Aleister Black made his return to WWE on Friday's WWE SmackDown, marking his first WWE TV appearance since he was released in 2021.
On the same night he returned, his wife Zelina Vega won the WWE Women's United States Championship.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Zelina Vega commented on her memorable night.
"It really felt like the fairytale ending to that. The only other time I felt like something fit that perfectly is when Andrade and I were leaving NXT and we kind of ended the story with Aleister and end our story with Johnny (Gargano) and Candice (LeRae), tapping out to their finish, and it felt like, 'That chapter is closed and now we can go to a new one.' It felt like, after everything both him and I have been through, it felt like that chapter of the crazy is done and now we can start that new chapter. I think he was so ready for that. He was so ready to return home. My favorite part, obviously seeing him go out there and do what he does, but Hunter [Triple H] hugging him after and saying, 'Welcome home' was really nice," she said.
Aleister was with AEW from July 2021 to February 2025.
He is set to make his in-ring return to WWE on Friday against the Miz.
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