1 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,340 you as one of the principal owners of WWE. 2 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,680 Take away the money and the education and I am just like all of you. 3 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:28,740 My character is the spoiled, rotten, rich girl. 4 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:35,200 Stephanie McMahon flaunts her wealth. She flaunts her power. She uses her 5 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:36,340 for bad. 6 00:00:36,670 --> 00:00:43,230 Surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, or I will fire your 7 00:00:43,230 --> 00:00:46,990 wife. I always feel the need to put everybody else down. 8 00:00:47,350 --> 00:00:48,350 You're pathetic. 9 00:00:48,430 --> 00:00:49,329 You're weak. 10 00:00:49,330 --> 00:00:51,950 You're a failure, and you're a disgrace. 11 00:00:52,590 --> 00:00:58,330 Your father is the boss, so she has power to make or break people's lives. 12 00:00:58,330 --> 00:01:00,530 children are ashamed of you. 13 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,620 Stephanie is the ultimate villain. No matter how hard people try to defeat 14 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,220 Stephanie McMahon will never be destroyed. 15 00:01:07,580 --> 00:01:09,460 Making business personal. 16 00:01:09,660 --> 00:01:14,280 That's something you know all about, Dad, isn't it? Being a villain is a lot 17 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:15,280 more fun. 18 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:16,920 Oh, my Lord! 19 00:01:17,180 --> 00:01:18,180 You're going to be testing! 20 00:01:43,790 --> 00:01:49,010 When you're born into a nefarious empire, you learn from the best on how 21 00:01:49,010 --> 00:01:50,010 the worst. 22 00:01:52,190 --> 00:01:57,410 I was about four or five years old, and I was at the Philadelphia Spectrum. 23 00:02:03,090 --> 00:02:06,390 I was walking backstage. It was my first time at a live show. 24 00:02:06,750 --> 00:02:12,270 And I remember linoleum floors, the whitewashed walls, the cement blocks. 25 00:02:13,710 --> 00:02:15,750 The very harsh fluorescent lighting. 26 00:02:16,410 --> 00:02:18,410 It wasn't at all what I had expected. 27 00:02:19,410 --> 00:02:23,830 And I wandered off down the hall a little bit because, you know, my parents 28 00:02:23,830 --> 00:02:28,750 working. And all of a sudden, this group of kids came screaming around the 29 00:02:28,750 --> 00:02:30,590 corner. I mean, running for their lives. 30 00:02:31,490 --> 00:02:35,430 And hot on their heels was one George the Animal Steele. 31 00:02:38,920 --> 00:02:43,280 And he turned his attention to me and started coming towards me in character. 32 00:02:46,420 --> 00:02:53,420 And I ran as fast as I could up my dad's leg. I wrapped 33 00:02:53,420 --> 00:02:58,560 my arms around him. I buried my head in his neck. And my dad started to laugh. 34 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:06,320 And that struck me as a little kid. And then he introduced me to the man, Jim 35 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:07,320 Myers. 36 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:12,920 It was my first sort of understanding of what it means to be a performer. 37 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,860 I've just grown up in this larger -than -life world. 38 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:28,340 Every person I've ever really known has had this persona, this charisma. I've 39 00:03:28,340 --> 00:03:30,080 watched it. I've studied it. 40 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,680 I've learned what it means to become the character, maybe a little bit. 41 00:03:35,930 --> 00:03:38,850 more clearer than others and maybe a little faster. 42 00:03:41,070 --> 00:03:45,390 Following in the imposing footsteps of the McMahon family patriarch is an 43 00:03:45,390 --> 00:03:47,250 unenviable task to say the least. 44 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:53,390 And there he is, ladies and gentlemen, before 14 ,387. 45 00:03:53,630 --> 00:03:58,070 Starting from almost nothing, Vince McMahon transformed a struggling 46 00:03:58,070 --> 00:04:02,950 wrestling operation into a billion -dollar publicly traded corporation. 47 00:04:03,350 --> 00:04:05,760 Along the way, The sinister Mr. 48 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,460 McMahon fully embraced his reputation as the evil owner of WWE. 49 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,980 I enjoy destroying lives. It turns me on. 50 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:24,100 Vince is a natural heel. He's a natural, just evil, evil man. 51 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:30,300 Oh, my God! Mr. McMahon has lost it! My dad is all of the evils of the world 52 00:04:30,300 --> 00:04:32,340 wrapped up into one human being. 53 00:04:32,620 --> 00:04:34,360 Hell, I'll fire your ass! 54 00:04:35,180 --> 00:04:41,940 His character is motivated by greed, by money, by power, by holding the little 55 00:04:41,940 --> 00:04:42,940 man down. 56 00:04:45,180 --> 00:04:50,120 He just has it all, and he wants you to know it, and in fact, he wants to stick 57 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:51,460 it straight up your ass. 58 00:04:51,900 --> 00:04:58,040 It's all about me. No more Mr. 59 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,320 Nice Guy. 60 00:05:00,510 --> 00:05:05,290 Raised by Vince McMahon is a master class in greed and evil. 61 00:05:05,630 --> 00:05:09,850 You can't help but absorb that being born and raised around it. 62 00:05:12,750 --> 00:05:17,050 Even though I grew up in our business and I always wanted to be a part of it, 63 00:05:17,050 --> 00:05:20,950 never saw myself in the ring or as a part of our show. 64 00:05:21,350 --> 00:05:26,890 I remember I had graduated college and I was in this sort of unique internship 65 00:05:26,890 --> 00:05:29,590 position shadowing my dad. 66 00:05:30,110 --> 00:05:35,350 And I remember sitting at the table, listening to the writers pitch him this 67 00:05:35,350 --> 00:05:41,070 story. It was an idea to use me. 68 00:05:43,790 --> 00:05:46,290 And I remember sitting there, like, in shock. 69 00:05:46,530 --> 00:05:50,330 I was to be used basically as a pawn in this storyline. 70 00:05:51,750 --> 00:05:53,550 What's the ministry doing out here? 71 00:05:54,990 --> 00:05:55,990 Big man. 72 00:05:58,190 --> 00:06:00,170 I know you're back there watching. 73 00:06:00,950 --> 00:06:04,330 There's a little secret that I need to inform you of, Vince. 74 00:06:05,450 --> 00:06:11,970 That tonight, there's a beautiful young woman who will become 75 00:06:11,970 --> 00:06:15,550 one with my ministry. 76 00:06:15,890 --> 00:06:16,809 Give me more security. 77 00:06:16,810 --> 00:06:20,310 I don't care what you've got to do. You give me more security and give it to me 78 00:06:20,310 --> 00:06:25,970 now. The Undertaker was tormenting me and ultimately he got to me. 79 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:28,780 Where to, Stephanie? 80 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,620 My God, the Undertaker! I've got to take Stephanie McMahon! 81 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,000 Stephanie! 82 00:06:36,380 --> 00:06:37,380 Stephanie! 83 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:40,700 Stephanie! Stephanie! 84 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:42,860 Stephanie, where is she? Let her go! 85 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:48,020 The Undertaker had essentially captured the damsel in distress, Stephanie 86 00:06:48,020 --> 00:06:50,620 McMahon, and was going to wed her. 87 00:06:51,820 --> 00:06:56,440 The Undertaker! 88 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:58,699 Stephanie McMahon. 89 00:06:58,700 --> 00:06:59,700 Oh, my God. 90 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,800 She's trapped on that center. The Undertaker and the Ministry have brought 91 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,220 Stephanie McMahon to the ring. That's the boss' daughter. You can't kidnap the 92 00:07:07,220 --> 00:07:09,900 boss' daughter. This is absolutely heinous. 93 00:07:10,460 --> 00:07:12,000 This is so sexy. 94 00:07:12,540 --> 00:07:16,420 Who has the courage to come out here and stop this? 95 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,520 Let the ceremony begin. 96 00:07:28,460 --> 00:07:30,340 There was really only one man that could help. 97 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:37,980 That was Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was the arch nemesis 98 00:07:37,980 --> 00:07:38,539 of Mr. 99 00:07:38,540 --> 00:07:39,540 McMahon. 100 00:07:41,620 --> 00:07:45,440 Stone Cold Steve Austin appeared to save the day for the damsel in distress. 101 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,520 It turns 102 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:56,740 out it was all a setup. 103 00:07:57,770 --> 00:08:01,630 The Undertaker was working for a higher power who orchestrated Stephanie's 104 00:08:01,630 --> 00:08:02,630 abduction. 105 00:08:04,930 --> 00:08:11,850 I present the higher power. 106 00:08:12,510 --> 00:08:13,670 Who could it be? 107 00:08:15,330 --> 00:08:16,770 It's me, Austin! 108 00:08:17,130 --> 00:08:23,550 Oh, son of a bitch! It's me, Austin! It was me all along, Austin! 109 00:08:23,890 --> 00:08:26,650 Mr. McMahon orchestrated his own daughter's kidnapping. 110 00:08:27,130 --> 00:08:29,330 just to lure his arch nemesis into a trap. 111 00:08:30,250 --> 00:08:32,530 It doesn't get much more evil than that. 112 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:37,690 Vince knew that Stone Cold Steve Austin would go out and go against the epitome 113 00:08:37,690 --> 00:08:42,549 of pure evil and rescue Stephanie, because even Stone Cold Steve Austin 114 00:08:42,549 --> 00:08:48,570 see the devious undertaker could not marry this pure, innocent little girl. 115 00:08:48,830 --> 00:08:50,690 What a sick human being! 116 00:08:50,970 --> 00:08:55,310 What kind of man would do that, would use his daughter and make his daughter 117 00:08:55,310 --> 00:09:01,070 believe she was abducted, believe she was being forced to marry this evil, 118 00:09:01,190 --> 00:09:02,330 unholy character? 119 00:09:02,770 --> 00:09:07,710 Austin, now you know there is no price I will not pay. 120 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:26,500 Mr. McMahon would do that. And it brought out ultimately every bit of dark 121 00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:27,860 that I had within me. 122 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,120 I really didn't want to have to do it. 123 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:46,300 But you know, Stone told Steve Austin, I had to teach you a lesson that 124 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:48,840 you would never, ever forget. 125 00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:55,540 Stephanie, you didn't know. 126 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,740 How could you be so cruel to me? 127 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:06,560 We really weren't trying to hurt you, Stephanie. You see, it's just business. 128 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:16,000 My father actually used me as a pawn, and that was the moment my character 129 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,000 realized. 130 00:10:17,290 --> 00:10:18,850 that it's time to play this game. 131 00:10:19,130 --> 00:10:23,050 Love doesn't have anything to do with it. It's just business. We still love 132 00:10:23,090 --> 00:10:24,090 Stephanie. 133 00:10:24,270 --> 00:10:27,410 The relationship between Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon is complicated 134 00:10:27,410 --> 00:10:28,630 because Vince is complicated. 135 00:10:29,110 --> 00:10:33,350 Vince has shown over and over that he is devoted to sports entertainment 24 136 00:10:33,350 --> 00:10:38,090 hours a day, 365 days a year. That's not a normal like dad -daughter 137 00:10:38,090 --> 00:10:41,610 relationship. But that dynamic is fun to watch play out. 138 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:50,540 playing the damsel in distress, Stephanie McMahon began to formulate her 139 00:10:50,540 --> 00:10:55,560 villainous plan to become one of the most evil characters in WWE history. 140 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:01,440 I, in a storyline, was supposed to get married to a wrestler by the name of 141 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:06,520 Tess. On Raw, Tess proposed to Stephanie McMahon, and she accepted just a few 142 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,240 days later on SmackDown. 143 00:11:08,560 --> 00:11:13,440 I remember my father had said, okay, if anybody interrupts this wedding that 144 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:14,440 isn't family. 145 00:11:14,970 --> 00:11:16,630 then they're going to get fired on the spot. 146 00:11:17,810 --> 00:11:24,730 We are gathered here tonight to celebrate one of life's greatest 147 00:11:24,730 --> 00:11:30,930 moments. Should there be anyone who has cause why this couple 148 00:11:30,930 --> 00:11:37,550 should not be united in marriage, they must speak now or forever 149 00:11:37,550 --> 00:11:39,210 hold their peace. 150 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:56,120 And out on stage comes Triple H, the biggest bad guy possible. At the time, 151 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:01,720 dad wasn't a story with Triple H, and he said, you know, Vince, I know you said 152 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,700 that if you weren't family that you'd get fired, so allow me to show you a 153 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:06,700 little something. 154 00:12:07,020 --> 00:12:09,460 Vince, you should take a look at this. 155 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,820 Hunter, will you take Stephanie for your wife? 156 00:12:16,100 --> 00:12:17,160 Oh, I do. 157 00:12:17,540 --> 00:12:19,560 Stephanie, will you take Hunter for your husband? 158 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:22,360 Oh, yes, I do. 159 00:12:23,140 --> 00:12:24,800 Hey, get a nice shot. 160 00:12:25,100 --> 00:12:26,620 Brand new. Mr. 161 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:27,459 and Mrs. 162 00:12:27,460 --> 00:12:29,140 Hunter Hurst helps me. 163 00:12:31,020 --> 00:12:34,480 Triple H has married Stephanie McMahon. 164 00:12:35,500 --> 00:12:40,760 Triple H, he was feuding with Vince McMahon so much that he wanted to take 165 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:46,000 daughter and marry her in secret, videotape it, then send the videotape 166 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,000 Monday Night Raw? 167 00:12:47,860 --> 00:12:49,120 No, I start. 168 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:51,480 my dad's so angry. 169 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:57,780 As a member of the immediate family, dad is... Oh, my God! 170 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:04,860 Triple H defying Vince more than even Stone Cold did by taking his daughter 171 00:13:04,860 --> 00:13:06,440 marrying his daughter against his wishes. 172 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:13,880 The storyline plays out over the next couple of weeks, and ultimately it comes 173 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:18,180 to the opportunity to have our wedding annulled. If your dad... 174 00:13:18,670 --> 00:13:25,530 Well, if my dad can beat me at Armageddon, the 175 00:13:25,530 --> 00:13:32,010 wedding is a no. But if I beat him, then I get my shot at the title. 176 00:13:32,090 --> 00:13:33,810 I think I can have that arranged. 177 00:13:36,190 --> 00:13:39,610 It's already crazy enough. So then we get to Armageddon. 178 00:13:47,180 --> 00:13:52,960 Well, if this wins, Stephanie and Triple H's marriage will be annulled. You got 179 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,300 Greg Vinson, man. Then we got Triple H. 180 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:57,860 And then you have the Boston daughter. 181 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,020 You knew something was going to happen. You knew somebody was going to get 182 00:14:03,020 --> 00:14:04,940 screwed over, and there was nothing you could do about it. 183 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:19,600 I was given a front row seat as a wedding present. 184 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:20,840 How nice. 185 00:14:21,660 --> 00:14:28,200 It is a disaster. 186 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,360 They are absolutely beating the tar out of each other. 187 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:39,860 Tell me what you're feeling inside watching your daddy get his ass kicked. 188 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:53,280 Finally, my dad somehow gets Triple H down, and he picks up Triple H's 189 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:58,580 sledgehammer. I read 190 00:14:58,580 --> 00:15:12,500 that 191 00:15:12,500 --> 00:15:16,320 sledgehammer up like I'm just going to rock Triple H's world. 192 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:18,440 And I can't do it. 193 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,500 Man, I just, I can't do it. I can't hit him with it. 194 00:15:32,300 --> 00:15:33,400 It's all my fault. 195 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:37,020 It's all my fault. I know it's my fault. Oh my God, is he even okay? 196 00:15:38,340 --> 00:15:45,140 I hear the crowd start to roar as Triple H is 197 00:15:45,140 --> 00:15:46,740 raising that sledgehammer. 198 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,240 As if he is going to hit me. 199 00:15:51,940 --> 00:15:56,780 She's just like, man, how many terrible things could happen to one absolutely 200 00:15:56,780 --> 00:15:57,880 innocent person? 201 00:16:08,660 --> 00:16:15,140 Turns out all along, she was playing us all 202 00:16:15,140 --> 00:16:16,280 like a fiddle. 203 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:17,900 All like a fiddle. 204 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:24,040 Stephanie McMahon turning on her father. 205 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,780 It was, to me, one of the biggest shocks in wrestling history. 206 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:33,240 Being taken by The Undertaker and then finding out your father was the guy 207 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,120 pulling the strings and making all the decisions. 208 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,960 The plan goes back that far. That's crazy. 209 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:43,260 And I think Stephanie became probably a bigger villain. 210 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,840 then Vince McMahon, and then somehow made Vince a sympathetic figure. What 211 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,380 of greatness must you have to make Vince a sympathetic figure? 212 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,700 One of the greatest field terms in history. 213 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:02,320 WWE has been a family -run business from day one. 214 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:07,060 And Steph had just come in and was part of this family business. 215 00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:11,420 And so for Steph to turn on her ultimate... 216 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:17,980 mentor and father that was like the most unspeakable thing that could happen 217 00:17:17,980 --> 00:17:24,700 like this girl is pure evil i decided i was tired 218 00:17:24,700 --> 00:17:29,560 of being a pawn in my father's story i was going to write my own story and you 219 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:35,700 know what i'm hitching my wagon to the most evil villain of all time triple h 220 00:17:51,669 --> 00:17:54,370 Obviously not the same Stephanie McMahon. 221 00:17:58,750 --> 00:18:00,030 You hurt me. 222 00:18:01,270 --> 00:18:05,570 Oh, you look confused, like you don't remember. 223 00:18:06,150 --> 00:18:12,290 I guess it's been a long time. It's been almost a year since you had me 224 00:18:12,290 --> 00:18:19,010 abducted and carried down to this ring to be sacrificed to the Undertaker in a 225 00:18:19,010 --> 00:18:23,970 wedding. Simply so you could screw Stone Cold Steve Austin. 226 00:18:26,150 --> 00:18:29,510 And what's the best way that I can hurt you back? 227 00:18:30,370 --> 00:18:33,770 By marrying the man that you hate the most. 228 00:18:35,550 --> 00:18:38,570 I'm not daddy's little girl anymore. 229 00:18:46,150 --> 00:18:50,250 Betraying her almighty father was just the first step towards reshaping the WWE 230 00:18:50,250 --> 00:18:51,250 in her own image. 231 00:18:57,430 --> 00:18:58,030 Stephanie 232 00:18:58,030 --> 00:19:05,490 then 233 00:19:05,490 --> 00:19:09,010 devised a plan to conquer her father's empire from within. 234 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:20,680 gaining popularity in front of the camera. It was also benefiting her to be 235 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,360 thinking her claws in behind the camera as well. 236 00:19:23,900 --> 00:19:29,260 Not only in the creative department, but other departments. She would dig in, 237 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,500 learn what she could, and move on. 238 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:36,600 That approach definitely makes her a well -rounded businesswoman that knows 239 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:40,280 probably just below her father the most about the WWE. 240 00:19:42,250 --> 00:19:46,510 As Stephanie gained more power within the corporate headquarters, she felt 241 00:19:46,510 --> 00:19:49,530 more emboldened to spread her wings before the WWE Universe. 242 00:19:51,690 --> 00:19:54,230 Daddy's little girl was all grown up now. 243 00:19:55,810 --> 00:19:59,770 You're just a mean old bastard. 244 00:20:00,890 --> 00:20:01,890 What? 245 00:20:02,550 --> 00:20:08,290 What did she say to her father? She went against everything that Daddy was 246 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:10,290 saying and what everyone thought of her. 247 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:17,260 She got a legitimacy being with Triple H that she never could have gotten on her 248 00:20:17,260 --> 00:20:21,300 own. She always would have been on the other side of the fence to everybody in 249 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:23,860 the WWE. Now she's on the inside. 250 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:34,000 She got an amazing reaction because she was really charismatic. 251 00:20:36,540 --> 00:20:40,880 And people wanted to root for her. You wanted to pull for this. 252 00:20:41,350 --> 00:20:46,250 Beautiful young woman, but she was also very good at pissing people off. 253 00:20:46,790 --> 00:20:53,750 Where I'm from, boys and girls treat their parents with honor and 254 00:20:53,750 --> 00:20:54,750 respect. 255 00:20:55,410 --> 00:21:00,250 One of the reasons why my character was always a little bit special was because 256 00:21:00,250 --> 00:21:03,950 I didn't get in the ring every single week. Because I wasn't, you know, a 257 00:21:03,950 --> 00:21:06,590 wrestler by trade. I was the boss's daughter. 258 00:21:08,110 --> 00:21:09,570 But like her father... 259 00:21:09,790 --> 00:21:13,970 and her brother before her at some point stephanie would have to step into the 260 00:21:13,970 --> 00:21:20,010 ring i was never the greatest athlete so to put me in the ring was a big step 261 00:21:20,010 --> 00:21:26,330 for me but ultimately i had to evolve and getting in the ring wasn't about 262 00:21:26,330 --> 00:21:29,590 wrestling it was about perception of power 263 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,420 My first training was not pretty. 264 00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:39,340 My trainer basically told me to just throw myself on the ground and take a 265 00:21:39,340 --> 00:21:40,340 back bump. 266 00:21:41,180 --> 00:21:44,220 That is like the key move to know. 267 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:50,980 First time that I did it, I felt like I had been in a train wreck the next day. 268 00:21:52,300 --> 00:21:54,360 I was really not good at it. 269 00:21:55,060 --> 00:21:59,480 So when I was going to have my first match, that's when I really got scared. 270 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:17,020 Stephanie's in -ring debut proved she was as selfish as her dear old dad. 271 00:22:17,740 --> 00:22:23,080 The unproven billion -dollar princess placed herself in a title match against 272 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,580 one of the most popular champions in her division, Jacqueline. 273 00:22:39,370 --> 00:22:43,570 While Triple H distracted the referee, his henchmen attacked Jacqueline. 274 00:22:44,930 --> 00:22:50,070 And Stephanie stole the victory and the title. 275 00:22:55,130 --> 00:23:01,950 Given the crowd reaction, there was really no doubt that I was 276 00:23:01,950 --> 00:23:02,950 meant to be a heel. 277 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:10,100 Being in the ring, that wasn't about the wrestling. It was about power. 278 00:23:10,420 --> 00:23:12,440 Steph decided she wanted to be women's champion. 279 00:23:13,180 --> 00:23:18,340 And not having to do one wrestling move, not having to take a punch, not having 280 00:23:18,340 --> 00:23:23,660 to have a finger laid on her, Steph walks out the women's champion. 281 00:23:24,260 --> 00:23:29,380 She has an entire empire at her disposal. She could call shots and get 282 00:23:29,380 --> 00:23:35,180 wants. Like, I point at the thing I want, and then I get it. Nobody else can 283 00:23:35,180 --> 00:23:36,180 that. 284 00:23:36,940 --> 00:23:39,900 One of the hardest things in the world to do is become a professional wrestler. 285 00:23:40,060 --> 00:23:44,200 You can't just roll out of bed and do what they do. That's why he was so 286 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:48,720 upsetting to see Stephanie McMahon being able to win the title. 287 00:23:51,780 --> 00:23:58,340 After that match, we see just what Stephanie McMahon was capable of, and 288 00:23:58,340 --> 00:23:59,340 was anything. 289 00:23:59,460 --> 00:24:02,220 God sakes, what has happened to this young woman? 290 00:24:17,550 --> 00:24:19,390 as Stephanie's power continued to grow. 291 00:24:19,910 --> 00:24:21,690 Stephanie struck her mother down! 292 00:24:22,090 --> 00:24:25,830 Her father was back in the picture with another sinister plot to solidify the 293 00:24:25,830 --> 00:24:29,050 McMahon's authority within the WWE for years to come. 294 00:24:29,290 --> 00:24:31,410 This is our show. 295 00:24:37,910 --> 00:24:43,490 With the WWE evolving and expanding, Raw and SmackDown split into two separate 296 00:24:43,490 --> 00:24:44,490 entities. 297 00:24:56,240 --> 00:25:03,060 I think the Vince and Stephanie relationship is so complicated, it puts 298 00:25:03,060 --> 00:25:08,900 succession to shame. Being the ruthless, evil billionaires that they are, 299 00:25:09,020 --> 00:25:14,340 there's still this element of respect, even after they've stabbed each other in 300 00:25:14,340 --> 00:25:19,860 the back. So just when you think you understand their dynamic, you don't. 301 00:25:29,610 --> 00:25:33,610 So this is when I think she really started getting into that authority 302 00:25:33,690 --> 00:25:38,010 when she was like, I will slowly make that transition to this corporate 303 00:25:38,230 --> 00:25:40,630 this person that's alongside of her father. 304 00:25:40,850 --> 00:25:46,030 When she's become the strong, powerful businesswoman, she definitely has pieces 305 00:25:46,030 --> 00:25:52,270 of Vince in her. This is Vince's daughter. This is who he raised. And you 306 00:25:52,270 --> 00:25:54,670 when she walks down the ramp in her power suit. 307 00:25:58,890 --> 00:26:01,470 And she does not look happy. 308 00:26:02,670 --> 00:26:07,650 Stephanie, she's very much like my dad. I call her the princess. She hated the 309 00:26:07,650 --> 00:26:10,350 princess part of that, so I threw that in there as a little brotherly dig. 310 00:26:10,710 --> 00:26:13,690 I think she's inherited that walk from her father. 311 00:26:14,010 --> 00:26:19,450 When your father is one of the most despised people in the business, you've 312 00:26:19,450 --> 00:26:21,010 instant credibility right there. 313 00:26:21,310 --> 00:26:26,910 You respond from evil. Of course you're Miss Evil at that point. I'll be right 314 00:26:26,910 --> 00:26:27,910 back. 315 00:26:29,390 --> 00:26:32,970 I didn't bother knocking, but... Well, you never do, Dad. Because I don't have 316 00:26:32,970 --> 00:26:33,970 to do it now. 317 00:26:35,610 --> 00:26:38,550 It's interesting for me being a woman in this business. 318 00:26:40,050 --> 00:26:43,470 You know, and I was often the only woman in a room full of men. 319 00:26:44,670 --> 00:26:49,430 I was just always very comfortable around guys. I didn't find men 320 00:26:51,130 --> 00:26:55,850 If anything, I feel like women have an edge or have an advantage in a room full 321 00:26:55,850 --> 00:26:56,839 of men. 322 00:26:56,840 --> 00:27:00,200 But you have to have the confidence, you know, to be able to be there. 323 00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:03,420 You have two choices, Eric. 324 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:11,460 You can either walk your little self out of my building, or I will have you 325 00:27:11,460 --> 00:27:13,240 thrown out. 326 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:21,320 The scariest villain is a beautiful, strong woman that has power. 327 00:27:22,020 --> 00:27:24,440 That makes her special in her own right. 328 00:27:24,780 --> 00:27:29,780 When you're in a male -dominated industry and you show that a strong 329 00:27:29,780 --> 00:27:35,380 be a bad guy and unapologetically bad, it's one of the greatest things ever. 330 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:41,540 Empowered by her ever -growing authority, Stephanie's signature strut 331 00:27:41,540 --> 00:27:45,940 a sign that someone is about to receive her trademark stamp of disapproval. 332 00:27:46,220 --> 00:27:47,820 You call yourself a visionary? 333 00:27:51,300 --> 00:27:53,960 It's a legit competition when you're in there with Stephanie. 334 00:27:54,430 --> 00:27:57,470 There's a danger in working with Stephanie. 335 00:27:57,670 --> 00:28:00,350 You are a vindictive bitch! 336 00:28:04,350 --> 00:28:07,850 I think it degrades you as a human being when you get slapped. 337 00:28:08,230 --> 00:28:10,550 You're lower than me. You're not even worth a punch. 338 00:28:10,950 --> 00:28:14,630 I'm going to slap some sense into you, and I think that's why it works so good. 339 00:28:14,950 --> 00:28:17,050 What are you going to do about it? You're going to cry? 340 00:28:17,670 --> 00:28:19,430 You're going to cry like a baby? 341 00:28:19,970 --> 00:28:21,610 My sister probably... 342 00:28:22,140 --> 00:28:26,120 hits the hardest out of the entire roster of WWE with that slap. 343 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,280 That slap is no joke. 344 00:28:30,860 --> 00:28:35,060 Stephanie was able to do it with a fly smile. 345 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:40,160 Stephanie was able to take grown men and bring them to their knees. 346 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,940 As often as the case, life began to imitate art. 347 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:50,740 Stephanie and Triple H's on -screen romance sparked a real -life love story. 348 00:28:52,310 --> 00:28:58,850 Rumors circulated very early on once Steph and Triple H were paired on 349 00:28:58,990 --> 00:29:03,910 Come to find out, there was a reason their chemistry was so great on camera. 350 00:29:04,470 --> 00:29:09,070 It was life imitating art because behind the scenes, they started to have 351 00:29:09,070 --> 00:29:10,070 feelings for one another. 352 00:29:10,370 --> 00:29:14,190 What started as just a strategic move soon became a reality. 353 00:29:14,610 --> 00:29:19,450 We were supposed to be a short -lived storyline, and I was not allowed to date 354 00:29:19,450 --> 00:29:20,450 any of the wrestlers. 355 00:29:20,830 --> 00:29:26,110 But there were ups and downs and twists and turns, both on screen and off, and 356 00:29:26,110 --> 00:29:29,430 ultimately wound up really getting married. 357 00:29:30,830 --> 00:29:36,570 I think once Triple H and Stephanie got married, it really threw a wrench in the 358 00:29:36,570 --> 00:29:40,390 family dynamic as far as jockeying for power and position. 359 00:29:40,630 --> 00:29:45,150 Because Triple H and Stephanie have different strengths, so together they 360 00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:46,470 one mega power. 361 00:29:46,750 --> 00:29:50,030 And then now there was just Shane. It was almost... 362 00:29:50,270 --> 00:29:52,670 became a bit of a two -against -one dynamic. 363 00:29:53,930 --> 00:29:57,470 Stephanie's ascension up the corporate ladder reached new heights when she and 364 00:29:57,470 --> 00:30:01,370 Triple H seized the reins of WWE power as the authority. 365 00:30:02,070 --> 00:30:07,190 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the COO, as well as one of the principal 366 00:30:07,190 --> 00:30:12,570 owners of the WWE, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. 367 00:30:13,830 --> 00:30:15,650 I took a step back. 368 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:20,320 from wrestling, and then my dad started to take more of a backseat, so he wasn't 369 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,860 on camera as much, and we really needed that authority figure. 370 00:30:25,780 --> 00:30:31,540 I stepped forward as an owner, and along with my husband, Triple H, who was 371 00:30:31,540 --> 00:30:36,820 positioned as the COO of the company, and we actually became the authority, is 372 00:30:36,820 --> 00:30:37,820 what we called ourselves. 373 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:42,400 Anybody in that locker room that defies our authority! 374 00:30:43,450 --> 00:30:46,030 will beg to keep their job. 375 00:30:47,010 --> 00:30:48,550 We are now the bosses. 376 00:30:48,930 --> 00:30:50,490 We are now in charge. 377 00:30:50,950 --> 00:30:55,990 And power goes straight to your head. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and 378 00:30:55,990 --> 00:30:56,990 did. 379 00:30:57,090 --> 00:30:59,430 Last week, the big show struck. 380 00:30:59,770 --> 00:31:01,950 My husband in the face. 381 00:31:04,110 --> 00:31:07,130 But where is the big show now? He's unemployed. 382 00:31:08,050 --> 00:31:09,130 He's fired. 383 00:31:10,070 --> 00:31:11,070 They're bullies. 384 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,620 and they're throwing their weight around, and they're throwing their power 385 00:31:13,620 --> 00:31:15,440 around, and that's what the authority was all about. 386 00:31:16,180 --> 00:31:19,680 At this point, it started to seem like there was kind of a changing of the 387 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:23,480 happening. The expectation is that, you know, one day it's all going to be Shane 388 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:28,620 McMahon's company, but okay, no, actually, little sister Stephanie and 389 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:32,120 husband Triple H, they're going to take over. As a fan, it seems like Shane 390 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:36,540 could already see the writing on the wall, and then Shane left the company. 391 00:31:36,940 --> 00:31:38,980 And let that be a lesson to anyone. 392 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:45,260 In the WWE locker room because insolence will not be tolerated. 393 00:31:45,740 --> 00:31:51,100 So I think it was at that point that Steph really started to feel the effects 394 00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:52,100 her power. 395 00:31:52,260 --> 00:31:57,680 Security, please escort this man from the building. 396 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:05,560 No one likes anyone to abuse their power, much less, you know, a son and or 397 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:06,900 daughter of the boss. 398 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:14,580 You have Stephanie McMahon and Triple H side by side every week, literally 399 00:32:14,580 --> 00:32:19,880 pissing people off for no reason. You work for me. I ask the questions. 400 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,820 So who the hell do you think you are? 401 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:24,680 This isn't a storyline. 402 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:29,060 They have weight. They have pull. They can do things. They can cause people 403 00:32:29,060 --> 00:32:33,780 discomfort. How would it feel for your wife to look in your baby girl's eyes 404 00:32:33,780 --> 00:32:36,080 explain about the beating that you took? 405 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:43,180 She's the power. The power that no other character, not even villain, has. And 406 00:32:43,180 --> 00:32:44,180 no one ever can have. 407 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:46,860 It's her throne. 408 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:52,500 And you have to play on her level at all times or you're finished. 409 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:55,940 I love that. 410 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,280 Vicky, you're fired. 411 00:33:02,350 --> 00:33:07,470 Leadership is not for everybody. Having the ability to dominate and control 412 00:33:07,470 --> 00:33:12,570 others, it's very intoxicating because it goes to people's heads. 413 00:33:13,590 --> 00:33:17,690 They embrace being evil. They love being evil. 414 00:33:18,170 --> 00:33:21,110 It's their glow. It's their moment. They love that. 415 00:33:35,210 --> 00:33:36,210 It's become iconic. 416 00:33:36,370 --> 00:33:37,530 You're fired. 417 00:33:38,270 --> 00:33:41,390 And when it's somebody we don't like, you'll get the nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, 418 00:33:41,470 --> 00:33:42,149 hey, goodbye. 419 00:33:42,150 --> 00:33:48,530 But when you are unapologetically firing someone you know people love, like 420 00:33:48,530 --> 00:33:52,690 hardcore legend, first battle Hall of Famer, Mick Foley. 421 00:33:52,910 --> 00:33:56,290 Foley, get out once and for all. 422 00:33:56,530 --> 00:33:57,530 That's ruthless. 423 00:33:57,570 --> 00:33:59,090 That's being plain evil. 424 00:33:59,470 --> 00:34:03,670 At that point, people were nervous that... 425 00:34:03,900 --> 00:34:09,020 Steph and Triple H had too much power because there's elements of truth. Like, 426 00:34:09,020 --> 00:34:13,900 Stephanie is really out there with her husband, and she pretty much can call 427 00:34:13,900 --> 00:34:18,020 shots. And there's nothing anyone could possibly do about it. 428 00:34:25,699 --> 00:34:28,440 The McMahon family drama is like no other. 429 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:31,500 Behind the scenes and on camera. Oh, no, look at that! 430 00:34:31,980 --> 00:34:32,980 Oh! 431 00:34:34,850 --> 00:34:39,429 With all that wealth at stake, with so many egos to feed, with so many backs to 432 00:34:39,429 --> 00:34:43,550 staff, there's always going to be some sort of turmoil in the never -ending 433 00:34:43,550 --> 00:34:44,810 struggle for power. 434 00:34:54,429 --> 00:34:57,710 There's always a pecking order inside a family. 435 00:34:57,990 --> 00:34:59,630 You've got sibling rivalry. 436 00:35:01,770 --> 00:35:05,310 And then you've got the siblings competing with their parents. 437 00:35:05,550 --> 00:35:11,190 I said I could never, ever compete with your checkbook, but I can outsmart you. 438 00:35:11,290 --> 00:35:15,250 I think we watch these shows like Succession. You're a coward. 439 00:35:16,450 --> 00:35:18,750 Wow. Game of Thrones. 440 00:35:19,110 --> 00:35:22,730 You're no son of mine. I've always been your son. 441 00:35:23,630 --> 00:35:28,650 Because they are a really exaggerated version. 442 00:35:29,340 --> 00:35:35,420 Of every family's hierarchy, every family's competition, we all find 443 00:35:35,420 --> 00:35:36,640 in those characters. 444 00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:43,580 It is my pleasure to introduce to you the recipient of the Vincent James 445 00:35:43,580 --> 00:35:48,240 Legacy of Excellence Award to Stephanie McMahon! 446 00:35:50,300 --> 00:35:55,780 Even though none of us know what it's like to have royal blood or... 447 00:35:56,230 --> 00:36:00,190 you know, some incredible family business where maybe one day you'll be 448 00:36:00,190 --> 00:36:03,130 heir. Most of us can't relate to that, but we can relate to family 449 00:36:03,130 --> 00:36:06,930 relationships. We all can relate to wanting to impress mom or dad. 450 00:36:07,170 --> 00:36:11,490 No one in the world deserves this award as much as you. 451 00:36:11,690 --> 00:36:17,010 Congratulations. Thank you, Dad. It is our family's legacy, and I do just have 452 00:36:17,010 --> 00:36:18,010 few. 453 00:36:24,750 --> 00:36:29,130 After a seven -year hiatus, Mr. McMahon's prodigal son returned to claim 454 00:36:29,130 --> 00:36:30,230 stake of the family emblem. 455 00:36:31,190 --> 00:36:38,190 At the time, Steph and Triple H were being a unified power couple, 456 00:36:38,190 --> 00:36:41,770 setting themselves up to be the successors to the WWE. 457 00:36:43,030 --> 00:36:48,730 Out of nowhere, here comes Shane McMahon, and the crowd was on their 458 00:36:48,830 --> 00:36:49,830 deafening. 459 00:36:56,650 --> 00:37:02,030 didn't say a word for like 10 minutes. The crowd was so stoked. And you had to 460 00:37:02,030 --> 00:37:07,810 think that Steph and Triple H were like questioning their security at that 461 00:37:07,810 --> 00:37:11,870 moment. The Vincent Jane McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award. 462 00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:14,390 Phenomenal idea. Amazing. 463 00:37:14,690 --> 00:37:18,710 And should be bestowed upon someone who's a worthy recipient. 464 00:37:19,670 --> 00:37:21,350 And that's not you. 465 00:37:23,310 --> 00:37:27,450 The real life aspect of ownership, if you will, of the company. 466 00:37:28,170 --> 00:37:31,050 Sure, you can get some real life emotion out of that. 467 00:37:34,670 --> 00:37:36,130 Let me tell you something. 468 00:37:36,370 --> 00:37:42,990 My husband and I have been successfully running a billion dollar business with 469 00:37:42,990 --> 00:37:47,530 our blood, sweat and tears. Whether these people appreciate it. 470 00:37:52,110 --> 00:37:56,630 There has to be some truth to any family dynamic power struggle in a family like 471 00:37:56,630 --> 00:37:57,468 the McMahons. 472 00:37:57,470 --> 00:38:00,930 Whether it's hostile or it's over the top or it's as big as we're seeing it, 473 00:38:01,010 --> 00:38:02,170 there are questions. 474 00:38:02,750 --> 00:38:04,330 The great thing is nobody really knows. 475 00:38:05,210 --> 00:38:06,870 No one knows what happens at Thanksgiving. 476 00:38:07,310 --> 00:38:09,010 No one knows what happens at Christmas. 477 00:38:09,630 --> 00:38:13,510 You know, that's our whole internal thing. And, you know, people want to 478 00:38:13,690 --> 00:38:15,730 They're like, can you imagine? Do you think that really is? What do you think 479 00:38:15,730 --> 00:38:20,010 really goes on? It's always good to keep people guessing and think. 480 00:38:20,430 --> 00:38:24,130 I think we've done a pretty good job of that because we're all still around, and 481 00:38:24,130 --> 00:38:27,470 thus far, people want to see us. 482 00:38:28,270 --> 00:38:32,570 You don't know what it means to be a success, Shane. How would you? You're 483 00:38:32,570 --> 00:38:34,090 nothing more than a winner. 484 00:38:34,450 --> 00:38:38,330 Now get the hell out of my ring. 485 00:38:39,570 --> 00:38:45,270 Stephanie is a diabolical character, and she will do whatever it takes to be the 486 00:38:45,270 --> 00:38:46,830 heir of the family business. 487 00:38:47,450 --> 00:38:51,670 The reason you've been able to climb so high thus far is because I let it 488 00:38:51,670 --> 00:38:52,670 happen. 489 00:38:53,390 --> 00:38:58,170 And one thing's for sure, Stephanie, I never lost my place in line. 490 00:39:03,330 --> 00:39:08,090 My brother is the good guy, the protagonist, you know, the baby face. 491 00:39:08,310 --> 00:39:11,430 And I've even said this to the audience, like, why do you love Shane? 492 00:39:12,030 --> 00:39:15,270 He has done nothing. All he does is pander to you guys. 493 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:21,060 Meanwhile, here I am, day in and day out, working my butt off to make sure 494 00:39:21,060 --> 00:39:25,800 this business is here for you and your kids and your kids' kids, but yet you're 495 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:27,900 going to cheer him and you're going to boo me. 496 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:40,260 How is that even possible? How does that make any sense at all? 497 00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:45,770 I expected by now that... One of you would have stabbed the other one in the 498 00:39:45,770 --> 00:39:47,990 back or slit the other one's throat. 499 00:39:48,210 --> 00:39:49,370 That's not what we have. 500 00:39:50,090 --> 00:39:53,510 It's the oldest storyline literally in history. 501 00:39:53,850 --> 00:39:57,930 The king will not live forever, and in order to be on their throne, I've got to 502 00:39:57,930 --> 00:39:58,749 go through them. 503 00:39:58,750 --> 00:40:03,310 It's power, it's money, it's fame, and it's the willingness to get it at any 504 00:40:03,310 --> 00:40:08,410 cost. And so that idea of anything can happen at any moment because there's 505 00:40:08,410 --> 00:40:11,570 one throne and only one person who can stand on it, but there are two kids of 506 00:40:11,570 --> 00:40:12,570 Vince McMahon. 507 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:18,680 That's what we as fans love. And that drama and that tension is always being 508 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:24,000 teased at us. It is my duty to inform you the new commissioner of the 509 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:30,300 juggernaut, the flagship, the three -hour flagship of WWE, Monday Night 510 00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:31,660 Commissioner Stephanie McMahon. 511 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:40,640 It reminds me of the fact that 512 00:40:41,350 --> 00:40:42,610 Sharks eat each other in the womb. 513 00:40:43,790 --> 00:40:45,350 And she's one of the sharks that made it out. 514 00:40:54,110 --> 00:40:56,830 The authority back in control. 515 00:41:02,010 --> 00:41:06,130 I think Stephanie McMahon has been face forward as far as like decisions that 516 00:41:06,130 --> 00:41:09,190 get made. I obviously know her brother's involved as well, but we don't think of 517 00:41:09,190 --> 00:41:12,330 him. First off, we think of Stephanie McMahon and we think of Triple H and 518 00:41:12,330 --> 00:41:14,070 they're sort of become the face of the decisions. 519 00:41:14,350 --> 00:41:16,950 And I, for one, enjoy that. 520 00:41:21,050 --> 00:41:27,890 What fans see when it comes to Stephanie McMahon and her possibly taking 521 00:41:27,890 --> 00:41:30,270 over is Stephanie and Triple H as a unit. 522 00:41:36,270 --> 00:41:40,710 of evil traits. You have the guy who's been in the ring and the businesswoman 523 00:41:40,710 --> 00:41:44,410 who's been behind the scenes her entire life, them together as sort of this, you 524 00:41:44,410 --> 00:41:49,070 know, let's say a WWE power couple. I think there's an appeal there to a lot 525 00:41:49,070 --> 00:41:55,330 fans. Our ring, our house, our show, this 526 00:41:55,330 --> 00:41:57,090 belongs to us. 527 00:41:58,210 --> 00:42:00,410 The thing with Stephanie is that she... 528 00:42:00,780 --> 00:42:03,980 plays her role of being the ultimate bad girl to a T. 529 00:42:04,220 --> 00:42:09,080 There's nobody that plays that role better than her. She is totally open and 530 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:13,100 willing to let her character go as far as her character needs to go because she 531 00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:17,660 understands that her family's legacy, family's business, is at stake. 532 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:21,880 Shut up! 533 00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:23,680 Shut up! 534 00:42:24,340 --> 00:42:26,540 No, no, Dad, Dad, Dad, it's okay. 535 00:42:27,540 --> 00:42:28,540 You're animals! 536 00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:36,080 dad you know what quite frankly i don't want their support and i certainly don't 537 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:40,800 want their compassion or their sympathy because i would rather be feared or 538 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:47,720 respected than felt sorry for because i am a leader and all of you know 539 00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:53,000 it i think it's fair to say that steph has no intentions of leaving the family 540 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:59,370 business and is planting the seeds to just secure that spot for a lifetime and 541 00:42:59,370 --> 00:43:00,410 generations to come. 542 00:43:04,330 --> 00:43:07,110 Absolutely, I would let my daughter join the business, but they're going to have 543 00:43:07,110 --> 00:43:08,110 to earn it. 544 00:43:08,450 --> 00:43:09,530 Just like you did. 545 00:43:10,430 --> 00:43:11,430 Even more so. 546 00:43:14,630 --> 00:43:17,070 Forget who you're talking to. I'm a McMahon. 547 00:43:17,670 --> 00:43:20,810 Nobody does crazy better than us. 548 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:25,580 The McMahon family will always be synonymous with doing whatever it takes 549 00:43:25,580 --> 00:43:26,840 expand the family legacy. 550 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:33,000 As for Stephanie, she entered the WWE as being handed everything. 551 00:43:33,660 --> 00:43:36,920 But she has proven herself to be even more unforgiving. 552 00:43:39,300 --> 00:43:41,820 More scandalous. 553 00:43:42,700 --> 00:43:49,640 More unscrupulous and more powerful than anyone could have anticipated. 554 00:43:51,090 --> 00:43:53,170 AJ, you are the genius champion. 555 00:43:53,850 --> 00:43:58,010 But please remember that I can take all of that away from you. 556 00:43:58,730 --> 00:44:05,150 No one really enjoys that entitled, self -indulgent princess, if you will. 557 00:44:05,330 --> 00:44:09,930 And she just happens to suit that role pretty well. 558 00:44:10,370 --> 00:44:14,330 She's the boss, and she jams it down everybody's throat, and people don't 559 00:44:14,330 --> 00:44:18,130 that. All walks of life, no one really, really wants their boss. 560 00:44:18,890 --> 00:44:21,550 Someone to jam something down their throat just doesn't taste good. 561 00:44:21,770 --> 00:44:26,310 When the going got tough, what did Shane McMahon do? What did he do? He 562 00:44:26,310 --> 00:44:32,030 abandoned every single one of you for seven years. 563 00:44:32,970 --> 00:44:37,430 That's a leader. That's someone you want leading this company. What's going to 564 00:44:37,430 --> 00:44:40,030 stop Shane from doing that all over again? 565 00:44:40,330 --> 00:44:43,970 Stephanie McMahon being a villain. It's timeless. It's something that everybody 566 00:44:43,970 --> 00:44:47,970 understands. And I think the drama laughs because it's real. 567 00:44:48,490 --> 00:44:52,490 And what's real is what resonates with the audience. And when the audience sees 568 00:44:52,490 --> 00:44:57,190 Stephanie McMahon on their screen, they're not looking for a cushy, lovey 569 00:44:57,190 --> 00:45:01,690 -dovey, happy -go -lucky moment. They're looking for the to hit the fan. 570 00:45:02,250 --> 00:45:09,090 I think Stephanie McMahon actually might be even 571 00:45:09,090 --> 00:45:10,710 more vicious than her father. 572 00:45:11,370 --> 00:45:15,550 Because throughout her career and throughout her life, she's been treated 573 00:45:15,550 --> 00:45:21,770 certain way. She's had to fend for herself and fight for herself in very 574 00:45:21,770 --> 00:45:26,530 different circumstances in a world full of snakes and serpents. So she knows how 575 00:45:26,530 --> 00:45:30,510 to do it better than anybody else. And she knows how to do it with a smile on 576 00:45:30,510 --> 00:45:31,510 her face. 577 00:45:43,080 --> 00:45:44,280 Does that make her evil? 578 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:48,200 Well, she is a McMahon.