AJ Lee At Royal Rumble 2025: WWE Higher-Ups Comments On Return (WWE News)
"...if she decided she wanted to be in the Royal Rumble tomorrow, that could happen"
There's yet more suspicion building that AJ Lee could make her WWE return at this weekend's Royal Rumble.
This is per Fightful Select, who reached out for some specifics on what would be one of the biggest surprises the titular match could offer.
The WWE higher up in question said:
"She always looks like she'd fit right back in on TV, and I'm sure she's aware that if she decided she wanted to be in the Royal Rumble tomorrow, that could happen"
Some of the speculation this year comes from comments CM Punk made in some short-form social media content with Jackie Redmond, noting that if he revealed a certain surprise for the Women's Royal Rumble, he'd get in trouble with people inside the company. Lee was a big favourite of audiences when she retired in 2015 following a match on the Raw after WrestleMania 31.
Her position with the organisation was made extremely difficult following Punk's exit in January 2014, particularly after he was infamously served his termination papers on their wedding day. With that rift no longer an issue, the door has never been more open.