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A win over Natalya on Raw — and the introduction of a new finishing move — slide AJ Lee up two spots this week.

Throughout the day on Twitter, our girl, AJ, was having fun playing a brain-teasing game with her 800,000+ followers.

AJ tweeted about nine photos, and the letters slowly began to piece together.  In the end, AJ’s fans finally figured out that the photos spelled out: “Love Bites”.

The reason for this charade?

AJ revealed that this “game” was a sneak peek of her first-ever, official WWE shirt!

That’s right!  For the first time in five years, a current Diva is getting her own WWEShop merch!  The last Divas to have official t-shirts were Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, and former Women’s Champion, Lita.  Both are AJ’s childhood idols.  Coincidence?  I think not!

This is a tremendous accomplishment for AJ.  Congrats to our girl!  Hopefully, this will be the first of the many official merch our Geek Goddess will be receiving.

The Crazy Chick’s first ever t-shirt is estimated to be available on WWEShop.com in June.  Be sure to buy it once it releases!

Chiseled goliaths like Brock Lesnar and Ryback might have a few pounds on her, but make no mistake: AJ Lee is one of the most ruthless competitors — male or female — on the WWE roster today.

Having become a master in the art of psychological torment over the last year, AJ proved this past Monday night that she hasn’t lost her affinity for physical torture in the slightest, making Natalya tap out to a torso-twisting submission maneuver she calls the “Black Widow.” If you thought it was painful to watch, you weren’t alone.

“I’ve had it in my back pocket for a while,” AJ told WWE.com of the Black Widow, a variant of the Octopus Hold she honed and utilized to great success in WWE developmental territory FCW. “I’m not the strongest person, so anything that lets me trap myself on an opponent, like a spider in a web, is effective. The abdomen gets stretched, the neck is in an uncomfortable position and my opponent’s arms are extended where they shouldn’t be. So it’s everything all at once, using all 115 pounds of my pure muscle and ‘badassery’ to the fullest extent.”

The “Black Widow” association is all too appropriate for a woman that has entangled and preyed upon everyone close to her, not unlike the venomous hourglass-bellied spider that devours her mates. From Daniel Bryan to CM Punk to John Cena, few have gotten close to AJ Lee without feeling her wrath in one form or another.

“Somehow along the way, every time I’ve fallen in love with someone, I’ve maybe put them through a table or pushed them off a ladder or hurt their career,” AJ said of the behavior that has earned her the Black Widow nickname, muttered in hushed tones within the Divas locker room. “Instead of that being something people try to shame me for, I’m proud of that. And it’s something people should be wary of.”

But who, exactly?

Of course, the only people that need not worry about being ensnared by this spider are her super-sized pal Big E Langston and her World Heavyweight Champion boyfriend Dolph Ziggler, who emboldened AJ’s desire to pursue the Divas Championship. Now, the petite predator is in position to capture the butterfly-emblazoned prize, which just so happens to be in the possession of her former best friend, Kaitlyn.

“I think I’ve spent a lot of my time over the past year supporting other people, and the great thing about our little ‘family’ now is that they support me,” AJ said with a sigh. “Just the other week on Raw, Ziggy was telling me that I should have gold around my waist, and he’s the first person who has ever taken care of me in that way. And we would both look amazing with shiny titles, wouldn’t we? They would complement our glorious abs.”

On Raw, Divas Champion Kaitlyn watched from ringside as AJ used her body-wrenching hold to make the sole female graduate of the legendary Hart Family Dungeon tap out within seconds. While Natalya writhed on the mat and rolled out of the ring, AJ flashed an unsettling smile in Kaitlyn’s direction —that unsettling smile — which seemed to alarm even the stalwart “Hybrid Diva.”

“She’s actually normally worried just having me in the same room as her, which is smart on her part,” AJ said of the strained relationship with her imperiled former “Chickbuster” ally. “But I’m in no rush. I like her waiting and wondering about when I’m going to have my title match.”

As AJ stands ready for her inevitable future Divas Championship confrontation with Kaitlyn, so too does her “Ziggy” impatiently await his return to the ring after being sidelined with a concussion. Due to Ziggler’s condition, the femme fatale might have to go a little easier on The Showoff during their couples training sessions.

“I’m just going to say that I’ve perfected the Black Widow on him,” AJ said slyly. “I won’t tell you any more information on how that happened, but it was fun.”

Thanks to Teddy Long’s earlier edict, Big E Langston’s opponent would be decided by the WWE Universe via the WWE App, and they chose the man Dolph Ziggler’s heavy was slated to face last Friday on SmackDown before things went south: Jack Swagger. And with his mentor laid up at home, Big E certainly took great relish in the opportunity to pound the “Real American” within an inch of his own consciousness, unloading on Swagger with fists that shook Tulsa to its core.

Langston’s enthusiasm ultimately got the better of him when the bout spilled to the outside and Swagger tossed the charging behemoth into the WWE Universe itself, scampering back into the ring before the count of 10 and leaving Big E to suffer a loss as a result. Things took a turn for the worse yet again after that, as Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez stormed down to the ring and mixed it up with Swagger. Big E attempted to intervene and got a couple shots to the head for his trouble, leaving the two “I Quit” contestants to fight it out one final time before they meet at Extreme Rules.

Natalya may carry the pedigree of Bret Hart in her veins, but AJ Lee seems to have subscribed to the philosophy of Ric Flair, wheeling and dealing her way to an upset victory over the dynamic Diva just six days before Extreme Rules. The feisty No. 1 contender to the Divas Title felt Natalya’s wrath for the majority of the match, suffering a severe beating at the Hart descendant’s hands to the point where she seemed to be out on her feet.

But AJ was saving her biggest surprise for last, ensnaring Natalya in an Octopus hold she dubbed the “Black Widow” and forcing the submission-trained Diva to tap out in the process. Clearly, it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, as Kaitlyn would be wise to heed as she prepares for her inevitable title defense against her former best friend.

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AJ Lee looked quite frustrated when she was abandoned by The Bellas on Raw, leaving Lee outnumbered by Kaitlyn & The Funkadactyls.

WWE has announced that the trio of Dolph Ziggler, Big E Langston & AJ Lee are set to appear at the NXT tapings at Full Sail University on Thursday July 11th! Tickets are currently unavailable but be sure to check back on April-Jeanette.Org for details of ticket availability.

Meet World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler & WWE Diva AJ Lee on June 2nd 2013 at the Steiner Sports Store in New York!

Address: The Steiner Sports Store, Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City, NY 11530
Store Number: 800-242-7139
Pricing: $65 for both. Photos with AJ & Dolph are yet to be determined. Buy tickets in store only!