5 Superstars who called out WWE for allegedly copying ideas

#3 Kurt Angle claimed that WWE used a TNA storyline

@JohnCena @ExcuseMeWWE @WWE Where'd U take @AJLee for your "business dinner"? Golden Corral? McDonalds? #CheapJabroni

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 24, 2012

In late 2012, AJ Lee stepped down as the WWE RAW General Manager and was immediately involved in a romantic storyline with John Cena. AJ and Cena denied their relationship for some time while Vickie Guerrero worked hard to prove that they were romantically involved.

John Cena and AJ Lee started a rivalry with Dolph Ziggler and Guerrero at the time, and the storyline was viewed as a major one in WWE.

Kurt Angle, who was a part of Total Non-Stop Action (TNA, now known as IMPACT Wrestling) at the time, called out WWE for ripping off one of their storylines.

@tnadixie: @antmaurizio: Staged "affair" between AJ Lee & @JohnCena, w/date pic & hotel video? WWE outright lifting TNA concepts?

— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) October 30, 2012

Angle claimed that Cena and Lee’s storyline was far too similar to that of AJ Styles and Dixie Carter. Styles and Carter's storyline saw Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian insist that Styles and the TNA President were in an extra-marital relationship.

While Cena and Lee’s story took a very different turn, Angle calling out WWE early did lead to fans pointing fingers at the company.