Summary

AJ Lee says she has returned to WWE with a different kind of confidence ahead of WrestleMania 42, and she believes the balance she has found away from the ring has helped make her a stronger performer now. The women's Intercontinental champion said she is entering this stage of her career feeling calmer, more self-assured, and physically stronger than she was during her earlier run.

That matters at a time when WrestleMania 42 is already carrying a lot of focus around who will be healthy and ready for the show, including recent optimism around Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez.

Quote from AJ Lee

Speaking ahead of WrestleMania 42, AJ Lee said:

"I know who I am. I know what I've done. I can walk into this place with a new kind of confidence and a calmness of just being a grown-ass woman. And there is a different level to performing that way, with that mindset of, yeah, I know what I can do. And so it makes it a little bit more fun. I get to really just enjoy and soak up the moments versus feeling like you were scrapping every day back then."

Lee later went on to say:

"Thankfully, I am in the best shape of my life and part of that is because I've spent the past 10 years taking care of my mental health and finding that right balance of how to be a healthy, strong person just in real life. And so to be able to bring that into wrestling, I've come in as the best version of an athlete I can be. So, that's been helpful."

What AJ Lee's outlook could mean for WrestleMania 42

AJ Lee describing herself as the best version of the athlete she can be gives WWE a strong sign that one of its highest-profile returning stars is entering WrestleMania 42 in a stable place mentally and physically. With Lee already holding the women's Intercontinental title, that kind of confidence can carry real weight if WWE positions her as one of the division's focal points on the card.

Her comments also stand out because they frame this comeback less as nostalgia and more as a second act built on experience. If that form holds through WrestleMania season, Lee's title run has a stronger foundation than a one-off return story.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.