AJ Mendez on CM Punk's Return to Wrestling

Taken from The Sessions # 141
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[@pandahasagun]

Low key if AJ’s music hit in a Royal Rumble that pop would be insane

[@maxwellpeter5955]

If punk is returning to wwe, why not aj too?

[@user-em4wh5ji3w]

Aj vs Becky would be insane. The two biggest legends of Women’s wrestling.

[@Clipperbossman]

Yep

[@The__Gent]

3...2...1...EEEEH....LET'S LIGHT IT UP! Crowd: RAWWWWWHH!

[@DarksideGmss0513]

Bro Aj vs Rhea at Mania would go HARD.

[@ambrooks5]

She hasn’t aged…..at all 😍

[@grungyasscinema]

Well, She retired young.

[@abcsin6526]

She is 35 yrs .

[@ricardogalindo8794]

Actually...she has... once you get up in age. You can tell the difference between a 30's woman versus a 20's woman. It's experience.

[@josevaldezkamenridergeek]

well you are right but she’s look so much changed it more a mature

[@RogueeRico]

Is it me or does her skin look lighter than it was when she was wrestling??

[@tonyleblanc7302]

“Talent isn’t sexually transmitted”. One of the best lines in professional wrestling in the last two decades. She left after starting a revolution. That’s a move made only by a true G. She could come back now to any promotion, and I guarantee she’d be top level only weeks after returning. Lots of people credit the “4 horsewomen” of WWE for the turnabout, and I will give them credit where it’s due. Becky and Charlotte are possibly the best female pro wrestlers of all time, but AJ and Paige started the “revolution”.

[@jorgevazquez8637]

You give her too much credit.

[@tonyleblanc7302]

@@jorgevazquez8637 ok.

[@Izaan2810]

I DEFINITELY don't hold Charlotte in such high regards... Becky, sure... But Sasha is FAR superior than Charlotte in all regards especially storytelling and it factor. Even Bianca and Bayley are crawling up the ranks as one of the best women in the biz. But MY GOD I have never seen a more bland performer, male or female than I have seen in Charlotte. Face or heel, it's the same thing. Roman Reigns transformed, and even then Charlotte has stayed the same since like 2016 now. She manages to be the most miserable and boring part of the entire roster and show. And when she suspiciously gets inserted into different rivalries, she simply makes things WORSE.

[@justinterry7853]

​@@tonyleblanc7302 its true lol

[@AquarianAngel]

@@justinterry7853 Wrong

[@kellymays5138]

Just hearing AJ lee talking and saying she's fine, just puts a smile on the my face.

[@LiilJiimmii]

🤡

[@OneOkRockSamurai]

@@LiilJiimmii The only clown is you bud

[@deroistewart2548]

She definitely fine

[@bioticheart]

She literally says in this interview that she will not return to wrestling. For the sake of her mental and physical health. She had one suicide attempt and thought about killing herself because of her bipolar disorder while she was in WWE. While she had the divas championship this happened apparently. She wants to move on, just let her be done.

[@willieharris5041]

She has permanent damage to her cervical spine so yeah she's done for good

[@startrakambassador3632]

😢

[@SuicideboysGrey59]

Yes but I think if she understands how much she impacted little girls everywhere? I think that would be a positive thing to reflect on for her. I remember being 13 or something years old (I’m 25 now) and I would tune in to watch her every night she was on television. I wanted to be in the WWE because of AJ (I’m female). I loved the divas before her, Kelly Kelly and Lita, but AJ was the diva to make me want to strive for my WWE dreams. Once she left? Those dreams were ruined because I would never get to face her in a match. Now that punk is back at the WWE? The opportunity for her to return is bigger than ever. I hope she considers it and takes whatever precautions she needs to prevent her mental health going downhill.. but the people want her back and I hope that’s enough for her to entertain the idea..

[@fallenfray1380]

As a grown man aj lee skip to the ring meant business like it was going down on the women’s side of things so I’ll always appreciate that from her

[@ChillRichard]

Times change

[@platinumjoseph]

Love how this is recommended to me after survivor series 2023

[@Blaze0071]

Same. Just appeared in my shorts

[@Jakers96]

Good ol algorithm

[@justinallen1337]

Same

[@ganjabarb]

Aj please come back 😢

[@Captain_n_1]

Damn she looks as gorgeous as ever! Edit: Hold on! I got likes and replies for this?

[@FellaHAILIRA]

Yeah she give piggy back to cm as he tries mma moves. A talentless man

[@Rishu-br6tw]

​@@FellaHAILIRAtalentless really? Just because he debuted at 38 and lost. He is talentless. Give him a break. He was not an amateur wrestlers before going pro. UFC has best fighters in the wrold. He had no shot plus he was 38.

[@alex6mar]

​@@FellaHAILIRAdude got paid more to get his face kicked in than you will in your life buddy lmao stay mad

[@8Bitorbust]

​@@FellaHAILIRAShe's got that Hot crazy chick energy kind of like Aubrey Plaza and YES! She definitely wears the pants in that relationship and Phil would probably tell you the same thing in fear of his life. 😂😂😂

[@user-vp8mu5fj7o]

​@@Rishu-br6twbro, he is pretty talentless... I mean, he can cut a good promo every now and then, but he cant fight his way out of a wet paper bag. I've nothing against Punk, but that move over to the UFC was embarrassing for him, I had second hand embarrassment watching it. Goes to show that all these men from WWE and other promotions that think they're tough, more than likely arent. I'll give Brock a pass on this one though, that man's as tough as they come, he hung with the best in his weight division when he was around the UFC, but Punk could never in a million years no matter how young or old hang with the top dogs in his division. You're born a fighter, if it isn't in you then you have no chance, unfortunately punk isn't that way, he's a showman, an entertainer, not a fighter. I wish the man well though, hopefully a successful second run in the WWE.

[@carloslozada470]

OMG AJ is absolutely beautiful

[@Mma-basement-215]

Punk is so lucky i love her...

[@royalreviews5270]

I said that. Damn 1 lucky bastard

[@BlackFlightNY]

She realized nobody was going to promote a podcast called “Oral Sessions”

[@theshinyone9744]

It should just be called Sessions.

[@TurnaboutAdam]

@@theshinyone9744 that’s what it’s called now

[@TheOfficalHelverse]

@@TurnaboutAdam after it was originally called oral sessions

[@markfroman738]

What a HORRIBLE name that was.

[@philwill0123]

@@markfroman738 it gave enough initial attention to stand out

[@DonC-kl5sv]

Wow. An oral sessions with René and Aj Lee sounds like a dream come true🎉😂

[@easypnetwork8138]

AJ Please come back.

[@duvalt87]

I doubt she does I don't think she will

[@mark05demanarig]

AJ Lee vs Alexa Bliss That would be phenomenal. Both have a rebel badass persona if you're getting my point

[@DDJReacts]

AJ Lee aka AJ Mendez was the girl I had a huge crush on still now but damn Phil is lucky 😍😍

[@nihad1162]

who’s phil bro😭

[@yourlocalbath]

@@nihad1162 doctor phil

[@915rko]

For real! Same here, lucky I found me a look alike girl with the same everything but face. I've been in heaven bro! 💜

[@gingerBREADmanCS]

@@nihad1162 cm punk is phil

[@Tooncesthecatwhodrives]

@@nihad1162 Phillip brooks……a.k.a cm punk

[@kcalexander1995]

Cm Punk & Aj Lee vs Adam Cole & Britt Baker

[@teamrockets4544]

🤔

[@noemendoza1312]

No britt would just bury AJ Lee return

[@jrvc20]

@@noemendoza1312 I don’t think so

[@arpitshukla1995]

Britt don't deserve to be in the same ring as AJ

[@mannyguzman8222]

U deaf 🧏‍♂️ she said she’s retired

[@pinroshan020]

Punk and AJ vs Becky and Seth is a moneymaking wrestling tag team match there in wwe. Hope it happenes.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

It must be hard for AJ now. She was so worried about Punk possibly regressing to the anger he had when he was ending his time In WWE. And just when it seemed that he was finally in a good place…all that crap happened with the Elite and Colt Cabana. I hope she and Punk can find a way to keep things good and stable at home despite all this nonsense.

[@themondoshow]

now look

[@8Bitorbust]

Yeah. Now look. Punk sure dodged that bullet. 😂

[@Jeff_Pryce]

@@8Bitorbust All’s well that ends well. 😂

[@charlesleeiii]

I like her new do, and I miss the way she used to skip down to the squared circle with the WWE Divas Championship Belt.

[@SillyWorld]

She still looks the same ❤

[@jaycuthbert245]

I'm glad she finally dropped the "oral" from the title. We all pictured particular things every time it came up

[@NoxWyatt]

Glad someone finally mentioned it, that name was an eyesore.

[@jaycuthbert245]

@@NoxWyatt exactly mate. From day one it sounded like porn video title and everyone, male or female probably instantly imagined her getting forcefully handled in her mouth by a particular part of one's body. My question is, how did she not realise that to begin with? Or even better, why didn't jon (moxley) not pick up on it and inform her or try to get her to avoid the title and it's risks lol

[@DaggerPrince]

@@jaycuthbert245 well that went in detail pretty quick...

[@marcocarmona4463]

@@jaycuthbert245 check the first episode with Jon he does point it out but she meant it normally without innuendos

[@Oasys18]

@@jaycuthbert245 Bro you ok? Lmfao.

[@gregthegroove]

She’s great dude! Walked away and didn’t bad mouth anybody really. Didn’t get involved in his beef or all the time he was gone etc…It’s cool should she choose to ever come back, she could easily slide into both of those locker rooms with respect. Good for her.

[@akidajasper6545]

I honestly miss her more than her husband she was The Wwe superstar

[@purpleperc1012]

Oh really funny because towards the end of her time with the WWE, she was poorly treated by the fans

[@YrnNyati-uo4co]

I swear if she came back, OMG I’ll watch everyday again Same as Punk. 1000%

[@treysmith6078]

So are u watching everyday now😭😂

[@Snyper1405]

Nah only her. Not cm sucks 😂

[@joekurr6030]

C'mon Renee, you worked your magic on Phil, now let's get AJ back in the ring where she belongs.

[@MistaPea106]

She has a really bad neck apparently but I genuinely don’t remember her ever being in matches where her neck took a lot of hits

[@lordeowstheking]

Pretty sure she just said HERSELF THAT SHE'S RETIRED.. d*psh*t

[@angelosvlahos]

@@MistaPea106 i don't think her neck is the main issue but mostly her spine, which can result in a bad neck. AJ was one of the few genuine female in-ring performers who actually gave it their all during that time (together with Paige and to some degree Natalya and the Bella's). She did crazy shit with her body, shit that the other 'divas' didn't. It definitely must have taken a toll on her. However, Beth Phoenix, Michelle McCool, Lita, Trish Stratus... they all returned at a 'older' age after spending time enjoying retirement, so AJ could always come back. She's only 35 now so there's time.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Not happening

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Apparently, AJ says she’s largely healed all her old wrestling wounds. But from what it sounds like, she just mentally has moved on. Maybe she doesn’t think she can hang with the new kids (she can), maybe she’s worried fans won’t care (they will), but for now, it spun like she is fine being retired.

[@jo-si7349]

Phil is a lucky man I tell you that !

[@XplicitStory]

Phil has anger issues so I feel bad for her

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

@@XplicitStoryno, Phil has issues with idiots. You sound like a butthurt buckaroo fan 🤣

[@Imru_gamer]

We love you A.J Lee, you are one of the best wrestlers of all times (honestly) and deserves a hall of Fame and Sarera.💜💜🙏🙏

[@tubecoinsinger3420]

Still beautiful AJ❤

[@josephinemuwanguzi4258]

AJ still looking beautiful. She's ageing with the grace

[@AngleInTheNorth]

Ahhhh, Seth & Becky vs Punk & AJ I'd actually pay to see that.

[@marviceustaquio2283]

Now cm punk is back in WWE!!! I hope to see AJ Lee in women's royal rumble 2024 pls make it happen AJ Lee it's time😭😭😭 if you ever appear I'll cry and it's gonna be the best gift since the next royal rumble will be on my birthday😭

[@jameswallace3439]

I'm gonna quote a tagline from a WWE 2K game. "Never say never"

[@jacodoggie8715]

LETS LIGHT IT UP

[@elz1250]

Basically AJ Lee crawled and clawed her way up so Sasha/ Charlotte/ Becky/ Bayley/ Alexa could walk.

[@uniquelyjadedwj]

AJ Making a comeback at Royal Rumble? Will be a hudge moment. HHH you need to sign her again to.

[@philippschnackertz2466]

When aj lee returns, This is the biggest Return in womens Wrestling of all time

[@ChillRichard]

Nah

[@defx01]

@@DawsonD2023people said punk was never returning to wrestling. Then he came to AEW. then people said punk would never go back to WWE. here we are lmao. Never say never

[@saidraalien6837]

@@defx01 thats not a ticket to saying anyone will return!!

[@Tsukuyomi__x]

@@ChillRichard Kinda is tho.

[@davidwilliams560]

AJ is awesome. Loved her in WWE miss her

[@saketarora]

I totally forgot how totally cute she is ❤️

[@matthewskaggs3527]

True treasure of WWE sorely missed love you AJ

[@stylistikxsmurf]

I had the luck of meeting her (and other WWE superstars) at an airport while waiting at baggage claim. Every single one of them I took a picture with was super nice. She was no exception. My first picture was blurry and when I asked if we could take another, she didnt have any attitude or bad energy.

[@dripGoat23]

She is still so beautiful 😻

[@Peace-zh2bt]

The Real Womens Revolution was started by Aj Lee

[@anthonydisla676]

She needs to come back now please AJ!!!!!!!! We miss you 😢

[@jacobyellesbury5880]

I wish we had one more run from AJ. She may be literally one of the most over, under rated women in all of wrestling to never truly get her flowers.

[@alibatley28]

Wow!!!! 😮

[@jugghead82]

AJ was always a Great wrestler

[@Celestial1218]

I miss her, literally my idol growing up she was honestly the most realest person at the time

[@burntvirtue]

I can't believe she hasn't changed anything about her personal style after all this time. She looks like a time capsule.

[@The_Amortal_Univursal_Pharaoh]

AJ looks great!

[@theraVen27]

She’s so gorgeous. I miss seeing AJ Lee

[@drew5059]

Aj Lee is my favourite of all time. It would be so special if she came back for one last run

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Wow. I've never seen someone say so little in so many words.

[@powerupk3]

🤣😭

[@dannyknightblade4592]

She's a leftist. Word salad is their specialty.

[@TheEarthRealm]

Have you heard of Kamala Harris, mate? 😂

[@goldenfreddy-gj5wy]

Listen to Eric Bischoff, complete hour answering a questions he doesn't really answer, gives you a hint here and there, and that's that.

[@ynobigreck]

AJ Mendez 👑

[@mugiwara9727]

CM Punk is one lucky man AJ is still gorgeous

[@joeyteter9383]

I want AJ back so bad. She retired before I started watching again and seeing her stuff on old episodes makes bums me out that I wasn’t watching. Her being a knockout doesn’t hurt either

[@Kjhgdgy]

never mature always beauty young ❤❤❤❤❤

[@arunjames6494]

Love how she talks glad to see her

[@thesilentknight4554]

If everyone starts chanting AJ LEE, it's gonna happen. She's coming back!😮💓

[@designerboy1369]

3:09 I get goosebumps every time! The battle cry felt so real 🥲

[@chrislevine6965]

I’ve had a crush on Renee from the second I saw her. Don’t know why I felt like sharing that lol.

[@TheOnirayju]

She has that effect on people, just read mox's book, he basically says "I knew I'd marry her the moment I saw her"

[@thorstensteffen8422]

AJ Mendez♥️❤💋💋💋❤♥️💚🙏🍀🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DatMfka]

What a beaut.. 💯

[@mathgodpiextras]

One more match! One more match! One more match! One more match!

[@sinsofthefather2000]

AJ is still absolutely gorgeous

[@CallmeA_B]

AJ is sincerely *needed* in the WWE. I feel that AJ could be the one to hit heights only seen since Becky at the top of the stairs. Timing couldn't be better since Phil's already created this wave of hysteria. I'm crossing my fingers that she makes her return in 2024.

[@charleighh.990]

Looks Like it would be a Mixed match Eventually. AJ and Punk vs Seth and Becky

[@CallmeA_B]

@charleighh.990 Coud totally se that happening...Or even Cody and Brandi (since they want to take over for HHH/Steph, while Punk is making a plan to run NXT after HBK) I really enjoyed MMC and hope they bring it back regardless. 😁

[@travistravis7970]

We love you AJ

[@el7o]

Let's light up , light up ,light up tonight

[@danielgronski]

8 years later aj still looking like in 2015

[@claylewis6137]

she hasn't aged at all ❤

[@user-of6pk5dy4k]

AJ LOOKS PRETTY

[@joemckim1183]

AJ needs to return at the Rumble

[@FF-iz4su]

This aged well

[@Steven17264]

I don't keep up with wrestling a lot, meaning I haven't developed a wrestling intuition, but something still tells me AJ isn't actually done. I feel like we'll be in for a surprise from her in 2024.

[@sleepoveratchvckys]

She sooo gorgeous what the hell?! 😍

[@johnheuslerjr9623]

AJ even more breathtaking than she's ever been.

[@joshuasawyer-herron8384]

There needs to be a segment when he walks past Becky and he stares her down and says” MY WIFE WOULD KICK YOU ASS” then walk off .😂

[@asifadnan2813]

Cm Punk is lucky to have a gorgeous wife like her

[@user-ns1os3br2e]

AJ she is still beautiful inside and out. She brings back all the memories of match. AJ she is still one of my favorite diva in the world. I remember she used to be with Dolph Ziggler and big E and she was a divas champion.

[@jujuondabeatrandomshi]

She’s so pretty 😍

[@CasaUwU]

now do the interview again today 😅

[@WhoIsRevolution]

💙

[@kelenadavis2490]

😩 I would love to see her come back

[@kingscrewme69]

AJ please come back and put them ladies in the locker room in check. They all need to fall in line.

[@ringtoneflex269]

AJ Lee Royal Rumble Return!

[@ELIM_ALL_]

HELL NO

[@aztecwrrior1997]

AJ looks like she hasn't aged a day

[@marcot9289]

She was in her 20's in her run with WWE, she was so young

[@everlynewatila2619]

AJ Lee she was my favorite wrestler and she was the longest Divas champion reigning

[@kennzain4487]

Lee. the shy Girl 😂😂

[@kakarrot23]

AJ Lee still fine

[@milk_bath]

In before the AJ incels and the Punk orphans.

[@mrmeeseeks299]

bro came to an aj lee video to shit on aj and punk lmaooo. go outside

[@milk_bath]

@@mrmeeseeks299 You have trouble reading? I was making fun of those people. I thought Rick and Morty fans were supposed to be “smart”?

[@mrmeeseeks299]

@@milk_bath how is “aj incels” and “punk orphans” making fun of the haters lmao. literally sounds like ur mocking the fans. thats on u for wording it so shitty

[@Jeff_Pryce]

So you’re representing the regular incels, got it. 😉👍

[@milk_bath]

@@Jeff_Pryce Sure, whatever you say babe. 😘

[@Baselinehangtime8]

Wild thing is I never knew punk was as beloved as he was until his final says in WWE before he left 10 years ago and then especially after he left with how hard the crowd chanted his name and asked for him even for such a long time after he’s gone too and that totally shocked me as i really hadn’t seen anything like it before. Ironically the same is true even more with AJ Lee. I knew she was getting popular and entertaining as hell in the love story lines they’d randomly put her in but no idea the WwE universe beloved her pretty much as the female punk lol and I really didn’t know this till recent years well after she retired. Hell it took me a while to even know she retired I thought she just took a break or got injured and decide to not come back for a while Lastly I didn’t even know Till like 2017 that aj and punk were together which makes all of this super ironic how individually they built these insane fan bases and are partners in real life As someone who never really cared much for punk till his final days being more of a fan of the best guys of the 80s-00s era and losing track of who became popular and good at their peak in the 10s and not someone who does the behind the kayfabe scenes research of wrestlers personal lives and the small up and comers that are the fans have their eyes on as goats in the making like punk in the 00s, I find all this now fascinating as hell

[@shivvaghela723]

man she is awesome 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@emsauce75]

Did AJ ever really wrestle? Her era was one of the worst for women's wrestling.

[@JackGeezy85]

Every womens era sucks, except the puppies era

[@jbfarley]

Clown

[@Jeff_Pryce]

She was the Diamond among the rough, one of the very few bright spots in a crap era. Before she came along, that division was D-E-A-D, especially between 2010 and 2012. AJ was the first woman in years that got fans interested. Her popularity was basically the spark needed for the women’s revolution. During the rise of AJ Lee, Paige came along, then the Four Horsewomen, and the rest is history.

[@GaretheDen]

C’mon. There’s no industry where Punk is going to make as much. That’s why he went back. And Easy E was right. All that money for Punk, and zero return on investment.

[@purplegorilla9592]

@Necramonium Darby Allin, Powerhouse Hobbs, Daniel Garcia, Matt Sydal, Bobby Fish, Eddie Kingston, QT Marshall, Max Caster, and Penta Oscuro are not better or worse after facing Punk. They did not advance or decline in their career or place in AEW and the card. He did nothing for them one way or the other. In a sense these are throwaway matches designed to give Punk someone to wrestle.

[@blade5883]

@@purplegorilla9592 you got no Idea what you're talking about fool

[@DaggerPrince]

what zero return on investment? did you not see Tony Khan say CM Punk made him the most money ever since he was signed? Stop being jealous of another male and become a succesful male yourself - if you can that is, which apparently you cant. really sad when men fail and no woman wants them and they have to try and bring down other men to their level LOL. that behaviour only makes girls leave you for the guys youre tryina bring down. very attractive behaviour, pal. Khan went on for like 3 minutes takling about how every PPV and event punk did for him was RECORD money.

[@TheMasterpiecePD]

Punk is the John Cena of AEW, except Cena was never this pompous, arrogant, snarky and unbearable outside the ring. CM Punk "elevating" new talent, when it's 100% guaranteed he won't lose to any of them because he just got there and has a more recognisable name. The truth is he wants these young guys to carry him to a decent match. None of those guys gained anything from having a match with Punk, aside from maybe that FTR guy who won't stfu about Punk now and is becoming just as obnoxious but at least he's getting eyes on him and his team and that's just because Punk wrongly thinks they're the best wrestlers in the world next to him.

[@TheMasterpiecePD]

@@DisastrousIntentionally Who cares what they say lol? The young guys have proven to not know anything about wrestling fundamentals. It's about perception to us, the audience and to a normal, non-militant aew fanboy, it just looked like an old botchy guy coming back to go over young talent.

[@ocsjc13]

Why is aj so gorgeous

[@RuneRaged]

AJ has always been one of my favorites Not just for what she's done in ring but just as a person Plus she had one of my favorite insults in WWE with the "Talent isnt sexualy transmitted"

[@sorryimnutty9642]

She was the britt baker of the divas era, yes technically better than all the other girls but she never did anything to help them and consistently buried them on the mic

[@thegamingempire7746]

She bured all of them once.. in that pipebomb of hers.. but it was directed to the bella twins and lets be honest.. they r horrible in the ring.. and they got over more cuz of bryan and cena.. she even complained to stephanie for looking after the divas division.. so she was the WHISTLEBLOWER.. and thats a big thing.

[@mvjr7758]

AJ as small as she is, was legit wrestler. She trained with Jay Lethal. I honestly think AJ really did get screwed because she could legit out wrestle the others.

[@togucvinw7]

@@mvjr7758 She for screwed because she is the wife of Cm Punk and she drank his kool-aid when she left with him. Zelina Vega is married to Malakai Black , both are in different companies and it’s all good , wwe didn’t fired her for being married to an AEW wrestler (she was even made queen of the ring and won the women’s tag title , that’s way more than most women could even dream of sadly , even if it’s not that much )

[@marcot9289]

@@togucvinw7 she has a bad neck, that's why she retired

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Brit is overrated

[@TheSpyderGaming19TX]

Fuck shes so gorgeous still.

[@Darkporter]

Holy shit AJ hasn't aged at all 😮

[@chrisshane5587]

very happy to see aj after long time

[@frankfigueroa1434]

Aj ❤️