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

By Alexander Podgorski /

4. The Match Is Announced

Following such a physical confrontation, Stephanie would finally agree to wrestle AJ at WrestleMania on the following SmackDown, but the match would have a special stipulation: if AJ Lee loses, she would be fired from WWE. Now, some out there might be critical of this decision, especially considering that she just returned after a 3-month hiatus, and such a stipulation won€™t be believable. Furthermore, €˜firing€™ storylines have been done recently and weren't well-received, with the Team Cena firing being a particular hotbed for criticism. However, the narrative behind this stipulation would require that AJ explain to the audience that if she loses (and that would be a BIG if), she would be able to live happily alongside her husband. That said, the remaining segments, video packages and confrontations would build AJ Lee as a true €˜heroine€™ of the Divas Division, as the individual who is really trying to fight for women€™s equality, while Stephanie would be the one who€™s trying to maintain the status quo, because it€™s €˜best for business€™. AJ would accept the stipulation, but she would be built as an underdog fighting an uphill battle against the most powerful woman in WWE.