20 Ways WWE Killed CM Punk And AJ Lee's Passion For Wrestling

By Marcus K. Dowling /

15. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

The night after Wrestlemania 30, Paige debuted out of nowhere and defeated AJ Lee for the WWE Divas Championship. While on the surface this appears wonderful, deep down it's an incredibly flawed concept. For 20 years, WWE has largely presented women's wrestling as a thing that buxom women kinda-sorta do well enough to cut up the monotony of men's grappling contests. AJ broke that mold, and was oftentimes cast against buxom women in a heel role because, lets face it, for WWE's purposes boobs = ratings and money. The idea of introducing yet another anti-diva as a cold character with minimal build, and then have her engage in actual technical wrestling contests may have been fun for AJ, but it was bad for business. It was a disconnect for WWE fans to have to believe why this mattered and why it was happening, thus making the entire concept problematic and ultimately dead in the water. For AJ, this had to be the most bittersweet of moments in her WWE career.