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4. AJ Lee

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In the current climate in particular, the only thing better than AJ Lee making a one-night return would be her sticking around for two.

A quick trip to the Royal Rumble's go-home Raw at the Barclays Center to announce herself as an official entrant would send shockwaves through both brands just days away from one of the biggest milestones in the history of the division.

An under-appreciated architect of a revolution without getting to stick around and experience it (sound familiar?), AJ's contributions to a wafer-thin women's roster post-2012 were whitewashed by the company keen to give the prestige (and her title longevity record) to The Bella Twins. A legendary 2013 promo slamming the cast of Total Divas also hit the bin when the programme found relative success for the company E!, rendering much of her important work lost to memory.

Anything beyond her appearance on the loaded card would be up to how much (if anything) she wished to do again for WWE, but her name value remains high amongst those that suffered through the very darkest days of the Divas division.

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