10 Biggest Revelations From AJ Lee’s Book
6. She And Daniel Bryan Were Supposed To Be Pushed As A "Power Couple"
One of the most memorable runs of AJ's brief WWE career came when she was paired up with Daniel Bryan. While AJ played the devoted girlfriend to Bryan, the future WWE Champion was a manipulative megalomaniac, often using his girlfriend to get out of tough situations and to further his own agenda.
Eventually, AJ left Bryan at the altar, revealing that she knew he was no good. According to the book, though, the original plan was for Bryan to defeat Punk for the WWE Championship, and for AJ and Bryan to both reign supreme as a heel power couple. Ultimately, though, the company decided to go in a different direction, prolonging the whole love triangle.
This lines up with CM Punk's memories of that time. According to Punk, he was reticent to turn heel at Raw 1000, but higher-ups made it clear that a heel would need to lose the WWE Championship to The Rock at the Royal Rumble, and if Punk didn't want to be in that position, then they'd put Bryan over for the belt beforehand.