AJ Styles, the former Divas Champion and CM Punk's wife, returned to WWE after a decade on this week's Smackdown. WWE had been teasing Lee's return right from the day Becky Lynch hit the former WWE champion. She once again attacked Punk and this week, there was Lee who came to her husband's support. She attacked Becky Lynch. Lee did not allow the Intercontinental Champion to escape the ring.
Somehow, Becky managed to escape the ring in the end and was joined by Seth Rollins, but she could not take her IC title to the backstage area. The after-show clip showed Lee taking control of the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
Punk and Lee are set to face Rollins and Becky at WWE Wrestlepalooza, scheduled for September 20. Seth Rollins, the World Heavyweight Champion, and Becky, the Intercontinental Champion have partnered up in the past.
AJ Lee to contest for the Intercontinental championship?
The storyline between Seth Rollins and CM Punk could take a pause after Wrestlepalooza, there is no doubt that Lee would be fighting for the IC title. The title match between Lee and Becky could take place at Crown Jewel, set to take place in Perth, Australia in October.
Becky won the championship at Money in the Ban 2025 and has been retaining it since then. The Title is being defended on PLEs on a regular basis