"Basically, Steph was told by Vince that there's to be no lashing out at her or punishing her on television because 'WWE would look like the bad guys' and that 'it was a losing battle.' Soon after the #GiveDivasAChance trend started. Shows that Vince has his finger on the pulse. Interesting tidbit."

Below is what AJ Lee tweeted Stephanie back in 2015 and Stephanie's response:

@StephMcMahon Your female wrestlers have record selling merchandise & have starred in the highest rated segment of the show several times,

— AJ (@TheAJMendez) February 25, 2015

Thank You @PattyArquette for having the courage to fight for #WomensRights on such a grand platform. #UseYourVoice pic.twitter.com/q71acxMExU

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) February 23, 2015

Thank you @WWEAJLee, I appreciate your opinion. #UseYourVoice

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) February 25, 2015