WWE News: AJ Lee discusses quitting college to wrestle, gaining muscle weight, being the Raw GM

WWE Superstar and Raw General Manager AJ Lee spoke with Esquire magazine about a number of topics. You can read the full interview at http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/aj-lee-wwe-summerslam-11877701. Among the highlights: [Thanks to Dot Net reader Dylan Debelis.]

-AJ on quitting college to become a wrestler: "I actually went to NYU for six months, had some family issues that kind of set me back, and I couldn't afford to go anymore. That was the theme going on in my whole life, you know: money stopping me from whatever I wanted to do. My dream my entire life was to be a wrestler, so that was my moment where I was like, Okay, let's do it now. I went to wrestling school and found a full-time job to support it."

-AJ on putting on weight in FCW: "I had never lifted a weight in my life. I was thin and didn't realize how small I was — I was like 96 pounds when I got signed. You don't want to be 96 pounds. It's not attractive. I didn't know how to do my hair and makeup. I was such a tomboy. The fact that they can see through that and say, 'We're going to teach you' — that helped me learn. I learned how to work out. I gained 10 pounds of muscle within a year."

-AJ on being the Raw GM: I'm the boss! I run our flagship program, and it's a huge weight to carry. It's hilarious that the tiniest person has the most power. It came completely out of left field. I had no idea that they were looking for a general manager for a really long time. They felt that it would be really surprising and unpredictable. So, you know, I book matches. I'm the boss of all the guys. It's fun because a lot of them have wronged me."

Shore's Slant: Fun little interview with AJ at Esquire. AJ doesn't open a vein, but she answers the questions honestly and stays out of character except for the GM thing.