I ended up just making a new product since it was only affecting this one, and just archived the old product with the issue, but if anyone comes across this and knows why it appears i would appreciate any insight.

I get that in a way this is the answer... but it's not helpful. I did not personally make the change and don't have access to the developer that did. is there a way to find that piece of code?

I was working with a developer who was showing me how we could add product variants by linking to other products in meta fields. He decided to not continue the work for his own reasons, but he did something on the page/product linked below that cause...