Stephanie McMahon Reportedly “Furious” With AJ Lee Tweet, Backstage News on How WWE Pays Divas, NXT Divas and More

February 25, 2015

aj lee According to The Wrestling Observer, AJ Lee’s Tweet to Stephanie McMahon was something AJ did completely on her own, and it was said to have totally blindsided WWE. Stephanie McMahon was reportedly “furious” when she saw the Tweet, as she felt she was being made to look bad on Twitter and was “shown up” by one of her employees. Vince McMahon, seeing the bigger (likely PR related) picture, instructed Stephanie to simply thank AJ in response.

Regarding AJ Lee’s merchandise claims, while she was a good merchandise seller when she was being pushed, the same formula is used for everyone on the roster, with certain top superstars getting higher percentages. That said, WWE Divas do not draw nearly as high as top men on the roster.

As for talent 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. That is reportedly not the case in NXT as the Divas there make more than the men because so many of the men came from indy backgrounds and are willing to take low pay just to be a part of WWE.

AJ Lee also made the claim that Divas have “starred in the highest rated segment of the show several times,” however generally when that was the case AJ was working main event segments with top stars such as Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, and those segments always did well.

Of course Stephanie was furious over the Tweet, and I’m sure Triple H and Vince were too. But the key is the PR mess WWE avoided by issuing positive responses on Twitter. As for AJ’s future, do not expect her to hit the “future endeavored” list anytime soon. It would be a PR nightmare for WWE if they fired Lee so close to the #GiveDivasAChance trend, and Stephanie would come off as a huge hypocrite after the comment she directed at Patricia Arquette. Instead of firing Lee, I see WWE “slow bleeding her,” and wasting her on TV in hopes she will quit.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.