20 Ways WWE Killed CM Punk And AJ Lee's Passion For Wrestling
13. The Bella Twins As Merchandise Magnates
When you're AJ Lee and you likely believe that the actual art of wrestling is still important even in a sports entertainment company, the idea that the then less-than-top tier combo of Brie and Nikki Bella having entire merchandising lines branding them both individually and together (on top of the fact that they both have million-dollar guaranteed contracts already) had to stink. While yes, AJ was a top merchandise seller, to see two women who she may have believed didn't hold a candle to her in the ring doubling her earnings likely didn't sit well with her.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
