{"id":141755,"date":"2025-09-11T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=141755"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:25:42","slug":"aj-lees-best-feuds-in-the-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/11\/aj-lees-best-feuds-in-the-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ Lee&#8217;s Best Feuds in the WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AJ Lee\u2019s return to the WWE shocked the WWE Universe and is one of the most talked-about returns on social media. As she has been away from the company for ten years, on her first appearance back on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/08\/aj-lee-return-match-set-on-wwe-raw-for-wrestlepalooza\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Monday Night Raw<\/a>, she reintroduced herself to the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who didn\u2019t know AJ Lee before her return on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/05\/aj-lee-returns-to-wwe-on-smackdown-after-a-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Friday Night SmackDown<\/a>, here are some of the feuds that made Lee \u201cyour favorite wrestler\u2019s favorite wrestler.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141759\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141759\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/AJ_Lee_and_Tamina_2014-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image of AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/AJ_Lee_and_Tamina_2014-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/AJ_Lee_and_Tamina_2014.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WikiMedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Kaitlyn<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaitlyn is one of the first women who comes to mind when thinking of the history of AJ Lee. The friendship and feud between these two women helped bring popularity to women\u2019s wrestling. They were wrestling when women didn\u2019t get much television time; these two demanded it. The fans wanted it. They never disappointed anytime they were on screen together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The duo did their job and got the fans to feel something, either making them laugh in promos or cringe during matches after a brutal hit. The story that Lee and Kaitlyn had was also one that was more in-depth than any woman was getting at the time. Along with the various segments they would recieve from matches to many backstage segments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kaitlyn gets into a serious conflict with AJ Lee: SuperSmackDown, Dec. 18, 2012\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8UXJfJqR9fg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two went from being best friends to enemies, and to a frenemies stage. There were so many layers to it that it was hard not to be entertained. They always followed up their words with a great match.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE Payback 2013 was the event where AJ Lee defeated Kaitlyn to win her first WWE Divas Championship. The crowd was heavily behind them as it turned out to be one of the best matches of both of their careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Paige<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paige was another woman with whom Lee had a frenemy relationship. Their feud began immediately after Paige made her main roster debut on Monday Night Raw following WrestleMania 30, where she defeated AJ Lee to win the Divas Championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They had a back-and-forth feud and friendship since that moment. Paige would often imitate Lee in the ring and try to play mind games with the master herself. Lee would ultimately win her title back from Paige on the June 30, 2014, edition of Monday Night Raw to become a two time Divas Champion. A few months later, at Night of Champions 2014, AJ Lee defeated both Nikki Bella and Paige to become a three-time WWE Divas Champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paige and Lee would later reunite for an unforgettable feud against The Bella Twins.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Bella Twins<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AJ Lee always had great feuds with Nikki and Brie Bella. Dating back to around 2013, when Lee had a feud with the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/05\/25\/aj-lees-pipe-bombshell-divas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Total Divas cast<\/a>. This feud with the Total Divas stemmed from the fact that AJ Lee was different from the stereotypical &#8220;diva.&#8221; Fans would reasonate with Lee on many levels easily making her become a fan favorite. The story also became personal on various levels attacking one another&#8217;s lives, it kept fans drawn in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#PipeBombshell: AJ Lee blasts the stars of &#039;Total Divas&#039;: Raw, August 26, 2013\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/afedl8HylCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lee defended her championship various times against the twins in great matches. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some matches that stand out are the one where AJ Lee faced Nikki Bella at WWE TLC 2014 and the one that I had previously mentioned at Night of Champions in 2014 against Nikki Bella and Paige.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the one that many fans still think of is the match that occurred at WrestleMania 31. This was Lee\u2019s last WrestleMania as her last match in the WWE took place on the following Monday Night Raw. At this Mania, AJ Lee teamed up with frenemy Paige to take on the Bella Twins. Lee and Paige won after putting on a great match, with the audience very involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These four women are pivotal as to why women\u2019s wrestling is the way it is today. This match became more meaningful over time as we realized this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on AJ Lee and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AJ Lee\u2019s return to the WWE shocked the WWE Universe and is one of the most talked-about returns on social media. As she has been away from the company for ten years, on her first appearance back on Monday Night Raw, she reintroduced herself to the audience. For those who didn\u2019t know AJ Lee before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5214,"featured_media":141607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,4,3,320],"tags":[1374,4820,1479,254,194,6447],"class_list":["post-141755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","category-wwe-women","tag-aj-lee","tag-divas-championship","tag-kaitlyn","tag-nikki-bella","tag-paige","tag-the-bella-twins"],"modified_by":"Laci Schlatz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141766,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141755\/revisions\/141766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}