8 Ways AJ Lee Had A Huge Impact On WWE Divas Division
5. Original Anti-Diva
These days, Paige gets a lot of credit for being the anti-Diva because of her look, her personality and her overall character. Of course, she now is a cast member for Total Divas third season, so the anti-Diva is now a part of something that is very Diva-ish. But truth be told, AJ Lee was busy being an anti-Diva when Paige was still toiling away abroad and in NXT. Her character stood out from the other women on the roster. She wasnt a tall, voluptuous woman. She didnt parade around with celebrities to serve as eye candy. AJ was a self-professed wrestling fan who grew up idolizing Lita. Her original Geek Goddess character is about as anti-Diva as it gets. So when the announcers hype Paige as the anti-Diva, just remember that WWE has had one of those for several years beforehand. In many ways, she helped break the mold of models-turned-Divas, which can be seen in some of up-and-coming women in WWE/NXT.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
