Saraya Reacts To AJ Lee's WWE Return & A Potential Frenemies Reunion

Saraya departed AEW earlier this year and has often expressed an openness to returning to WWE at some point down the line, but she's also said that she wants to spend the rest of 2025 away from the ring to pursue other projects.

That hasn't stopped the woman formerly known as Paige from keeping up with the product. She admitted to the Busted Open panel that she has repeatedly watched AJ Lee's return from last Friday night on SmackDown. A big smile on her face each time, no doubt.

"She’s my fairy godmother dude. I love her so much. She’s the one that kind of took me under her wing when I first came up on the [main] roster."

With her frenemy back in the fold in WWE, Saraya says fans have now kick-started an online campaign to bring Paige back as well.

"My social media has not stopped. It has blown up. I cannot go on there without hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people doing videos being like, ‘Please bring Saraya back, please bring Paige back,’ and I get excited because I keep forgetting — I feel like people don’t like me anymore."

And that outpouring of support has gotten the better of her a few times. She says it's been an emotional couple of days.

"I have shed some tears about it because I’m like, ‘Oh my God, people still like me and they still want me to be around’ and that’s probably the best feeling in the world for me. I get insecure about these things… With A.J., I would love to be her tag partner again or run it back eventually. I’m not saying right away. She needs her moment; people are excited for her to come back. Maybe one day.”

AJ Lee will wrestle her first match in over a decade when she teams with her husband, CM Punk, to take on Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch in a Mixed Tag Team Match at WWE Wrestlepalooza. The inaugural Premium Live Event will stream live on ESPN DTC on Saturday, September 20 starting at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).