WWE Star Returns On SmackDown After Over A Year

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A WWE star made their return to WWE television after over a year away on tonight’s episode of SmackDown, forming a new alliance.

Kiana James was officially called up to the WWE main roster during the 2024 WWE Draft, where she was drafted to the Raw brand.

However, only competed in two matches on Raw before she was sidelined with a knee injury, but she recently made her return to the ring.

Kiana competed on a match for WWE Main Event at last week’s SmackDown show, where she was defeated by Michin, before appearing briefly in the background on SmackDown, talking to Giulia.

On tonight’s episode of SmackDown, Kiana officially made her return to television, where she was the ‘official representation’ of the Women’s United States Champion Giulia.

Kiana told Zelina Vega that she would get another match against Giulia for the Women’s United States Championship next week on SmackDown.

Clipboard Karen?! @ZelinaVegaWWE, that was wild 😬 pic.twitter.com/ApWt50cQUk

— WWE (@WWE) July 26, 2025

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