10 Booking Steps For AJ Lee Vs Stephanie McMahon At WrestleMania 31
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 wont 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 womens equality, while Stephanie would be the one whos trying to maintain the status quo, because its 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.
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