Many female wrestlers who came up in WWE during the Women’s Revolution and beyond credit Lee for getting them interested in professional wrestling, and her return to WWE would mean a lot to both fans and some of the women still wrestling in WWE today. Both Punk and Lee joke about former NXT Women’s Champion “The Prodigy” Roxanne Perez being “their daughter.” Lee recently posted “my daughter has never done a single thing wrong in her entire life” as a response to Perez, who quote-posted a video of herself hitting her Pop Rox on Punk during WWE’s European tour. Perez is one WWE talent close to Lee who has championed for her return to the ring and has called Lee “her dream match.”

Bayley had one singles match with Lee on an August 2013 episode of “NXT,” with Lee defeating “The Hugger” to retain the Divas Championship. Bayley posted to X (then known as Twitter) in August 2022, marking the anniversary of the bout and called it “love at first match.” Lee responded that she had been “obsessed” with Bayley ever since. Bayley spoke on WWE’s “After the Bell” back in March 2021 and said that Lee “changed her life” after telling her it was okay to be herself. Bayley said the way Lee was unapologetically herself inspired so many other girls and women.

Other stars, like Elayna Black, the former Cora Jade in “NXT,” WWE ID prospect Zayda Steele, independent star Riley Matthews, and AEW’s Julia Hart have all cited Lee’s work in the ring as to what inspired them to get into the professional wrestling world.

According to reports, Lee’s tag team match with her husband at Wrestlepalooza may not be a one-off. Lee could very well mix it up in the ring with the likes of her “daughter” Perez and other young stars if she choses to have another run in WWE.