Vince Russo Blasts WWE over Its Booking of AJ Lee’s Return on SmackDown

After that, Russo’s co-host proffered his two cents on the matter, saying it would’ve been way better to have Lee blindside Rollins up high where he was standing. Russo regurgitated that everything was done to milk that return pop from the Chicago crowd.

Also, he slammed Lynch’s facial expressions for being utterly aghast at the sight of the ‘Crazy Chick’ when the entire world was expecting her to show up. Russo underscored Lynch’s oversell by calling it idiotic.

AJ Lee’s merchandise is now available at the WWE Shop after a recent goof-up

It doesn’t need to be stressed how much the wrestling fans have rejoiced over AJ Lee lighting up a WWE arena once again after a tantalizing wait of over 3800 days. Having called it a day on her in-ring career before even turning 30 due to herniated discs and neck issues, ‘The Black Widow’ never got to close the book on her career the way she would’ve hoped to.

But here she is, back in the fold after over a decade and likely for an extended period of time. The fans can now go and buy the brand-new collection of Lee’s “Love Bites Back” merchandise collection via WWE Shop. It includes t-shirts, hoodies, and tank tops, with more items expected to be made available in the days to come.

While the WWE Shop has officially released the wearables depicting Lee, it inadvertently spoiled her return in a now-deleted post on X. It also confirmed that the 38-year-old would return to the ring at Wrestlepalooza. The fans could fully expect WWE to announce a mixed tag team match featuring her and CM Punk against Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins at the aforementioned PLE on September 20.

What did AJ Lee do after SmackDown went off the air?

After AJ Lee took CM Punk’s revenge from Becky Lynch, the latter was forced to retreat with Seth Rollins, equally perplexed at what had just transpired. Lee and Punk would eventually hug it out in the ring, and the crowd loved every bit of it. WWE has also released the footage of what happened when the show went off-air.

The former Divas Champion got hold of The Man’s Intercontinental title belt, and she raised it to every corner of the arena. Lee and Punk then greeted their family and friends sitting in the front row in a wholesome moment. ‘The Black Widow’ didn’t appear to be in a mood to leave the place at all as she went back in the ring once again to celebrate with the fans and soak it all in.

She has already signed a new contract, as seen in a video posted by Triple H on X. He captioned it as the calm before the storm, and that’s exactly what it turned out to be. Lee’s comeback evoked a plethora of superstar reactions, with the female wrestlers getting emotional to finally see her back in WWE.