When WWE brought Lacey Evans up to the main roster with her Southern Belle gimmick, there was a lot of excitement among fans. Unfortunately, with Vince McMahon's input, that didn't really work, and it was all downhill from there once Lacey was put into a feud against Charlotte Flair that seemed to suggest she was romantically involved with her father, Ric Flair.
Prior to his shock departure from WWE, Vince McMahon's big idea was for Lacey to tell WWE fans about her difficult upbringing.
While the videos were a little cheesy, they did seem to resonate with fans, and the former real-life Marine was able to return to cheers as a babyface...before almost immediately turning heel. It made zero sense, and once Triple H was put in charge, Lacey was quickly sidelined.
Now, though, she's once again being repackaged, this time with the focus heavily on the time she spent as a Marine. It's looking like Lacey will step back into the ring with a badass new persona, and we're guessing she'll be a babyface...this video doesn't make that immediately clear, though.
Since the teaser was shown on SmackDown, Evans has taken to social media to hype up the gimmick, sharing photos from her recent reunion with her fellow Marines. Clearly, this is something she can get behind, and after a couple of failed attempts, it's important for her that this works.
Fleshing out WWE's women's division definitely appears to be a priority for Triple H, anyway, as last night's SmackDown also featured the return of Tegan Nox! That can also be seen below.