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WWE Rewind: AJ Lee Wrestles Final Match On Monday Night Raw 10 Years Ago Today

It has now been 10 years since the last time that AJ Lee wrestled for WWE.
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Life moves pretty fast. It's hard to believe, but a decade has now passed since the last time that AJ Lee stepped foot in a WWE ring.

Her final match came on the March 30, 2015 episode of Monday Night Raw. Less than 24 hours after Lee and Paige (aka Saraya) defeated the Bella Twins at WrestleMania 31, they would team with Naomi to face the Bellas and Natalya in six-woman tag team action.

Naomi would wind up picking up the win for her team after hitting the Rearview on Nikki Bella. WWE would then release a brief statement the following Friday announcing that Lee had decided to retire.

Prior to her final run with WWE, Lee was dealing with neck issues. They were severe enough that her Divas TItle defense against Saraya at SummerSlam 2014 had to be produced in a way that would allow AJ to get through it without taking a single bump.

Despite numerous overtures from fans and those within the wrestling business over the years, Lee has remained retired.

In a recent chat with The Takedown on SI, Saraya - who is now a free agent herself and eligible to return to WWE at any time - spoke about her desire to have a reunion with her old mentor one day. At the same time, Saraya says she would never try to talk her into coming back to wrestling.

"I'm hoping that she's fully healed and I want, selfishly, I want to have her back. I'm a mark for her. I love her as a person, as a wrestler. She was a big inspiration for me. And we just had such a magical freaking time together."

You can check out our entire conversation with Saraya in the video above and don't forget to subscribe to The Takedown on SI YouTube Channel so you can catch all of our great exclusive content.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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