10 WWE SummerSlam Matches That Should Have Happened At WrestleMania

10. Paige Vs. AJ Lee - 2014

Up until WrestleMania 32 the women of World Wrestling Entertainment had gotten short shrift at the Showcase of the Immortals. Year after year after year they would be piled into battle royals and worthless multi-woman tag matches, ostensibly just to get everyone on the card for a payday.

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Now, I'm not against a professional getting a pay day - far from it. However, the last singles match for the top women's title at WrestleMania came way back at WrestleMania 23, when Melina defeated Ashley freakin' Massaro in a Lumberjill match for the title. In fact, there has arguably only ever been two singles women's matches at WrestleMania worth their salt (Mickie James vs. Trish Stratus at 22 and Molly Holly vs. Victoria at XX).

The arrival of Paige on the scene in 2014 gave an opportunity for WWE to rectify this. AJ Lee had carried the division on her shoulders for a while, and had become one of the most over competitors on the entire roster regardless of gender. The two had a feud over the summer of 2014 that included a championship match at SummerSlam.

This match would have been better served taking place at WrestleMania XXX or 31. If we're talking the former then Paige would have made her debut on the biggest stage, whereas the latter would have required some concerted storytelling in the women's division.

Either way, it would have been better than the Vickie Guerrero Invitational or Paige & AJ vs. The Bellas.

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