The wrestling world may have been stunned to see AJ Lee and Stephanie McMahon come together to talk equal paybut nobody was more shocked than the people backstage at WWE.
According to Fightful Select, the internal reaction to the podcast was disbelief, with multiple WWE talents reportedly surprised the conversation ever saw the light of day.
The podcast, Whats Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon, revisited AJ Lees infamous tweet from 2015when she called out WWE for unequal pay and screen time among its female talent. That tweet didnt just make headlinesit forced a conversation inside the company. But for years, many assumed the moment would remain a closed chapter.
Instead, AJ and Stephanie talked it out publicly for the first time. Stephanie admitted the post stung, while AJ reflected on risking her position as Divas Champion to make a statement.
For those inside WWE, the decision to unearth such a controversial and once-sensitive subject caught them off guard. The expectation, according to several sources, was that the company would never reopen that particular doorlet alone feature it in a public, executive-produced setting.
Now, the fact that the company allowed the discussionand even leaned into ithas created buzz within the locker room about how much WWE is truly willing to acknowledge its past.
Do you think WWE made the right call in airing this conversation, or should it have stayed in the vault? Drop your take in the comments and let us know what you think.
