SmackDown Live Live SmackDown Discussion thread, September 5th 2025: CM Punk returns to Chicago

[Shane]

CM Punk is the luckiest man ever. AJ is still just gorgeous.

 

[Tremendez]

Let’s light it up! I’m on cloud nine right now!

AJ Lee is fucking back! I’m crying!

 

[Tremendez]

Becky really thought punk would have nobody in Chicago?

 

[Lethal]

Sensational. Cinema. AJ FUCKING LEE

 

[Tremendez]

Thank God, she came back to her iconic theme and not some new def rebel nonsense.

 

[Shane]

God I’m so fucking happy

 

[Tremendez]

Punk played it perfectly too letting them chant for AJ Lee, but then talking about his family in the crowd and then mentioning Rhea Ripley giving people that slight moment of doubt that maybe someone other than AJ would come out and then Becky had to go and started slapping my boy up again thinking there’ll be no consequences.

 

[O-Blaze]

Thank God, she came back to her iconic theme and not some new def rebel nonsense.

I was about to ask this.

Happy for you man. Know how much you love AJ

 

[Tremendez]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again people thought I’m probably the biggest CM punk fan here but I’m probably an even bigger AJ Lee fan. When they were both in their prime 10 years ago man AJ Lee was probably my favorite superstar, male or female.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Send a Doctor and a Bus for me AJ Lee is back. Lady is fitting to make me act up right now.

 

[O-Blaze]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again people thought I’m probably the biggest CM punk fan here but I’m probably an even bigger AJ Lee fan. When they were both in their prime 10 years ago man AJ Lee was probably my favorite superstar, male or female.

I can definitely vouch for this lol

 

[R-Troop]

Thank God, she came back to her iconic theme and not some new def rebel nonsense.

no way return music would be Def Rebel Bullshit. That doesn't mean she wouldn't get it eventually. but I don't think they'd do that, especially since I think it's unlikely she does naything fulltime

 

[Tremendez]

Man, AJ still looks amazing. She’s only 38 years old, which is just crazy thinking about the fact that she’s been gone for 10 years. She is still younger than several of the top superstars in the women’s division. I don’t know if she’s just coming back for one match or what but she could easily come back for a couple more years and would still be in her prime.

 

[Shane]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again people thought I’m probably the biggest CM punk fan here but I’m probably an even bigger AJ Lee fan. When they were both in their prime 10 years ago man AJ Lee was probably my favorite superstar, male or female.

Honestly might be same for me haha. She was peak

 

[Tremendez]

Becky was being perfectly obnoxious too, which makes the pop return even better.