Former Divas Champion Kaitlyn, real name Celeste Bonin, felt like a fan when AJ Lee returned. Although she hasn’t been keeping up with the product, Bonin heard from a good friend about Lee’s rumored return.
Lee returned last September after over a decade away, eventually captured the WWE Women’s IC Title, and wrestled at this year’s WrestleMania.
Bonin tells Rewind, Recap, Relive the following:
“I literally never thought that I would see the day. I have a very good friend who lives in South Florida. His name is Sam. We’ve been very close for 10 years. I lived in South Florida for a long time. He’s a huge undercover wrestling fan. He always texts me wrestling tea, cause, I’m not that tuned into it. He was messaging me about a potential comeback with her and I’m like, ‘There’s no way.’ Her and I, it’s one of those friendships that, you don’t see each other for five years and then you see each other. It’s like, ‘Oh my god.’ You just pick back up and that’s the type of friendship that we have. But I was shocked and it’s cool because I felt like a fan. Oh my God, hell froze over. Especially with all the stuff that happened with CM Punk and I think when she was leaving, it was pretty difficult. So it’s just cool.”
Kaitlyn and Lee were both tag team partners and bitter rivals in WWE. Lee became Divas Champion the first time after defeating Kaitlyn at the Payback event in 2013.