WWE SmackDown Star Teases Return Of Old Gimmick
Could this blue brand star be reverting to a prior gimmick?
Taking to Twitter, current WWE SmackDown star Xia Li has seemingly teased that she could be returning to the Tian Sha gimmick of her time in NXT.
Li posted a video captioned "Either I will find a way, or I will make one". While the footage in itself is largely generic two-minute montage of the badass working out, it's the final few seconds of this video that's of major interest. There, Xia is shown sporting some face paint that is extremely reminiscent of her Tian Sha cohort Mei Ying.
Either I will find a way, or I will make one. ⚡️⚔️?⚔️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/HlORSGugi9
Advertisement— Xia Li (@XiaWWE) June 1, 2022
Could this mean that Xia Li will soon be pulling inspiration from her time in Tian Sha? Could this merely be a video that the superstar has put out on her own, without any particular WWE blessing or plan?
Arriving on SmackDown earlier this year under her Protector gimmick, Li has been noticeably absent from in-ring action lately. In fact, the 33-year-old's most recent TV match as of this writing was on the 25 February episode of Smackers - and that somewhat surprisingly stands as her only main roster bout to date, with Xia picking up a win over Natalya on that night.