very easily is a massive place for her.
And it's weird, I feel like she's in this legend territory where she comes back and
she gets a massive pop.
She can have a Brock Lesnar type schedule if she wanted to and work a few times a year.
So, if it's something she wants, of course there's a place for her”
So high praise from Big E for AJ and what she accomplished in WWE
the reason why this question was asked to Big E is because he is one of AJ’s extremely
close friends
Like he alluded to in his response, they came up together in FCW and were paired up for
a long time on the main roster along with Dolph Ziggler
They were all very close, Ziggler and AJ used to joke about Big E being their adopted son
all the time, thats just the close relationship that they had
Big E even showed up to AJ’s book signings back in 2017, so they’ve remained close
even after her WWE departure
So it makes a lot of sense to direct this question to Big E
He of course said that there’s a spot for her, said that she’s in legend territory,
and how she doesn’t even have to come back full time, she could even work on a Brock
Lesnar sort of schedule, which will include very limited dates so that she can still pursue
her writing career and everything else outside of wrestling
It is a good idea from Big E, even if it’s someone else besides AJ Lee
The men’s division has some top of the line part timers like John Cena, Brock Lesnar,
Goldberg, and more
But we don’t really have that in the women’s division.
There isn’t a legendary part time women’s wrestler in WWE who pops up every now and
then and shakes things up like we see with Brock and Goldberg
So imagine having maybe someone like a Trish Stratus, Lita, AJ Lee, or someone like that
to serve as that big part timer in the women’s division
And don’t get it confused, the women’s division is absolutely loaded with talent
on all the brands and they can’t even find things to do with the full time women’s
talent, so maybe bringing on part timers wouldn’t be the best idea for the women’s division
But as a way to get some of those legends back in the ring, a part time schedule really
may be the only option if we wanna see them get back in the ring
So a big part time women’s wrestler in the women’s division would be interesting to
see
Will it be AJ Lee?
There’s probably not a chance of that happening
Like we discussed a few days ago, whatever chance there was of AJ coming back to WWE
just fell back to zero percent with CM Punk’s AEW debut
So it’s a nice idea but obviously doesn’t seem like it’s gonna happen, if AJ ever
gets the itch to wrestle again, there’s a much higher possibility that’ll be on
AEW, the same brand that her husband is at
It’ll be much easier to break the ice and return over there than it would be the walk
back into that same locker-room tension that she left in 2015 and who knows, maybe that
tension and awkwardness would be ever worse in current day then back then for AJ
So it’s a great idea by Big E, but chances are that AJ won’t be returning to WWE in
any fashion anytime soon at all
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The Smackdown women’s title match at Summerslam left fans’ heads just spinning and asking
a lot of questions: “wheres sasha?
Why was Bianca squashed?
What just happened?”
Well it looks like fans weren’t the only fans confused and stunned by Bianca’s 20
second defeat
WWE Hall Of Fame Member, Nikki Bella, called out WWE’s booking of that Summerslam match
during the Afterparty for Summerslam
Nikki Bella had this to say when asked about her favorite Summerslam moment:
“I could tell you what wasn't my favorite moment, and it was when she [Bainca Belair]
lost.
It definitely was not my favorite moment, and I don't know if I actually had a favorite
moment.
Because I always back the women, and I'm always for the women, and you have someone like Bianca
who is such an incredible talent, and you can't help but get frustrated when you see
moments like that for a championship that meant so much and was lost within seconds.
So I have to admit for this SummerSlam, there truly wasn't anything that was my favorite."
So that entire match just turned Nikki Bella off from the entire event, so she said that
she had no favorite moment from Summerslam because of that moment
Just some strong words by Nikki Bella, but some fans do agree with her
We quickly touched on this a few days ago, but the only logical explanation for what
happened to Bianca Belair must be a Becky Lynch heel turn
What Becky did has vibe of what Roman Reigns did to the fiend in 2020, what Brock Lesnar
did to Kofi Kingston in 2019, that’s what it felt like
Those two instances were two heel challengers who stepped in and won the titles in very
quick and dirty fashions
And that’s what Becky did, she took that cheap shot at Bianca Belair during that handshake
and that seemed to be the exact moment of the heel turn
Everything happened so fast that maybe some fans missed it, but that was most definitely
a heel turn there by Becky
She did that against a beloved babyface champion that has been on top of her game the entire
year, that has to be seen as a heel turn for Becky
Lots of fans were also asking questions about how did Becky Lynch even switch over to the
Smackdown brand storyline wise
Well us the audience don’t really get logical explanations from WWE for things like this
most of the time, but a good theory for when it comes to this is that Becky Lynch went
undrafted in the 2020 WWE draft, therefore she was a free agent to sign with whatever
brand she so desired to upon her return, that seems to be the best explanation for that
small plot hole
And that’s what reports are now claiming, they’re saying that Becky Lynch will I’m
fact be the top heel on Smackdown and will feud with Bianca Belair right away
This technically will be the first time Becky is heel on the main roster
Remember when they initially tried to turn Becky Lynch heel a few years ago at Summerslam,
it backfired and everyone actually loved the new Becky
So it’ll be interesting to see what happens here, was it a successful heel turn for Becky
Lynch or will she still be heavily cheered?
That’s what we’ll have to wait on, the live Smackdown crowds will determine the answer
to that question
It’s also interesting to ask what happens now with Sasha Banks?
Reports claim that Sasha Banks wasn’t cleared to compete at Summerslam, and with reports
now saying that Becky vs Bianca is the plan, does that mean that Sasha will be given some
extra time off before she’s ready to come back again?
Is this a short term or longer term sort of absence for Sasha Banks?
That’s the important thing to keep an eye on here, of course a superstar’s health
is more important than anything else, so if Sasha does need a bit more time to get cleared
then obviously nothing comes before that
She can take all the time she needs and then just jump back into the title picture when
she’s, pick up right where she left off at
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories?
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