VIDEO: Emotional AJ Lee ahead of SmackDown announcement [Unseen footage]

WWE has shared unseen footage featuring AJ Lee from Friday's episode of SmackDown. Lee was emotional before Rhea Ripley confirmed her as the fifth and final member of the babyfaces team for the Women's WarGames Match at Survivor Series.

In the final segment of Friday's show, Ripley introduced Lee as the missing piece from their WarGames team. As The Geek Goddess' music hit, Nia Jax, Lash Legend and The Kabuki Warriors hit the ring to attack Ripley, IYO SKY, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.

AJ Lee quickly ran for the save, but she was met with a vicious shoulder block from Becky Lynch. The Man then shook hands with Asuka, confirming her as the fifth member for the heels at Survivor Series: WarGames.

In a video shared by WWE on YouTube, Lee seemingly felt all the emotions after Rhea Ripley's introduction before making her entrance for the segment.

Mami initially recruited AJ Lee this past Monday on RAW. Lee made her return to WWE television last Monday by distracting Becky Lynch and costing her the Women's Intercontinental Championship against Maxxine Dupri.

Lee and Lynch's rivalry began after The Man inserted himself into Seth Rollins' personal affair against CM Punk. It culminated in a mixed tag team match between the two WWE power couples at Wrestlepalooza in September.

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AJ Lee set to make her WarGames debut

Triple H officially confirmed the lineup for the women's WarGames match on X, formerly known as Twitter. WWE's Chief Content Officer highlighted the match as AJ Lee's first WarGames match while calling Lash Legend a breakout star.

While Lee is considered a key to the women's revolution, she wasn't part of the company when it happened. She was unable to see the progress women's wrestling made in WWE, with many historical matches like the women's Royal Rumble, women's Elimination Chamber, women's Hell in a Cell, women's Money in the Bank and women's WarGames matches.

Triple H

@TripleH

A storied veteran and a breakout star debut in their first WarGames.​Two teams composed of multi-time world champions. ​Ten of @WWE’s biggest stars all in one match. ​The teams are set and ready for only one thing…WAR. ​#SurvivorSeries: WarGames is LIVE Nov. 29 from from @PetcoPark at 7e/4p on @espn & @netflix.

It will be interesting to see how the Black Widow performs in just her second match since returning to WWE in September.