{"id":106504,"date":"2021-12-21T10:29:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=106504"},"modified":"2021-12-21T10:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:29:55","slug":"jessica-james-return-aew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/12\/21\/jessica-james-return-aew\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica James: Former Indie Darling Makes Return in AEW"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the line-up for this past Monday’s AEW Dark: Elevation<\/strong> <\/em>was announced prior, one name stood out to longtime fans of the U.S. indie scene, particularly mid-2000s women’s wrestling, and Joshi wrestling – Jessica James<\/strong>. The 17-year veteran was announced as part of a 6-woman tag match, teaming with Gigi Rey<\/strong> and Lady Bird Monroe<\/strong> against the team of Nyla Rose, Emi Sakura<\/strong>, and The Bunny<\/strong>. It marked James’ first match since 2018, following over a decade over triumphs and tragedies around the world in her pro wrestling career.<\/p>\n

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NEW EPISODE of #AEWDarkElevation<\/a>
TONIGHT at 7\/6c featuring:<\/p>\n

–@thunderrosa22<\/a> v @1AmberRodriguez
–#ChaosProject<\/a> v #BearCountry<\/a>
–@AndradeElIdolo<\/a> v @thekaun<\/a>
–@NylaRoseBeast<\/a>\/@EmiSakura_gtmv<\/a>\/@AllieWrestling<\/a> v @JJ_RAJETT<\/a>\/@gigiwrestling<\/a>\/@LadyBirdMonroe<\/p>\n

\u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/lBSV4sbfpB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dMx6wA9qWt<\/a><\/p>\n

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n