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Browsing: Lee
AJ Leeâ€s return has the potential to shake up WWEâ€s womenâ€s division by targeting established champions, forging nostalgic alliances, and igniting fresh rivalries. Whether aiming for Becky Lynchâ€s well-established Intercontinental title reign, challenging the reigning Womenâ€s World Champion, or reuniting with old allies, Lee can craft compelling storylines grounded in current facts and official records.
Let’s take a look at 5 things that Lee can do once she returns.
#5. Spark a Feud with ‘Daughter’ Roxanne Perez
On September 9, 2025, Roxanne Perez recreated a childhood photo with AJ Lee on social media, signaling mutual respect and nostalgia. Lee can confront Perez on RAW, acknowledging their history before questioning whether the former NXT Womenâ€s Champion truly matches up. This dynamic, Lee’s seasoned expertise against Perezâ€s emerging talent, can drive a technical showcase leading to a marquee pay-per-view match.
oh Iâ€m so good https://t.co/tRT4gW9yrwpic.twitter.com/BsOKLJweH2
— roxanne (@roxanne_wwe) September 9, 2025
Such an angle spotlights Perezâ€s rapid ascent while reaffirming Lee’s legacy as a dominant force.
#4. A Reunion with Bayley
Lee and Bayley have been close friends since their early years, and the Role Model made appearances in AJ Lee’s merch following her return, even donning CM Punk’s ‘AJ’s Husband’ jacket. A backstage segment in which Lee surprises Bayley, reminding her of their friendship since NXT, can launch a short-term alliance. Whether they target dominant heel teams or engage in six-woman tag matches along with Lyra Valkyria, their proven chemistry offers both nostalgia and fresh narrative opportunities. This direction legitimizes Lee’s involvement and bolsters the tag division.
MORE: AJ Leeâ€s Next WWE Match Revealed
#3. Joins Forces with Rhea Ripley and IYO Sky
Rhea Ripley and IYO Sky both held the WWE Womenâ€s World Championship earlier in 2025, Ripley from January to March, and Sky from March to July 2025. More recently, they became partners against Sky’s family – the Kabuki Warriors, facing them at Crown Jewel Perth. Lee can interrupt their backstage strategy session, proposing an alliance under her leadership. By playing both confidante and challenger, she creates tension within the duo, setting up six-woman tag matches, or it could even lead to the next big premium live event, Survivor Series: WarGames.
#2. Challenges Becky Lynch for the Intercontinental Championship
Lee returned to WWE after a decade to teach Lynch a lesson, who has been riding high ever since becoming the Intercontinental Champion and aligning with her husband, Seth Rollins. She already beat the Man at Wrestlepalooza by tapping her out using the Black Widow submission move. If she can do it once, she can definitely do it again and win the Intercontinental Championship.
CM PUNK AND AJ LEE WIN AFTER LEE TAPPED OUT BECKY LYNCH 😱
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As of now, Lynch is not in any proper feud; she is currently having singles matches against Maxxine Dupri, and a proper challenger such as Lee could shake up her overconfidence, bringing her back to reality.
MORE: CM Punk Jumps Into The Arms Of Female WWE Star Amid AJ Leeâ€s Absence
#1. AJ Lee vs WWE Women’s Champion
If Lee decides that it is time for her to capture one of the two women’s championships, she could challenge the newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, or she could take on a more experienced wrestler in the form of Tiffany Stratton. It would depend on which brand she is drafted to, but as of now, nothing is confirmed. Vaquer was recently challenged by the Eradicator Ripley, and Stratton just put the Nia Jax-Jade Cargill feud behind her, so going after the WWE Women’s Championship could cement Lee as one of the most dominant champions of all time.
Angel Reese and Suni Lee made history on Wednesday.
The WNBA star and United States gymnastics star walked the stage at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York, becoming the first athletes to ever participate in the event.
Reese walked down the stage while Madison Beer, the girlfriend of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, performed. Lee came out a few moments later.
Reese announced last week that she had been selected to participate in the event.
Reese attended the event last year and knew it was something she wanted to do at some point in her career.
“I literally could not stop smiling!” the two-time All-Star told People‘s Catherine Santino and Hedy Phillips. “It’s such a surreal and full-circle moment — just last year I was in the audience manifesting being on that runway, completely inspired and in awe of all the powerful women walking down the runway, and now I get to return as an Angel. This will be an unforgettable night that I’ll forever be grateful for.”
Reese is obviously most known for her WNBA career, but she’s emerged as a fashion icon as well, showing off her outfits in the tunnel before games.
Both Reese and Lee have made history in their respective sports, and now they’ve made history on the runway as well.
Wes Lee has officially revealed his new post-WWE identity — and itâ€s actually a familiar one. Just days after being released from his WWE contract, the former NXT North American Champion has updated his Twitter bio to reflect a return to his old ring name: Dezmond Xavier.
Fans who followed his career before WWE will remember the name well. Lee used Dezmond Xavier throughout his time on the independent scene and in TNA Wrestling, where it was later shortened to Dez. After signing with WWE in 2021, he dropped the name and became Wes Lee — eventually capturing both singles and tag team gold in NXT.
His release came on Friday, October 10, during a wave of NXT cuts. While his last televised match was a loss to Jeâ€Von Evans on the July 29 episode of NXT, Lee did wrestle twice more at WWE live events before being quietly moved to the alumni section of WWEâ€s website.
Now 30 years old and entering a new phase of his wrestling career, Dezmond Xavier is clearly reclaiming his roots — and possibly signaling a return to the independent scene or another promotion. Adding fuel to the speculation, his former stablemates in The Rascalz recently revealed that their TNA contracts are coming up, creating even more possibilities.
Whether itâ€s a solo run or a Rascalz reunion, fans will be watching to see whatâ€s next for Dezmond Xavier.
Are you excited to see Dezmond Xavier back in action under his original name? Where do you think heâ€ll land next? Drop your thoughts in the comments — we want to hear your take.
Several NXT and WWE Performance Center talents were reportedly released from their contracts Friday.
Cory Hays of BodySlam.net was the first to report the cuts, which were later confirmed by Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp. The full list of releases is as follows, headlined by NXT’s Wes Lee and Stevie Turner, and Lance Anoa’i, who is part of the famous Anoa’i wrestling family:
- Wes Lee
- Stevie Turner
- Lance Anoa’i
- Jin Tala
- Drako Knox
- Haze Jameson
- Summer Sorrell
- BJ Ray
- Jamar Hampton
Of the nine confirmed releases, there is no question that Lee made the biggest splash during his time in WWE.
After enjoying success under the name Dezmond Xavier in multiple companies, including TNA, Lucha Underground, CZW and PWG, Lee signed with WWE in late 2020.
He started off in a tag team called MSK with Nash Carter. The two of them previously teamed together elsewhere as The Rascalz.
Lee and Carter found almost immediate success together in NXT, winning the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and holding the NXT Tag Team Championships together twice.
After Carter was released from WWE in 2022, Lee’s role was unclear, but he remained a hugely popular fan favorite and got over as a singles wrestler.
Lee won the North American Championship in October 2022 and held it for 269 days, which stands as the second-longest reign in the history of the title.
Last year, Lee surprisingly turned heel, which seemed to coincide with him fading into the background in NXT. He eventually started a stable with Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont called High Ryze, but he often accompanied them to the ring and wrestled sparingly.
Given his status as a top-flight in-ring performer, Lee figures to receive plenty of interest from other wrestling promotions. A return to TNA would allow him to reunite with his former Rascalz partners in Carter (Zachary Wentz) and Trey Miguel as well.
Turner had been with WWE since 2021. She began as a wrestler, but after suffering an injury in March 2023, she largely transitioned to an authority figure role, serving as an assistant to NXT general manager Ava along with Mr. Stone.
After wrestling in MLW and Japan, Anoa’i was reported to have signed with WWE last year. The cousin of WWE Superstars Roman Reigns, The Usos, Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu never made an on-screen appearance before getting released, however.
Both Turner and Anoa’i confirmed Friday in social media posts that they are no longer with WWE:
The other released talents were part of the reality series WWE LFG, which is essentially a new version of the popular show Tough Enough.
On WWE LFG, inexperienced performers are tasked with impressing WWE legends, and many of those who appeared on the show earned WWE contracts.
In addition to WWE LFG, they made appearances on WWE’s weekly show on Tubi called Evolve, which showcases young and largely unknown wrestlers.
SHANGHAI — Arpichaya Yubol shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA’s Shanghai tournament.
The Thai player, whose career-best round is a 61, had four birdies on each of the front and back nines on the Qizhong Garden Golf Club.
Minjee Lee, who won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in June for her third major title, was in a group of five, a stroke behind. Jenny Shin, Jenny Bae, Jeeno Thitikul and Ina Yoon also shot 65s.
Lee said she navigated the difficult bumpy greens at Qizhong the best she could with her broomstick-style putter. Most of the greens are brown and patchy due to the extreme heat and humidity of Shanghai.
“I feel like with how the greens are, the conditions, I managed pretty well to make, what, seven birdies, so it was nice day for me,†the Australian said.
Ashleigh Buhai, the 2022 AIG Women’s Open champion, shot 68. Defending champion Ruoning Yin had a 71.
The Shanghai event is the first of five tournaments in Asia. There’s two weeks in South Korea, including the International Crown team event, and other tournaments in Malaysia and Japan.
Last week, Youmin Hwang extended the incredible streak on the LPGA of having different winners at each of the 25 official tournaments this year. Hwang was the sixth player from South Korea to win on the LPGA this year.
Welcome to GOLF’s Fully Equipped’s weekly Tour equipment report. Each Friday of PGA Tour weeks (plus other times, if news warrants), GOLF equipment editor Jack Hirsh will run you through some of the biggest news surrounding golf clubs on Tour, including changes, tweaks and launches.
There’s no doubt, the fade has become the preferred shot shape at the upper echelons of golf.
The years of players meticulously crafting their swings to move from the inside out and hit push-draws have been replaced with power players pulling the club inside as hard as they can and hitting left-to-right peelers to retain spin and control.
Min Woo Lee, with his 124+ mph ball speed (fourth on the PGA Tour this season), is no exception. So why did Lee just switch into Callaway’s Eltye Triple Diamond Tour Draw driver head?
To understand why Lee, a modern power hitter who typically plays a fade, would switch into a driver head optimized to hit the ball the other way, we need to understand exactly what the Callaway Triple Diamond Tour Draw (herein referred to as the Triple Diamond TD) platform does.
The Triple Diamond head is Callaway’s Tour-inspired driver profile. It’s a slightly smaller head (450 cc), has more of a pear shape preferred by better players and, most importantly for our purposes, it has a right bias.
Lee won earlier this year at the Texas Children’s Houston Open with the Elyte Triple Diamond head, but notably, he had a wild right miss on the 70th hole, leaving the crucial tee ball in the water. He ended up making a bogey and got the win, but the right miss was the ball Lee feared, and it made him gunshy, according to Callaway Tour Content Manager Johnny Thompson. Lee fell from 5th to 102nd this season in Strokes Gained: Off-the-tee this season and hit just 55 percent of his fairways.
“With Triple Diamond, in the direction that his golf swing went. He was, he was looking up sometimes and seeing like, ‘Man, that kind of really slid and I just don’t feel like the golf swing produced that much slide,’” Thompson said. “That little doubt, which, under high-pressure situations, on those difficult golf courses they play, can be very discomforting, especially coming down the stretch.”
That’s where the Triple Diamond TD solves the problem. The Tour Draw head isn’t your typical draw-bias game improvement driver — although Callaway has a staffer, Alex Noren, who uses one of those for similar reasons.
Callaway Elyte Mini, TD Max and TD Tour Draw drivers | 4 things to know
By:
Jack Hirsh
The TD TD was introduced because Callaway found that players, specifically on lower speed tours like the PGA Tour Champions and LPGA, were setting up Triple Diamond heads to negate some of the head’s right bias. It has less face progression (the face of the driver sits behind the center of the shaft — i.e. more offset) and a different center of gravity to help encourage a straighter start line.
That turned out to be just what Lee needed.
“When they tested the Triple Diamond TD with the guys over in Europe, it was almost plug and play,” Thompson said. “Because he didn’t change his shaft. He didn’t change the length, didn’t change swing weight. The weights were even set up very similarly so that the feel of where the CG is in relation to the shaft axis — all that stuff was fairly similar.
Min Woo Lee’s new Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond Tour Draw.
Callaway
“You could almost call it like a single variable change where they just gave a reduction of right bias.”
The new build paid immediate dividends for Lee two weeks ago at the FedEx Open de France where Lee was No. 2 in SG: Off-the-tee and T1 in driving accuracy on his way to a T5 finish.
This week in Mississippi, despite a lackluster 70-73 showing, Lee ranked inside the top-30 in SG: Off-the-tee, picking up more than a shot-and-a-half on the field.
Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond Tour Draw Custom Driver
Draw It Like a Pro
The all-new Elyte Triple Diamond Tour Draw is designed for better golfers who desire to turn the ball over from right to left and prefer a more compact, tour-proven head shape.
Features the same shape and specifications of the popular Triple Diamond model.
The Elyte TD positions slightly more weight heel-ward to enhance a golfer’s ability to turn the ball over compared to Triple Diamond model.
Game-Changing Technologies of Elyte
Shaped for Speed: The all-new Elyte Triple Diamond shape provides enhanced aerodynamics for elite speed throughout the entire golf swing.
Thermoforged Carbon Crown: This aerospace grade carbon fiber enables a low CG for optimal launch and spin.
Ai 10x Face: Our most advanced Ai face to date, the new Ai10x Face enhances speed, spin, and dispersion across the entire face.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA TOUR Superstore, Callaway Golf
Disappearing 4-irons
3 gear trends at PGA Championship that caught my eye
By:
Johnny Wunder
First, they came for the 1-irons, then the 2s and 3s. Now, even PGA Tour pros are opting to take 4-irons out of their bags in favor of more forgiving 9-woods and hybrids.
At the Sanderson Farms Championship this week, a 12 players are going without a 4-iron, employing a high-lofted fairway wood or hybrid in its place to attack pins at the Country Club of Jackson.
Even as players opted to remove long irons, for a while it seemed like the trend would stop with 4-irons. But now Tour reps are able to adjust internal weighting of hybrids and high-lofted fairway woods to the point where they can produce any ballflight a player needs.
Many of them are replacing them with Ping 9-woods and hybrids.
“10 years ago, I would imagine there had probably been no players without a 4-iron,” Ping Tour Rep Kenton Oates told GOLF. “Now you have 12 guys not using one.”
PING G440 Max Custom Fairway Wood
The G440 fairway family (MAX, LST, SFT) advances PING’s reputation as a Tour-preferred model of choice through a re-designed face structure and low CG system. The face is taller for more confidence off the tee while maintaining a CG location that delivers high- launching performance off the ground. The MAX model (which fits most golfers) is available in five lofts (including a new 4-wood) to provide more gapping solutions.
HIGH MOI
Easy to launch, stable design increases forgiveness.
FLEXING FACE
Maraging steel face flexes for more ball speed, optimizes spin.
TALLER FACE PROFILE
Improves performance off the tee, maintains low CG.
FREE-HOSEL DESIGN
Saves weight to lower CG, optimize launch/spin and increase forgiveness.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore
Oates said, with the dramatic uptake in use of launch monitors, players are much more aware of their impact numbers and have become less steep in their angle of attack. Couple that with advances in equipment, especially the golf ball, and even pros with speed lose distance with 4-irons because they don’t spin enough. Then they have a gapping issue.
“Let’s say your 7-iron goes 190, your 6-iron is 203, your 5-iron is at 216, well, then the 4-iron is only going 220 or 223 because it’s just not staying in the air,” he said. “That player probably hits their 7-wood 255.”
That’s when a 9-wood becomes a great option because it can consistently carry 230 yards and modern advancements in weighting allow players to control trajectory better. As a bonus, it’s way more forgiving.
“It feels like you have a pitching wedge that you hit 230 yards, which you can imagine that’s a pretty good feeling to have,” Oates said.
He did give the example of a player with a high ballflight who might find a 9-wood always flies that same peak height. But that’s when you can use a 4- or 5-hybrid to fill the gap like Thriston Lawerence and Paul Petersen are doing this week.
Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Launch
It’s that time of the year when companies are releasing new 2026 gear seemingly every week.
This week, Odyssey’s Square 2 Square Tri-Hot putters launched on all global tours and GOLF’s Jake Morrow got a look at the new designs at this week’s Epson Tour Championship.
Odyssey’s new Tri-Hot S2S putters.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Jailbird.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Jailbird.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Jailbird.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot line appears to have a new face technology.
Jake Morrow/GOLF
The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Rossie.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Rossie.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot No. 7.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot No. 7.
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The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot line has a new pistol grip.
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So far, the folks at Odyssey are tight-lipped about the new technology in these putters, but from what we can see, there’s an obvious story of the weighting of these putters compared to the original Odyssey Square 2 Square.
The shaft is placed more forward with the S2S Tri-Hot and because the shaft axis of a zero torque putter must be through the CG of the putter, that mean mass must be pushed forward in these putters. That implies less onset than the original S2S, which should offer a more standard look to those coming from a traditional putter.
There appears to be a new dual-material face insert that maintains the AI Smart Face tech from the Ai-ONE line.
Lastly, a new red and black color scheme bears a striking resemblance to Xander Schauffele’s gamer.
Check this out
This section is dedicated to one cool photo we’ve snapped recently on Tour, but haven’t had a reason to share yet. For this week, check out this special TaylorMade MG4 wedge gifted to Rory McIlroy at the Travelers Championship in June to commemorate his Career Grand Slam at the Masters.
Rory McIlroy’s gift from the TaylorMade wedge team.
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Odds and Ends
Some other gear changes and notes we’re tracking this week.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout is in PXG’s new Lightning driver (9˚) and fairway wood (15˚) that launched at the Procore. He has the UST LIN-Q White 7F5 in the driver and a Graphite Design Tour AD XC 7-X in the 3-wood … Both Hayden Buckley and Taylor Montgomery added new Titleist GT2 drivers to the bag and Titleist again had more than double the number of drivers in play (62/46%) of any other brand…. Project X launched the new Denali Frost Black and Blue wood shafts this week … Michael Thorbjornsen and Jacob Bridgeman have inserted TaylorMade’s new TP5 golf ball this week … Nicolai Hojgaard switched into a combo set of Callaway X Forged and the unreleased ’26 Apex MBs … With a 71-67 start, journeyman pro Vince Covello is off to the best 36-hole start of his PGA Tour career in his first week using Titleist’s new Pro V1x Left Dash.
3 things you should read/watch
A selection of GOLF content from the past week that may interest you.
Amari Avery: What’s in the Bag? – At this week’s Epson Tour Championship, Jake Morrow takes you through the bag of former USC star and TaylorMade athlete Amari Avery, including how she ended up in a split set of P770 and P7CB irons.
TaylorMade P770 Custom Irons
FORGED HOLLOW BODY CONSTRUCTION
The forged hollow body construction gives golfers the best of both worlds; beautyand performance. A soft 8620 carbon steel body is paired with an incredibly thinforged 4140 steel face and Thru-Slot Speed Pocket™ for a design that is fast,flexible and forgiving even in a compact head shape.
FLTD CG
FLTD CG strategically positions the center of gravity (CG) the lowest in the long ironsand progressively shifts higher throughout the set. Using up to 46g of tungsten, FLTDCG is designed to provide players with improved launch and playability in long irons and increase spin in the scoring irons.
SPEEDFOAM AIR
All new SpeedFoam Air is 69% less dense than its predecessor, creating mass savingsthat is redistributed to improve performance. SpeedFoam Air dampens vibrations forexquisite sound and feel while delivering a fast, flexible face.
TOUR-INSPIRED SHAPING
Featuring elegant refinements, including less offset in the long irons, the new P•770is designed to fit the eye of a more discerning player with visual cues including a thintopline, less offset, and shorter blade length when compared to the P•790.
THRU-SLOT SPEED POCKET
The Thru-Slot Speed Pocket™ provides increased face flexibility while preserving ballspeed and distance on low face strikes.
How to fill the top end of your golf bag | Bag Builders — We look at Callaway’s three new long game options in the Apex Utility Series and see how you can use them to build out the top end of your golf bag.
Callaway 2025 Apex Custom Utility Wood
The Apex UW is designed for serious, avid golfers seeking the perfect blend of a fairway wood’s power and a hybrid’s versatility. Engineered with Tour feedback and loaded with performance technologies, it delivers a higher, more neutral ball flight with the control all players demand.
TUNGSTEN SPEED WAVE
A dynamic, 41g+ tungsten wave structure positions mass low and forward, enhancing ball speed and launch—particularly on low-face strikes where players tend to lose distance.
STEP SOLE DESIGN
A redesigned sole with a stepped geometry reduces turf interaction, helping to maintain swing speed through impact and promoting more consistent contact across different lies.
TRIAXIAL CARBON CROWN
The lightweight carbon construction allows for strategic weight redistribution, creating a more forgiving clubhead while refining launch and spin for greater shot-making control.
TOUR-INSPIRED SHAPING
Designed with input from the world’s best, the compact, refined shape and neutral face angle inspire confidence at address and deliver workability from tee to turf.
Ryder Cup 2025: Inside the golf bags of Team Europe — Take an inside look at some of the key clubs used by Team Europe on their way to winning their second Ryder Cup in a row last weekend at Bethpage Black.
Want to overhaul your bag in 2025?Find a club-fitting location near you at True Spec Golf.
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In December 2020, AEW star Brodie Lee passed away of pulmonary fibrosis at 41 years old, with his death resulting in a wave of anguish among wrestlers and wrestling fans. Days after his death, AEW held a tribute show in his memory, resulting in one of the more beloved episodes of “AEW Dynamite” in the show’s history. Speaking with Forbes ahead of tonight’s six-year anniversary edition of “Dynamite,” Tony Khan reflected on the impact Lee left on everyone at AEW and around the wrestling world.
“We’re very proud of Mr. Brodie Lee and Jon Huber and what he brought to AEW,” Khan said. “Jon was a great guy in a wonderful family, and he loved wrestling. And it’s a testament to Jon Huber, and Brodie Lee as a wrestler, that the first two things anybody’s going to say about this guy are he loved his family, and he loved wrestling, and the wrestlers and people that he worked with.”
Khan praised Lee for helping invigorate the company in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when AEW was holding shows with a limited live audience at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. Looking back on the tribute show held in the wake of Huber’s death, Khan still feels they succeeded at honoring the wrestler’s legacy.
“I think that’s the singular best event in AEW history,” he stated.
The Brodie Lee Celebration of Life episode of “Dynamite” took place on December 30, 2020 at Daily’s Place. It included five tag team matches featuring people who knew and worked with Lee, and ended with Lee’s wife and two children being awarded a special TNT Championship belt before a tribute video played to close out the show.
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TNA VICTORY ROAD 2025 RESULTS
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
EDMONTON, AB AT EDMONTON EXPO CENTRE
AIRED LIVE ON TNA+
REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt
COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY ROAD
-ZACHARY WENTZ BEAT TREY MIGUEL & CEDRIC ALEXANDER
MAIN SHOW
(1) EDDIE EDWARDS & BRIAN MYERS & JDC (w/Alisha Edwards) vs. THE GREAT HANDS (Jason Hotch & John Skyler) & AGENT ZERO
A fired-up JDC made his return in this preview to the Hardcore War match at Bound for Glory. JDC hit the top rope legdrop on Hotch to get the win.
WINNERS: JDC & Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
The show’s opening video aired here.
Santino Marella and TNA President Carlos Silva were in the ring as TNA Knockouts Champion Ash By Elegance gave a special announcement. An emotional Ash said that she was no longer able to compete, was stepping away from in-ring competition, and had to forfeit the title. She thanked the fans and said she would miss them. Fans cheered for Ash and gave her a standing ovation. Santino said they would have a battle royal tonight, and the last two wrestlers would have a match to compete for the title.
(2) KNOCKOUTS BATTLE ROYAL
The last six wrestlers were the Elegance Brand, the Iinspiration, Lei Ying Lee, and Kelani Jordan. Lee and Jordan teamed up to throw out the two tag teams.
WINNERS: Lei Ying Lee & Kelani Jordan
(3) MATT CARDONA & THE HOMETOWN MAN vs. NIC & RYAN NEMETH
A few minutes into the match, Joe Hendry was shown laid out backstage. HTM rolled up Ryan to get the win. The Nemeths attached HTM after the match and took his mask. Cardona covered HTM’s face.
WINNERS: The Hometown Man & Matt Cardona
(4) MIKE SANTANA vs. RIDGE HOLLAND
Santana pinned Holland after a Spin the Block clothesline. Trick Williams attacked Santana from behind after the match. Santana fought him off, but Holland grabbed Santana’s leg for a distraction. Trick knocked out Santana with the title belt.
WINNER: Mike Santana
(5) MOOSE vs. MUSTAFA ALI
Everyone from the System and Order 4 was banned from ringside for this match. At the end, Tasha Steelz (dressed as one of the dancers that accompanied Ali to the ring) ran in and gave Moose a low blow, allowing Ali to get the win and secured his team’s advantage in the Hardcore War match at Bound for Glory.
WINNER: Mustafa Ali
(6) JOE HENDRY vs. ERIC YOUNG
The Northern Armory ran in towards the end to stop Eric from using a chair. Hendry gave Eric a Standing Ovation on the chair to get the win.
WINNER: Joe Hendry
(7) MATT HARDY vs. AJ FRANCIS
This was a Tables Match that was set up during a confrontation on the countdown show. Matt gave AJ a legdrop from the top rope through a table that was set up on the floor to get the win.
WINNER: Matt Hardy
(8) LEI YING LEE vs. KELANI JORDAN — TNA Knockouts Title match
Indi Hartwell was the special referee for this match. Towards the end, Lee had Kelani pinned, but Indi had been accidentally bumped and couldn’t make the count in time. Kelani gave Lee the split-legged moonsault from the top rope to get the pin and become the new champion. Ash By Elegance helped Kelani celebrate on the ramp.
WINNER: Kelani Jordan
(9) STEVE MACLIN (c) vs. FRANKIE KAZARIAN — TNA International Title match
Good match. Maclin was on the verge of winning, but El Mesias from AAA came out to confront him. Frankie used the distraction to give Maclin a low blow and a slingshot cutter to get the pin and the title victory.
WINNER: Frankie Kazarian
(10) LEON SLATER (c) vs. MYRON REED
This was an excellent match and deserving of the main event slot. After lots of high-flying action, Slater won after a Swanton 450. Je’von Evans from NXT appeared on the screen after the match and challenged Slater to a title match at Bound for Glory.
WINNER: Leon Slater
Former AEW star Saraya had herself a rockstar moment in Las Vegas, and Tommy Lee was all over it—literally.
On September 27, 2025, Saraya posted a wild set of photos and videos to Instagram showing her night out with Shelby Burgess and Tyler Burgess at Mötley Crüe: The Las Vegas Residency. But the shot that got everyone talking? Tommy Lee licking Sarayaâ€s face backstage.
The moment shows Lee mid-lick while Saraya poses with puckered lips, clearly enjoying the chaotic energy. It wasnâ€t just a random encounter either—Saraya was invited to the show by Leeâ€s wife, Brittany Furlan, and she made sure to shout her out with serious appreciation.
“Myself @tylerburgess and @xoitsshelby got to finally see Motley Crue tonight 🥹 thanks for the invite @brittanyfurlan youâ€re a god damn angel of a human!! You and @tommylee made us feel incredibly welcome and we had a blast. Quick Vegas stop on my travels this week was well worth it 🖤â€
The rest of the clips show the trio vibing backstage, watching the performance, and posing for selfies around the venue. Tommy Lee was also seen spraying water backstage, adding to the full-on party atmosphere that followed them through the night.
The event took place on Friday, September 26, 2025, and Sarayaâ€s Vegas detour turned into a full-on Mötley Crüe experience. Dressed in a black halter top and soaking in the moment, Saraya looked every bit the rock goddess herself.
Saraya may be out of the AEW spotlight for now, but moments like this prove sheâ€s still center stage wherever she goes. What do you think of Tommy Leeâ€s bold move? Drop your thoughts in the comments—we want to hear it all.
September 27, 2025 11:24 am
WWE
CM Punk has conceded that quitting WWE in 2014 was hard on his relationship with his wife, AJ Lee, who was still with the company at the time.
Punk walked out of WWE in 2014 after being disgruntled with his standing in the promotion, but Lee continued on, eventually leaving WWE — and pro wrestling — in March 2015. In his recent appearance on Kevin Hart’s “Cold As Balls” show, Punk admitted that 2014–15 was a difficult year for him and Lee, but they eventually found a way to keep their relationship intact.
“It was difficult because when I left, she was still with the company for a year. That was a hard year for us, relationship-wise. But it made everything after that so much easier,” he said. “Her understanding the business now that I’m back in it, and when she has important stuff to do — like she had a short film debut at Tribeca Film Festival — she can go do that, I can watch our dog, Larry, and when I’m here with you, freezing my nuts off, she’s at home watching Larry. I found my person. She is 100% my partner.”
The show was seemingly filmed before Lee’s return to WWE, which happened on the September 5 edition of “WWE SmackDown,” in Chicago. Ever since he returned to WWE, Punk has been asked numerous times whether Lee would rejoin the promotion, denying each time that she has any interest in getting back in the ring.Â
Punk even claimed that he and Lee would never work together even in movie or television projects. However, when Lee finally returned to WWE, she came to her husband’s aid in his feud with Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, sharing the ring with Punk at Wrestlepalooza in her return match.Â