3 real-life friendships in WWE, and 3 pairs who were friends only on TV

3 real-life friendships in WWE and 3 pairs who were friends only on TV

Modified Jul 21, 2020 07:52 GMT

Harper and Rowan "hated each other" initially, while Brock Lesnar and Benjamin are very close in real life

#4 AJ Lee and Big E (real-life friendship)

AJ Lee is widely regarded as one of the flagbearers of WWE's Women's Revolution. She, along with Paige, did her bit towards making women mean something in WWE and the subsequent events led to women finally headlining the main event of WWE WrestleMania 35.

Back when Lee was a mainstay in WWE, she had a brief stint with Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Turns out, Lee and Big E were close friends in real-life and still are.

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Fans might remember an incident that happened while Lee, Ziggler, and Big E were making their entrance to the ring. While Big E violently swung his arms during the entrance, he accidentally hit Lee, who handled it like a pro and carried on with her entrance as if nothing had happened. Lee once revealed in an interview that she later pretended that she had been legitimately hurt during the entrance, in an attempt to have some fun at Big E's expense.

He was on the verge of tears and was like 'What can I do? Are you okay?' and so I thought it would really - you know, to be a really good friend - I was like 'let me make him feel so bad about this.

Big E and Lee's real-life friendship has given us a bunch of memorable moments, on-screen as well as off-screen. The duo has exchanged amusing birthday wishes in the past and has nothing but respect for each other.

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