AJ Calls Out Stephanie McMahon

[The GOAT]

http://thebiglead.com/2015/02/24/ww...hanie-mcmahon-over-womens-wages-and-air-time/

Obviously an angle brewing for Wrestlemania since anytime two or more people from the main roster go at it on social media, you can bet it's kayfabe running wild. Plus, PWInsider reported yesterday that AJ was set to return soon and that there was already a storyline in place for her, and I guess this is it. And let us not forget that AJ has mentioned in the past that her dream match is with Stephanie McMahon, and they even shared a couple of segments together in 2013 if you recall. I've mentioned a few times myself how I would love to see this feud since Stephanie is a GOAT heel and AJ is just about the only Diva on the main roster that I actually care about.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Steph wrestling does not sound like something I would be interes---

wellllllllllllllll I guess I'll be anticipating her ring attire. She better slut out

 

[u_cant_c_me]

steph wrestling Aj would be fun to see I guess I mean who wouldnt want to see Steph get slapped and falls in the ring Her Big Jug's will bounce her back on her Feet again Lol

 

[Aids Johnson]

Looking at AJ Lee in the ring standing next to stephanie is going to make the closet pedos here run wild. Here is to hoping the authority wins.

 

[Somethingcool57]

Will be fun to see Steph locked into Aj's submission move that's about the only good that could come out of it.

 

[edge4ever]

I would love to see aj lees sexy ass get pedigreed by hot ass steph... Man... Great mania

 

[Red Rain]

They couldn't feud about anything I'd find remotely interesting.

 

[Leo C]

It'd be an interesting program. Can't say I'd be dying to see the match, but if they do it at WM, wouldn't be worse than the multi diva tag match or whatever that would probably go on (or Brie vs Nikki lol, something of that nature).

 

[Green Jesus]

Reddit is treating this as if it's the real deal, lol.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Reddit is treating this as if it's the real deal, lol.

Oh, it's real. It's damn real!

 

[Aids Johnson]

Reddit is treating this as if it's the real deal, lol.

I love reddit.

 

[Prince Bálor]

As noted, AJ Lee tweeted the following to Stephanie McMahon last night:

"Your female wrestlers have record selling merchandise & have starred in the highest rated segment of the show several times, And yet they receive a fraction of the wages & screen time of the majority of the male roster. [HASHTAG]#UseYourVoice[/HASHTAG]"

Regarding AJ's merchandise claims, she was a strong merchandise seller when she was being pushed but the formula WWE uses for merchandise sales with most of the roster is the same with a few top stars getting higher percentages. None of the Divas sell anywhere close to the levels that top WWE Superstars are at.

As far as Divas being in the highest-rated segments on WWE TV, the Diva segments were rarely above average when weekly segment breakdowns were available. However, AJ was working main event segments with top stars such as Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, and those segments always did well.

Regarding pay, while there are exceptions, it is a general rule in WWE that the Divas on the main roster are paid significantly less than the men. Apparently that is not the case in NXT as there's a general rule that the Divas there make more than the men because so many of the men came from indie backgrounds and are willing to take low pay just to be a part of WWE. Most of the women hired come from modeling or athletic backgrounds and there's also the idea that the women need to earn at a certain level to maintain the kind of look WWE wants.

A source close to the situation with AJ said she did it completely on her own and the company was completely blind-sided by it. Stephanie was said to be absolutely furious at being made to look bad by one of their employees and at being shown up on Twitter. Vince McMahon, seeing the bigger picture, reportedly instructed Stephanie to reply with the tweet that she sent, thanking AJ for her opinion.

Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0225/589817/backstage-notes-on-how-wwe-pays-divas/

Here we go... It's real. It's damn real.

 

[Green Jesus]

I love reddit.

They are the epithome of the IWC, full of Bryan and punk love, Roman Reigns bitching, they have it all. It's nice going there every once in a while to keep my hipster in check.

Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0225/589817/backstage-notes-on-how-wwe-pays-divas/

Here we go... It's real. It's damn real.

Dang. I don't usually trust these "inside reporters", but that's as close as we are gonna get to proof, I think. If they make a angle out of this, there is no way to know.

It does seem odd, though. Aj has always marked out for steph and Steph is always talking about putting the divas over.

 

[Butters!]

I love both women, and if a feud does happen... Stephanie better bring a shovel.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Shocker. lol

We noted before that WWE had been planning on bringing AJ Lee back to TV and doing a tag match with she and Paige taking on The Bella Twins at WrestleMania 31 before AJ called Stephanie McMahon out on Twitter late last month.

Word is that there were no creative changes made at all after AJ's tweets. WWE could always bring AJ's tweets into the storylines but due to The Authority being involved in the main feuds on WWE TV, they likely won't get involved in any new storylines that are so low on the card.

Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news...hy-aj-lee-tweets-to-stephanie-mcmahon-likely/