10 Booking Steps For AJ Lee Vs Stephanie McMahon At WrestleMania 31

By Alexander Podgorski /

10. Stephanie McMahon Initially Plays It Cool And Supports AJ Lee

The first step in this rivalry would be to establish Stephanie as a two-faced liar vis-à-vis her relationship with AJ Lee. Stephanie is excellent at putting on her €˜fake, condescending voice€™, and would initially support AJ for her return and €˜adding excitement€™ to the Divas Division. A key point in this part of the feud would be for AJ and WWE to openly acknowledge AJ€™s Twitter statements, and make them central components of the rivalry. Stephanie would pretend to have appreciated AJ€™s comments, while the commentators would note that Stephanie €˜must be thinking the opposite€™. The best way for this to be done is for both AJ and Stephanie to be featured together in a backstage vignette, in which Stephanie welcomes AJ back to WWE and €˜appreciates€™ her being there. AJ wouldn€™t buy it, and would throw in a few veiled insults towards Stephanie, but AJ€™s focus wouldn€™t be on Stephanie right away, because€