AJ Lee Calls Bayley Her Favorite Wrestler And Her Role Model, ‘That Was My Dream Match’

AJ Lee and Bayley stepped into the ring against each other for the first time since 2013 on Monday’s WWE Raw.

AJ was victorious in the match, successfully defending her WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship.

On social media, Bayley and AJ shared praise for each other.

Bayley wrote, “To me, AJ has had such a special impact on the industry and heavily on women’s wrestling because of who she is outside of the ring. (Not to take away from how ANNOYINGLY smooth she STILL is after being away for 10 years.) (Also, how does she have even MORE abs? Wtf)

“Friendship aside…I’ve told the story many times and I promise I’m not over exaggerating. But if I never had the conversation with AJ back in 2013 where she told me to stay true to who I am, I don’t know if I would’ve made it this far. I don’t even know if I would’ve made it past my first month in NXT. So, losing the match sucks. But sharing the ring again with someone who saw me for who I was, uplifted me, believed in me, and has supported me ever since, that was the magic. (I texted her earlier and said I didn’t want to send a novel. Because I was embarrassed and here I am.) THAT is the magic that’ll keep me fighting to find another road to Wrestlemania. Because if I’m staying true to who I am, THEN I CAN’T STOPPPPPPPPPPPP

“@theajmendez, you are NEVER….and I want you to read this carefully and really focus…..you are never allowed to leave. We must giggle together at the monitor til we have to really break out our walkers 👵🏽👵🏼. Thank you. Bye. Don’t bring this up later”

AJ responded, “You are my favorite wrestler. That was my dream match, and this is the kindest thing anyone’s ever said about me. It definitely made me forget you let Becky murder me. Bayley is my role model. Thanks for making me a better wrestler, giving me my dream match, and leading the kindest/funniest/most talented locker room. You’re truly the GOAT and my birthday wish is a rematch @itsmebayley . This post will self destruct in 24 hours.”

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