WWE Star Says They Can’t Retire Until AJ Lee Returns

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WWE star Naomi has called for AJ Lee to make her return, noting that she can’t retire until she comes back.

While there have been rumors swirling about AJ’s potential comeback pretty much since her in-ring retirement in 2015, speculation picked up following Punk’s return to the company in November 2023.

Speaking on The Wrestling Classic, Naomi noted that she has been encouraging CM Punk to get AJ Lee back into the ring.

Noting that she wants AJ Lee to return while she’s still wrestling, Naomi said:

“I be harassing her husband (CM Punk) about that all the time. I told him, I said, ‘You need to tell her I can’t retire until she comes back.’

“Girl, you need to come on because mama’s back is hurting. I can’t retire until she comes back. I’m so for real, and she knows it. It’s crazy. For her to be gone over a decade and to still be missed and to still be wanted so bad, I think speak volumes and just tells you what she did for women’s wrestling and who she was.

“So I think it’d be a treat, a present, a reward for all of us, having her come back, even if it’s just a ‘hey and bye,’ a quick little (appearance). We starving, sis (laughs).”

Naomi teamed with AJ Lee in the former Divas Champion’s final match, with the duo teaming with Paige (AEW’s Saraya) to defeat Natalya and the Bella Twins on the March 30, 2015 Raw episode.

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