"Gutted, scraped, scratched & clawed" - AJ Lee broke barriers despite peers who "were not good," says former WWE star

AJ Lee returned to WWE after more than a decade. (Photo: WWE.com)
AJ Lee has returned to WWE after more than a decade. (Photo: WWE.com)

AJ Lee made her WWE return after more than a decade last Friday on SmackDown. A former WWE star recently had nothing but kind words for Lee, putting her over for breaking barriers during her first stint with the company.

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With CM Punk being hounded by Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, he turned to his wife to get even against his rivals. Lee arrived on last week's SmackDown and attacked the reigning Women's Intercontinental Champion. Their Mixed Tag Team Match at Wrestlepalooza will be Lee's first bout since March 30, 2015. The tag team contest was confirmed on this week's RAW.

Speaking on the Massive Heat podcast, Matt Morgan praised AJ Lee for her previous work in WWE. Morgan mentioned how The Black Widow had to battle a lot of things during her first stint, including peers who weren't as good as her in the ring. She managed to overcome every obstacle to be an inspiration to the current generation of superstars.

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"She's somebody that [sic], like, gutted, scraped, scratched, and clawed. As a girl from New Jersey, working her way through the indies to get her shot in WWE at a time when they were looking for girls that were like Playboy models, if you remember," he said.

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Morgan continued:

"She got through all of that and still got over, still became a multi-time champion, and still was putting on great in-ring work; matches nonstop with girls that [sic], I'm going to keep it a buck, were not good. Some of them were, but the majority of them were not, as far as in-ring action and in-ring psychology go."
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AJ Lee's first run in WWE lasted six years, from 2009 to 2015, during which she won the Divas Championship three times.


AJ Lee has signed a multi-year contract with WWE

For those wondering if AJ Lee's return is for a one-off match, BodySlam.net recently reported some good news.

Lee has signed a multi-year deal with the global juggernaut and will be wrestling on a full-time schedule.

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Shortly after her return to the company last Friday, Triple H took to his social media accounts to share a now-viral video of Lee signing the contract. At just 38 years old, the three-time Divas Champion appears to be in the best shape of her life. WWE has already positioned her as Becky Lynch's rival, possibly for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.


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