At the time filming began, Wonder Woman had lost her superpowers in the comics and depended on martial arts training. DC Comics restored Wonder Woman's powers while the film was in production.
The Cathy Lee Crosby version of Wonder Woman would eventually appear in DC Comics, first as an alternate Earth Wonder Woman in "Infinite Crisis", then as an adversary of the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman in "Wonder Woman '77".
The character Ahnjayla is very similar to the DC Comics Wonder Woman character Nubia. Both characters were born Amazons who rejected their upbringing, preferring to make their own mark in "Man's World".
Among the actresses who tried out for the role of Wonder Woman was a then-unknown Lynda Carter, who would have much better luck the second time around.