The CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre feud has gotten personal on Raw, and there are plenty of rumors regarding whether it could lead to an AJ Lee WWE return.
Is there a scenario where Lee returns to the company for the first time since 2015?
How did McIntyre stealing Punk’s bracelet add more fuel to the rumors?
And what are potential options for how WWE adds her to the feud if she does make an appearance?
There are arguments for and against a potential AJ Lee return.
By bringing family into the equation, there’s always the possibility that WWE did that for a reason. Punk’s wife is a beloved former superstar who fans have been wanting to return for years now.
What better way to do that than to have a shocking appearance during a Punk vs. McIntyre match at SummerSlam? Or perhaps she interrupts McIntyre during one of his trolling sessions on Punk.
Having AJ cost McIntyre the highly-anticipated match in some fashion would make her return even more impactful, and it would also guarantee a furthering of what has been one of WWE’s best feuds in the Triple H era thus far.
The argument against it?
Things have gotten so heated between Punk and McIntyre that having anyone else get involved may be unncessary.
This is an old school professional wrestling feud where both men’s primary motivation is to destroy the other, and even if McIntyre stealing Punk’s bracelet – with AJ and Larry the Dog’s name on it – brought family into it, many would push that Punk should be the one to settle the score.
However, this is a unique situation where Punk’s wife is so well-known that not bringing her back would disappoint many fans.
Either way, the stakes have been raised in the Punk vs. McIntyre feud.
And that should set up a must-see showdown between the two superstars when they likely go face to face in the ring at SummerSlam in Cleveland.
Watch the video below for my FULL thoughts on AJ Lee’s potential WWE return and the reason it may not be in the works at this point in the Punk vs. McIntyre storyline.