AJ Lee Reveals Major Condition For Her Return

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However, AJ Lee added that she was “story-driven.” The former WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion noted that she would be working out and staying ready to be back in case there’s an intriguing and new story that feels groundbreaking to tell.

“I mean, we’ll see. Like, I’m very, there was a piece in me, was like, ‘Oh, I just need to, like, come back with this little time.’ And then when I did, I was like, ‘Oh, I’m I’m I’m still kind of killing it.’ [Laughs] So I’m confident in what I can bring, but I feel like I’m also story-driven. And, like, if there’s a story there, that’s going to be the thing that excites me. It feels like something new that I haven’t done and feels like breaking ground. I think that’s always what’s interesting to me. And yeah, so we’ll see. I’m just going to keep writing and working out and staying ready,” Lee said.

You can check out the entire conversation in the video below:

AJ Lee has been away from WWE programming since WrestleMania 42. Becky Lynch dethroned her on the Grandest Stage of Them All to win the Women’s Intercontinental Championship for the third time in her career.

AJ Lee opens up about the major difference between her current WWE contract and the one from her previous run

AJ Lee made her much-awaited return to World Wrestling Entertainment in September 2025. Her previous run with the Stamford-based promotion came to an end in 2015.

In a previous interview with iHeart Women’s Sports, The Geek Goddess reflected on how things have changed since her previous run with the wrestling promotion. The veteran pointed out that unlike back then, she could speak openly about mental health. She further noted that there was a clause in her current WWE contract specifically regarding mental health.

“When the first thing I wanted to make sure was going to work was, is my mental health protected? Do I feel safe here? Are you guys aware of what that means, to need mental health time off or sort of just like, is that something that is a priority for that to be a priority? The conversation was really cool in a way that, like, I couldn’t even reveal my diagnosis 10 years ago, but now it’s like, you know, a part of my contract. So like that is a really cool, beautiful thing,” Lee said.

It will be interesting to see when AJ Lee makes her much-awaited return to WWE programming.

If you use any quotes from the first half of this article, please credit iHeart Women’s Sports with an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.