1 00:00:09,509 --> 00:00:13,719 - I stand before you as one of the principal owners of WWE. 2 00:00:13,763 --> 00:00:15,723 [crowd booing] 3 00:00:15,765 --> 00:00:18,305 But take away the money and the education, 4 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:20,811 and I am just like all of you. 5 00:00:20,854 --> 00:00:24,444 [dramatic music] 6 00:00:24,482 --> 00:00:29,702 My character is the spoiled rotten rich girl. 7 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:32,488 - Stephanie McMahon flaunts her wealth. 8 00:00:32,532 --> 00:00:36,622 She flaunts her power. She uses her power for bad. 9 00:00:36,661 --> 00:00:40,831 - Surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, 10 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:44,384 or I will fire your wife. 11 00:00:44,419 --> 00:00:47,049 I always feel the need to put everybody else down. 12 00:00:47,088 --> 00:00:49,218 You're pathetic. You're weak. 13 00:00:49,257 --> 00:00:52,467 You're a failure, and you're a disgrace! 14 00:00:52,510 --> 00:00:54,600 - Her father is the boss, 15 00:00:54,637 --> 00:00:58,137 so she has power to make or break people's lives. 16 00:00:58,183 --> 00:01:00,773 - Your children are ashamed of you. 17 00:01:00,810 --> 00:01:02,600 - Stephanie is the ultimate villain. 18 00:01:02,645 --> 00:01:05,565 No matter how hard people try to defeat her, 19 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:07,397 Stephanie McMahon will never be destroyed. 20 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:09,572 - Making business personal, 21 00:01:09,611 --> 00:01:12,321 that's something you know all about, Dad, isn't it? 22 00:01:12,364 --> 00:01:15,874 Being a villain is a lot more fun. 23 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:18,239 - Oh, my Lord! - You gotta be kidding me! 24 00:01:20,038 --> 00:01:22,998 [dramatic music] 25 00:01:23,041 --> 00:01:30,171 * * 26 00:01:42,310 --> 00:01:43,900 [siren wailing] 27 00:01:43,937 --> 00:01:46,517 - When you're born into a nefarious empire, 28 00:01:46,564 --> 00:01:49,284 you learn from the best on how to be the worst. 29 00:01:49,317 --> 00:01:52,317 [tense music] 30 00:01:52,362 --> 00:01:55,322 - I was about four or five years old, 31 00:01:55,365 --> 00:01:57,235 and I was at the Philadelphia Spectrum. 32 00:01:57,283 --> 00:02:03,163 * * 33 00:02:03,206 --> 00:02:04,496 I was walking backstage. 34 00:02:04,541 --> 00:02:06,581 It was my first time at a live show, 35 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:09,666 and I remember linoleum floors, 36 00:02:09,713 --> 00:02:13,303 the whitewashed walls, the cement blocks, 37 00:02:13,341 --> 00:02:16,681 the very harsh fluorescent lighting. 38 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,470 It wasn't at all what I had expected, 39 00:02:19,514 --> 00:02:22,684 and I wandered off down the hall a little bit, 40 00:02:22,726 --> 00:02:24,766 'cause, you know, my parents were working. 41 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:28,361 And all of a sudden, this group of kids came screaming 42 00:02:28,398 --> 00:02:31,738 around the corner, I mean, running for their lives. 43 00:02:31,776 --> 00:02:35,316 And hot on their heels was one George "the Animal" Steele. 44 00:02:35,363 --> 00:02:38,493 * * 45 00:02:38,533 --> 00:02:40,913 And he turned his attention to me 46 00:02:40,952 --> 00:02:44,162 and started coming towards me in character. 47 00:02:44,205 --> 00:02:47,745 - Hey, man! - [screams] 48 00:02:47,792 --> 00:02:52,382 - And I ran as fast as I could up my dad's leg. 49 00:02:52,422 --> 00:02:54,762 I wrapped my arms around him, 50 00:02:54,799 --> 00:02:58,759 I buried my head in his neck, and my dad started to laugh. 51 00:02:58,803 --> 00:03:00,313 * * 52 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:02,887 And that struck me as a little kid. 53 00:03:02,932 --> 00:03:07,062 And then he introduced me to the man, Jim Myers. 54 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:08,733 * * 55 00:03:08,772 --> 00:03:11,572 It was my first sort of understanding 56 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:13,068 of what it means to be a performer. 57 00:03:13,109 --> 00:03:16,069 [upbeat rock music] 58 00:03:16,112 --> 00:03:17,612 * * 59 00:03:17,655 --> 00:03:22,325 I've just grown up in this larger-than-life world. 60 00:03:22,369 --> 00:03:26,539 Every person I've ever really known has had this persona, 61 00:03:26,581 --> 00:03:28,251 this charisma. 62 00:03:28,291 --> 00:03:30,751 I've watched it. I've studied it. 63 00:03:30,794 --> 00:03:34,594 I've learned what it means to become the character, 64 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:37,551 maybe a little bit more clearer than others 65 00:03:37,592 --> 00:03:39,392 and maybe a little faster. 66 00:03:39,427 --> 00:03:41,137 * * 67 00:03:41,179 --> 00:03:42,849 - Following in the imposing footsteps 68 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:44,929 of the McMahon family patriarch 69 00:03:44,974 --> 00:03:48,064 is an unenviable task, to say the least. 70 00:03:48,103 --> 00:03:50,273 - And there he is, ladies and gentlemen, 71 00:03:50,313 --> 00:03:53,903 before 14,387! 72 00:03:53,942 --> 00:03:56,032 - Starting from almost nothing, 73 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:57,359 Vince McMahon transformed 74 00:03:57,404 --> 00:03:58,824 a struggling regional wrestling operation... 75 00:03:58,863 --> 00:04:00,323 - Oh, there's his clothesline! 76 00:04:00,365 --> 00:04:03,575 - Into a billion-dollar publicly traded corporation. 77 00:04:03,618 --> 00:04:06,118 Along the way, the sinister Mr. McMahon 78 00:04:06,162 --> 00:04:11,542 fully embraced his reputation as the evil owner of WWE. 79 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:16,264 - I enjoy destroying lives. It turns me on. 80 00:04:16,297 --> 00:04:18,587 [crowd booing] 81 00:04:18,633 --> 00:04:20,343 - Vince is a natural heel. 82 00:04:20,385 --> 00:04:24,255 He's a natural just evil, evil man. 83 00:04:24,305 --> 00:04:26,925 - Oh, my God! - Mr. McMahon has lost it! 84 00:04:26,975 --> 00:04:30,345 - My dad is all of the evils of the world 85 00:04:30,395 --> 00:04:32,475 wrapped up into one human being. 86 00:04:32,522 --> 00:04:35,282 - Hell, I'll fire your ass, pal! 87 00:04:35,316 --> 00:04:40,736 - His character is motivated by greed, by money, by power, 88 00:04:40,780 --> 00:04:42,910 by holding the little man down. 89 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:46,044 - Oh, my. - Oh, my God. 90 00:04:46,077 --> 00:04:48,617 - He just has it all, and he wants you to know it, 91 00:04:48,663 --> 00:04:51,623 and in fact, he wants to stick it straight up your ass. 92 00:04:51,666 --> 00:04:54,836 - It's all about me. 93 00:04:54,878 --> 00:04:57,338 You're fired! 94 00:04:57,380 --> 00:04:59,670 No more Mr. Nice Guy. 95 00:04:59,716 --> 00:05:02,086 - Being raised by Vince McMahon 96 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:05,805 is a master class in greed and evil. 97 00:05:05,847 --> 00:05:07,887 You can't help but absorb that, 98 00:05:07,932 --> 00:05:09,982 being born and raised around it. 99 00:05:10,018 --> 00:05:12,808 [tense music] 100 00:05:12,854 --> 00:05:14,864 - Even though I grew up in our business 101 00:05:14,898 --> 00:05:16,778 and I always wanted to be a part of it, 102 00:05:16,816 --> 00:05:21,146 I never saw myself in the ring or as a part of our show. 103 00:05:21,196 --> 00:05:23,946 I remember I had graduated college, 104 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:28,200 and I was in this sort of unique internship position 105 00:05:28,244 --> 00:05:29,794 shadowing my dad. 106 00:05:29,829 --> 00:05:32,249 And I remember sitting at the table, 107 00:05:32,290 --> 00:05:36,710 listening to the writers pitch him this story. 108 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:39,263 - Let's go into Stephanie McMahon. 109 00:05:39,297 --> 00:05:41,377 - It was an idea to use me. 110 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:44,054 * * 111 00:05:44,094 --> 00:05:46,724 And I remember sitting there, like, in shock. 112 00:05:46,763 --> 00:05:51,063 I was to be used basically as a pawn in the story line. 113 00:05:51,935 --> 00:05:54,265 - What the heck's the Ministry doing out here? 114 00:05:55,105 --> 00:06:01,065 - McMahon, I know you're back there watching. 115 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:05,621 There's a little secret that I need to inform you of, Vince, 116 00:06:05,657 --> 00:06:10,867 that tonight there's a beautiful young woman 117 00:06:10,912 --> 00:06:15,672 who will become one with my Ministry. 118 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:16,789 - Get me more security. 119 00:06:16,835 --> 00:06:18,165 I don't care what you've gotta do. 120 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:19,421 You get me more security. 121 00:06:19,462 --> 00:06:20,762 - Yes, sir. - And give it to me now. 122 00:06:20,797 --> 00:06:23,587 - The Undertaker was tormenting me, 123 00:06:23,633 --> 00:06:26,263 and ultimately, he got to me. 124 00:06:26,302 --> 00:06:27,472 * * 125 00:06:27,512 --> 00:06:29,102 - Where to, Stephanie? 126 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:30,519 - Dad! 127 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:32,097 - Oh, no! 128 00:06:32,142 --> 00:06:34,812 My God, the Undertaker's abducting Stephanie McMahon! 129 00:06:34,853 --> 00:06:37,523 - Stephanie, Stephanie! 130 00:06:37,564 --> 00:06:39,694 * * 131 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:42,283 Stephanie! Damn it, where is she? 132 00:06:42,318 --> 00:06:43,528 - I don't know! 133 00:06:43,570 --> 00:06:46,110 - The Undertaker had essentially captured 134 00:06:46,156 --> 00:06:48,826 the damsel in distress, Stephanie McMahon, 135 00:06:48,867 --> 00:06:50,327 and was going to wed her. 136 00:06:50,368 --> 00:06:55,708 * * 137 00:06:55,749 --> 00:06:58,749 - The Undertaker abducted Stephanie McMahon. 138 00:06:58,793 --> 00:06:59,963 - Oh, my dear God. 139 00:07:00,003 --> 00:07:01,593 - She's strapped on that symbol. 140 00:07:01,629 --> 00:07:03,209 The Undertaker and the Ministry 141 00:07:03,256 --> 00:07:05,756 have brought Stephanie McMahon to the ring. 142 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:06,840 - That's the boss' daughter. 143 00:07:06,885 --> 00:07:07,885 You can't kidnap the boss' daughter. 144 00:07:07,927 --> 00:07:10,177 - This is absolutely heinous. 145 00:07:10,221 --> 00:07:12,971 This is so sickening. 146 00:07:13,016 --> 00:07:16,846 Who has the courage to come out here and stop this? 147 00:07:16,895 --> 00:07:21,225 - Let the ceremony begin. 148 00:07:21,274 --> 00:07:22,984 - Oh, for God's sake! 149 00:07:25,028 --> 00:07:27,988 Here he comes! Stone Cold! 150 00:07:28,031 --> 00:07:30,281 - There was really only one man that could help... 151 00:07:30,325 --> 00:07:33,285 - Stone Cold and the Undertaker going toe-to-toe! 152 00:07:33,328 --> 00:07:36,158 - And that was "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, 153 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:38,956 who was the archnemesis of Mr. McMahon. 154 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,920 - Austin fighting with all he's got! 155 00:07:41,961 --> 00:07:44,631 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin appeared to save the day 156 00:07:44,673 --> 00:07:45,763 for the damsel in distress. 157 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,589 - The ceremony's over! 158 00:07:47,634 --> 00:07:50,934 I guarantee you, he didn't do this for Vince McMahon. 159 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:54,770 He's doing it because it's the right thing to do! 160 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:57,848 - It turns out, it was all a setup. 161 00:07:57,894 --> 00:07:59,854 The Undertaker was working for a higher power 162 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:02,356 who orchestrated Stephanie's abduction. 163 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:05,189 * * 164 00:08:05,235 --> 00:08:07,695 - I present 165 00:08:07,737 --> 00:08:13,157 the higher power. 166 00:08:13,201 --> 00:08:15,251 - Who could it be? 167 00:08:15,286 --> 00:08:16,956 - It's me, Austin! 168 00:08:16,996 --> 00:08:18,746 - Oh, son of a bitch. - What? 169 00:08:18,790 --> 00:08:23,550 - It's me, Austin! It was me all along, Austin! 170 00:08:23,586 --> 00:08:26,796 - Mr. McMahon orchestrated his own daughter's kidnapping, 171 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:30,300 just to lure his archnemesis into a trap. 172 00:08:30,343 --> 00:08:32,973 - It doesn't get much more evil than that. 173 00:08:33,013 --> 00:08:35,273 - Vince knew that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 174 00:08:35,306 --> 00:08:38,726 would go out and go against the epitome of pure evil 175 00:08:38,768 --> 00:08:40,058 and rescue Stephanie, 176 00:08:40,103 --> 00:08:42,113 because even "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 177 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:45,647 could see the devious Undertaker could not 178 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:48,452 marry this pure, innocent little girl. 179 00:08:48,486 --> 00:08:50,816 - What a sick human being. 180 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:52,664 - What kind of man would do that, 181 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:54,159 would use his daughter 182 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,330 and make his daughter believe she was abducted, 183 00:08:57,370 --> 00:09:01,120 believe she was being forced to marry this evil, 184 00:09:01,166 --> 00:09:02,576 unholy character? 185 00:09:02,625 --> 00:09:04,535 - Austin, now you know 186 00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:08,256 there is no price I will not pay. 187 00:09:08,298 --> 00:09:11,298 There is no depth that I will not stoop 188 00:09:11,343 --> 00:09:15,103 to make your life here on Earth, Austin, 189 00:09:15,138 --> 00:09:20,728 a total, complete living hell. 190 00:09:20,769 --> 00:09:22,649 - Mr. McMahon would do that, 191 00:09:22,687 --> 00:09:24,897 and it brought out, ultimately, 192 00:09:24,939 --> 00:09:28,439 every bit of dark side that I had within me. 193 00:09:28,485 --> 00:09:32,155 * * 194 00:09:36,326 --> 00:09:39,326 - I really didn't want to have to do it, 195 00:09:39,371 --> 00:09:42,831 but, you know, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, 196 00:09:42,874 --> 00:09:45,924 I had to teach you a lesson 197 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,380 that you would never, ever forget. 198 00:09:49,422 --> 00:09:51,302 [dramatic music] 199 00:09:51,341 --> 00:09:53,391 - Wait a minute. What is this? 200 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:54,676 - Stephanie? 201 00:09:54,719 --> 00:09:57,139 - She didn't know. 202 00:09:57,180 --> 00:10:01,350 - How could you be so cruel to me? 203 00:10:01,393 --> 00:10:03,733 - We really weren't trying to hurt you, Stephanie. 204 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:06,770 You see, it's just business. 205 00:10:06,815 --> 00:10:09,895 * * 206 00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:12,613 - My father actually used me as a pawn, 207 00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:16,704 and that was the moment my character realized 208 00:10:16,741 --> 00:10:19,041 that it's time to play this game. 209 00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:21,117 - Love doesn't have anything to do with it. 210 00:10:21,162 --> 00:10:24,462 It's just business. We still love you, Stephanie. 211 00:10:24,499 --> 00:10:25,959 - The relationship between Vince McMahon 212 00:10:26,001 --> 00:10:27,171 and Stephanie McMahon is complicated 213 00:10:27,210 --> 00:10:28,800 'cause Vince is complicated. 214 00:10:28,837 --> 00:10:30,587 Vince has shown over and over 215 00:10:30,630 --> 00:10:33,220 that he is devoted to sports entertainment 216 00:10:33,258 --> 00:10:35,548 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 217 00:10:35,593 --> 00:10:38,893 That's not a normal, like, dad-daughter relationship, 218 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,600 but that dynamic is fun to watch play out. 219 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:43,101 - Look at this. 220 00:10:43,143 --> 00:10:45,353 Test and Stephanie hand in hand. 221 00:10:45,395 --> 00:10:47,895 - After playing the damsel in distress, 222 00:10:47,939 --> 00:10:49,729 Stephanie McMahon began to formulate 223 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:51,574 her own villainous plan 224 00:10:51,609 --> 00:10:56,069 to become one of the most evil characters in WWE history. 225 00:10:56,114 --> 00:10:59,414 - I, in a story line, was supposed to get married 226 00:10:59,451 --> 00:11:02,251 to a wrestler by the name of Test. 227 00:11:02,287 --> 00:11:05,247 - On "Raw," Test proposed to Stephanie McMahon, 228 00:11:05,290 --> 00:11:08,380 and she accepted just a few days later on "SmackDown." 229 00:11:08,418 --> 00:11:11,378 - I remember my father had said, "Okay, 230 00:11:11,421 --> 00:11:14,921 "if anybody interrupts this wedding that isn't family, 231 00:11:14,966 --> 00:11:16,886 then they're gonna get fired on the spot." 232 00:11:18,178 --> 00:11:21,218 - We are gathered here tonight 233 00:11:21,264 --> 00:11:26,274 to celebrate one of life's greatest moments. 234 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:31,941 Should there be anyone who has cause why this couple 235 00:11:31,983 --> 00:11:34,443 should not be united in marriage, 236 00:11:34,486 --> 00:11:39,066 they must speak now or forever hold their peace. 237 00:11:39,115 --> 00:11:40,945 [rock music] 238 00:11:40,992 --> 00:11:42,792 - Time to play the game. 239 00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:45,907 * * 240 00:11:45,955 --> 00:11:48,495 Time to play the game! 241 00:11:48,541 --> 00:11:51,001 * * 242 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:53,344 - And out on the stage comes Triple H, 243 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:55,090 the biggest bad guy possible. 244 00:11:55,131 --> 00:11:57,131 At the time, my dad was in a story 245 00:11:57,175 --> 00:11:58,885 with Triple H, and he said, 246 00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:01,467 "You know, Vince, I know you said 247 00:12:01,513 --> 00:12:04,103 "that if you weren't family that you'd get fired, 248 00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:06,940 so allow me to show you a little something." 249 00:12:06,976 --> 00:12:10,646 - Vince, you should take a look at this. 250 00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:13,649 * * 251 00:12:13,692 --> 00:12:15,942 - Hunter, will you take Stephanie for your wife? 252 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:17,485 - Oh, yeah, I do. 253 00:12:17,529 --> 00:12:20,989 - And, Stephanie, will you take Hunter for your husband? 254 00:12:21,032 --> 00:12:23,202 - [as Stephanie] Oh, yes, I do. 255 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:26,203 Hey, get a nice shot of the brand-new 256 00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:29,826 Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 257 00:12:29,874 --> 00:12:31,214 [tense music] 258 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:35,631 - Triple H has married Stephanie McMahon. 259 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:39,262 - Triple H, he was feuding with Vince McMahon so much 260 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:41,180 that he wanted to take his daughter 261 00:12:41,219 --> 00:12:43,809 and marry her in secret, videotape it, 262 00:12:43,847 --> 00:12:47,057 then send the videotape live on "Monday Night Raw"? 263 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:48,810 - [sobbing] I don't remember. 264 00:12:48,852 --> 00:12:49,982 I start crying. 265 00:12:50,020 --> 00:12:51,690 My dad's so angry. 266 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:56,990 - As a member of the immediate family, Dad... 267 00:12:57,027 --> 00:12:59,277 - Oh, my God! - I hate you! 268 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,490 - Triple H defying Vince more 269 00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:04,531 than even Stone Cold did by taking his daughter 270 00:13:04,576 --> 00:13:07,866 and marrying his daughter against his wishes. 271 00:13:07,912 --> 00:13:09,582 - The story line plays out 272 00:13:09,622 --> 00:13:13,292 over the next couple of weeks, and ultimately, 273 00:13:13,335 --> 00:13:16,795 it comes to the opportunity to have our wedding annulled. 274 00:13:16,838 --> 00:13:21,968 - If your dad-- well, if my dad 275 00:13:22,010 --> 00:13:25,180 can beat me at "Armageddon," 276 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:26,771 the wedding is annulled. 277 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:29,226 But if I beat him, 278 00:13:29,267 --> 00:13:32,227 then I get my shot at the title. 279 00:13:32,270 --> 00:13:34,440 - I think I can have that arranged. 280 00:13:36,608 --> 00:13:39,738 - It's already crazy enough, so then we get to "Armageddon." 281 00:13:39,778 --> 00:13:42,068 * * 282 00:13:42,113 --> 00:13:44,203 - If Triple H wins, 283 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,040 his marriage to Stephanie stays intact. 284 00:13:47,077 --> 00:13:49,247 But if Vince wins, 285 00:13:49,287 --> 00:13:52,417 Stephanie and Triple H's marriage will be annulled. 286 00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:53,877 - We got the great Vince McMahon. 287 00:13:53,917 --> 00:13:56,127 Then we got Triple H. 288 00:13:56,169 --> 00:13:58,299 And then you have the boss' daughter. 289 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:01,173 You knew something was gonna happen. 290 00:14:01,216 --> 00:14:03,336 You knew somebody was gonna get screwed over, 291 00:14:03,385 --> 00:14:05,045 and there was nothing you could do about it. 292 00:14:05,095 --> 00:14:08,095 * * 293 00:14:08,139 --> 00:14:11,139 - Oh, McMahon has blinded Triple H! 294 00:14:11,184 --> 00:14:12,604 - Hey, look out! - Look out. 295 00:14:12,644 --> 00:14:14,314 - Good God almighty. 296 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,524 Stephanie likes what she's seeing now. 297 00:14:16,564 --> 00:14:20,744 - I was given a front-row seat as a wedding present, how nice. 298 00:14:20,777 --> 00:14:22,277 - For the love of God, 299 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,530 McMahon is barely able to stand. 300 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:26,742 - Come on, Dad! 301 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:28,453 It is a disaster. 302 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:31,503 They are absolutely beating the tar out of each other. 303 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:34,418 * * 304 00:14:34,457 --> 00:14:36,537 - Tell me what you're feeling inside 305 00:14:36,584 --> 00:14:40,174 watching your daddy get his ass kicked. 306 00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,633 - I hate you. 307 00:14:42,674 --> 00:14:47,434 * * 308 00:14:47,470 --> 00:14:51,350 Finally, my dad somehow gets Triple H down, 309 00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:54,021 and he picks up Triple H's sledgehammer. 310 00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:56,270 - A rat trapped in a corner. 311 00:14:56,312 --> 00:14:59,942 McMahon is gonna hit-- wait, there's Stephanie. 312 00:14:59,983 --> 00:15:01,693 Stephanie's stopping her dad. 313 00:15:01,735 --> 00:15:05,105 Wait a minute. She wants to hit him. 314 00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:06,315 Stephanie's gonna hit Helmsley. 315 00:15:06,364 --> 00:15:10,834 Oh, my God. Is this spousal abuse? 316 00:15:10,869 --> 00:15:14,829 - I raise that sledgehammer up like I'm just gonna 317 00:15:14,873 --> 00:15:16,833 rock Triple H's world, 318 00:15:16,875 --> 00:15:19,285 and I can't do it. 319 00:15:19,336 --> 00:15:23,546 Man, I just--I can't do it. I can't hit him with it. 320 00:15:23,590 --> 00:15:25,220 - Hit him! 321 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:27,298 - She can't do it. - Oh, no. 322 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:31,264 God almighty! 323 00:15:32,390 --> 00:15:34,520 - It's all my fault. It's all my fault. 324 00:15:34,559 --> 00:15:37,269 I know it's my fault. Oh, my God, is he even okay? 325 00:15:37,312 --> 00:15:38,862 - You son of a bitch, don't you hit her! 326 00:15:38,897 --> 00:15:40,607 - What's he doing? - Don't you hit her! 327 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:44,818 - I hear the crowd start to roar as Triple H 328 00:15:44,861 --> 00:15:49,571 is raising that sledgehammer as if he is going to hit me. 329 00:15:49,616 --> 00:15:51,866 * * 330 00:15:51,910 --> 00:15:54,410 - You're just like, "Man, how many terrible things 331 00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:58,044 could happen to one absolutely innocent person?" 332 00:15:58,083 --> 00:16:05,223 * * 333 00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:11,261 - What? - King, what is this? 334 00:16:12,097 --> 00:16:16,637 - Turns out, all along, she was playing us all like a fiddle. 335 00:16:16,685 --> 00:16:18,345 All like a fiddle. 336 00:16:18,395 --> 00:16:20,435 - For the love of God! 337 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,280 - Stephanie McMahon turning on her father, 338 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:25,687 it was, to me, 339 00:16:25,735 --> 00:16:29,235 one of the biggest shocks in wrestling history. 340 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:30,740 Being taken by the Undertaker 341 00:16:30,782 --> 00:16:32,742 and then finding out your father 342 00:16:32,784 --> 00:16:35,254 was the guy pulling the strings and making all the decisions. 343 00:16:35,286 --> 00:16:37,286 The plan goes back that far. 344 00:16:37,330 --> 00:16:39,290 That's crazy. 345 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,252 And I think Stephanie became 346 00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:44,172 probably a bigger villain than Vince McMahon, 347 00:16:44,212 --> 00:16:47,422 and it somehow made Vince a sympathetic figure. 348 00:16:47,465 --> 00:16:49,175 What kind of greatness must you have 349 00:16:49,217 --> 00:16:51,587 to make Vince a sympathetic figure? 350 00:16:51,636 --> 00:16:54,426 * * 351 00:16:54,472 --> 00:16:56,932 It's one of the greatest heel turns in history. 352 00:16:56,975 --> 00:16:58,595 * * 353 00:16:58,643 --> 00:17:02,563 - WWE has been a family-run business from day one, 354 00:17:02,605 --> 00:17:04,765 and Steph had just come in 355 00:17:04,816 --> 00:17:07,566 and was part of this family business. 356 00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:13,910 And so for Steph to turn on her ultimate mentor and father, 357 00:17:13,950 --> 00:17:17,000 that was, like, the most unspeakable thing 358 00:17:17,037 --> 00:17:18,117 that could happen. 359 00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:21,213 Like, this girl is pure evil. 360 00:17:21,249 --> 00:17:22,749 * * 361 00:17:22,792 --> 00:17:25,882 - I decided I was tired of being a pawn 362 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,300 in my father's story. 363 00:17:27,339 --> 00:17:30,089 I was gonna write my own story, and you know what? 364 00:17:30,133 --> 00:17:32,803 I'm hitching my wagon to the most evil villain 365 00:17:32,844 --> 00:17:35,724 of all time, Triple H. 366 00:17:35,764 --> 00:17:38,684 [crowd cheering] 367 00:17:44,481 --> 00:17:47,441 [dramatic music] 368 00:17:47,484 --> 00:17:50,994 * * 369 00:17:51,029 --> 00:17:52,239 - Man, she's changed. 370 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,030 - Obviously not the same Stephanie McMahon. 371 00:17:55,075 --> 00:17:59,075 * * 372 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:01,830 - You hurt me. 373 00:18:01,873 --> 00:18:06,293 Oh, you look confused, like you don't remember. 374 00:18:06,336 --> 00:18:08,706 I guess it's been a long time. 375 00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:13,675 It's been almost a year since you had me abducted 376 00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:15,718 and carried down to this ring 377 00:18:15,762 --> 00:18:19,722 to be sacrificed to the Undertaker in a wedding 378 00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:24,226 simply so you could screw "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 379 00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:26,770 * * 380 00:18:26,815 --> 00:18:30,645 And what's the best way that I could hurt you back? 381 00:18:30,694 --> 00:18:34,114 By marrying the man that you hate the most. 382 00:18:34,155 --> 00:18:35,945 * * 383 00:18:35,990 --> 00:18:38,910 I'm not Daddy's little girl anymore. 384 00:18:38,952 --> 00:18:45,792 * * 385 00:18:45,834 --> 00:18:48,254 - Betraying her almighty father was just the first step 386 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:52,594 towards reshaping the WWE in her own image. 387 00:18:52,632 --> 00:18:55,592 - Instead of being this innocent boss' daughter 388 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:57,505 that was getting used, 389 00:18:57,554 --> 00:18:59,974 she found her confidence. she found her power, 390 00:19:00,015 --> 00:19:01,805 and now she's gonna take control. 391 00:19:01,850 --> 00:19:04,690 * * 392 00:19:04,728 --> 00:19:06,228 - Stephanie then devised a plan 393 00:19:06,271 --> 00:19:09,861 to conquer her father's empire from within. 394 00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:12,989 - Steph wants to be the best at whatever she does, 395 00:19:13,028 --> 00:19:16,238 so while Steph was gaining popularity 396 00:19:16,281 --> 00:19:19,871 in front of the camera, it was also benefitting her 397 00:19:19,909 --> 00:19:24,039 to be sinking her claws in behind the camera as well, 398 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,460 not only in the creative department 399 00:19:26,499 --> 00:19:27,999 but other departments. 400 00:19:28,043 --> 00:19:31,673 She would dig in, learn what she could, and move on. 401 00:19:31,713 --> 00:19:33,803 That approach definitely makes her 402 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,720 a well-rounded businesswoman that knows, 403 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:40,810 probably just below her father, the most about the WWE. 404 00:19:40,847 --> 00:19:42,427 * * 405 00:19:42,474 --> 00:19:43,734 - As Stephanie gained more power 406 00:19:43,767 --> 00:19:45,807 within the corporate headquarters, 407 00:19:45,852 --> 00:19:47,732 she felt even more emboldened to spread her wings 408 00:19:47,771 --> 00:19:49,901 before the WWE universe. 409 00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:51,819 * * 410 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:54,528 Daddy's little girl was all grown up now. 411 00:19:54,569 --> 00:19:55,859 * * 412 00:19:55,904 --> 00:20:00,994 - You're just a mean old bastard! 413 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:02,744 - What? 414 00:20:02,786 --> 00:20:05,616 What did she say to her father? 415 00:20:05,663 --> 00:20:08,673 - She went against everything that Daddy was saying 416 00:20:08,708 --> 00:20:10,128 and what everyone thought of her. 417 00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:15,128 - She got a legitimacy, being with Triple H, 418 00:20:15,173 --> 00:20:17,263 that she never could have gotten on her own. 419 00:20:17,300 --> 00:20:19,930 She always would have been on the other side of the fence 420 00:20:19,969 --> 00:20:21,969 to everybody in the WWE. 421 00:20:22,013 --> 00:20:24,933 Now she's on the inside. 422 00:20:24,974 --> 00:20:28,354 - What? - She slapped her father! 423 00:20:28,395 --> 00:20:30,355 Oh! Now Shane got it! 424 00:20:30,397 --> 00:20:32,687 - She got an amazing reaction, 425 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:34,532 'cause she was really charismatic. 426 00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:36,607 * * 427 00:20:36,653 --> 00:20:39,033 And people wanted to root for her. 428 00:20:39,072 --> 00:20:43,122 You wanted to pull for this beautiful young woman. 429 00:20:43,159 --> 00:20:46,829 But she was also very good at pissing people off. 430 00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:50,751 - Where I'm from, boys and girls 431 00:20:50,792 --> 00:20:55,092 treat their parents with honor and respect. 432 00:20:55,130 --> 00:20:56,510 - One of the reasons 433 00:20:56,548 --> 00:20:59,178 why my character was always a little bit special 434 00:20:59,217 --> 00:21:02,217 was because I didn't get in the ring every single week, 435 00:21:02,262 --> 00:21:05,562 'cause I wasn't, you know, a wrestler by trade. 436 00:21:05,598 --> 00:21:07,348 I was the boss' daughter. 437 00:21:08,268 --> 00:21:11,308 - But like her father and her brother before her, 438 00:21:11,354 --> 00:21:15,034 at some point, Stephanie would have to step into the ring. 439 00:21:15,066 --> 00:21:16,646 - I was never the greatest athlete, 440 00:21:16,693 --> 00:21:20,533 so to put me in the ring was a big step for me. 441 00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:24,164 But ultimately, I had to evolve, 442 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,000 and getting in the ring wasn't about wrestling. 443 00:21:27,037 --> 00:21:29,537 It was about perception of power. 444 00:21:29,581 --> 00:21:31,541 * * 445 00:21:31,583 --> 00:21:34,713 My first training was not pretty. 446 00:21:34,753 --> 00:21:36,633 My trainer basically told me 447 00:21:36,671 --> 00:21:38,471 to just throw myself on the ground 448 00:21:38,506 --> 00:21:39,966 and take a flat back bump. 449 00:21:41,176 --> 00:21:44,426 That is, like, the key move to know. 450 00:21:44,471 --> 00:21:46,561 First time that I did it... 451 00:21:47,390 --> 00:21:52,440 I felt like I had been in a train wreck the next day. 452 00:21:52,479 --> 00:21:54,939 I was really not good at it, 453 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:57,611 so when I was gonna have my first match, 454 00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:59,440 that's when I really got scared. 455 00:21:59,486 --> 00:22:03,106 * * 456 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:04,866 - So Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, 457 00:22:04,908 --> 00:22:07,158 for the first time ever, 458 00:22:07,202 --> 00:22:10,002 will step into the ring here tonight. 459 00:22:10,038 --> 00:22:12,498 - Stephanie is not a wrestler. 460 00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:14,290 - Stephanie's in-ring debut 461 00:22:14,334 --> 00:22:17,964 proved she was as selfish as her dear old dad. 462 00:22:18,004 --> 00:22:20,134 The unproven Billion Dollar Princess 463 00:22:20,173 --> 00:22:22,763 placed herself in a title match 464 00:22:22,801 --> 00:22:24,801 against one of the most popular champions 465 00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:26,474 in her division, Jacqueline. 466 00:22:26,513 --> 00:22:29,473 - Jacqueline goes one-one-one with Stephanie McMahon-Helm-- 467 00:22:29,516 --> 00:22:32,846 - Where's Stephanie going? - Where do you think? 468 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:35,564 Go home. Go wait in your mansion. 469 00:22:35,605 --> 00:22:36,935 - Referee Earl Hebner demanding 470 00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:39,151 that Stephanie get into the ring. 471 00:22:39,192 --> 00:22:41,742 - While Triple H distracted the referee, 472 00:22:41,778 --> 00:22:43,858 his henchmen attacked Jacqueline. 473 00:22:43,905 --> 00:22:47,275 - Oh! Tori just planted Jacqueline! 474 00:22:47,325 --> 00:22:50,195 - And Stephanie stole the victory and the title. 475 00:22:50,245 --> 00:22:51,705 - Wait a minute! 476 00:22:51,746 --> 00:22:53,326 [bell rings] 477 00:22:53,373 --> 00:22:57,673 [crowd booing] 478 00:22:57,711 --> 00:22:59,251 - Given the crowd reaction, 479 00:22:59,295 --> 00:23:03,045 there was really no doubt that I was meant to be a heel. 480 00:23:03,091 --> 00:23:06,551 * * 481 00:23:06,594 --> 00:23:08,144 - Being in the ring, that wasn't 482 00:23:08,179 --> 00:23:10,309 about the wrestling; it was about power. 483 00:23:10,348 --> 00:23:13,138 Steph decided she wanted to be women's champion, 484 00:23:13,184 --> 00:23:16,354 and not having to do one wrestling move, 485 00:23:16,396 --> 00:23:17,856 not having to take a punch, 486 00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:21,317 not having to have a finger laid on her, 487 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,029 Steph walks out the women's champion. 488 00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:27,370 She has an entire empire at her disposal. 489 00:23:27,407 --> 00:23:30,037 She could call shots and get what she wants. 490 00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:33,906 Like, "I point at the thing I want, and then I get it." 491 00:23:33,955 --> 00:23:36,785 Nobody else can do that. 492 00:23:36,833 --> 00:23:38,463 - One of the hardest things in the world to do 493 00:23:38,501 --> 00:23:40,131 is become a professional wrestler. 494 00:23:40,170 --> 00:23:42,960 You can't just roll out of bed and do what they do. 495 00:23:43,006 --> 00:23:47,006 That's why it was so upsetting to see Stephanie McMahon 496 00:23:47,052 --> 00:23:48,762 being able to win the title. 497 00:23:48,803 --> 00:23:51,813 * * 498 00:23:51,848 --> 00:23:53,808 - After that match, 499 00:23:53,850 --> 00:23:56,600 we see just what Stephanie McMahon 500 00:23:56,644 --> 00:23:59,234 was capable of, and that was anything. 501 00:23:59,272 --> 00:24:02,402 - God's sakes, what has happened to this young woman? 502 00:24:02,442 --> 00:24:06,282 - For 74 glorious days... 503 00:24:06,321 --> 00:24:08,241 - What the hell? 504 00:24:08,281 --> 00:24:12,581 - I have been your women's champion. 505 00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:15,369 And I know that deep down, 506 00:24:15,413 --> 00:24:17,253 I really have your support. 507 00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:19,790 - As Stephanie's power continued to grow... 508 00:24:19,834 --> 00:24:21,754 - Stephanie struck her mother down! 509 00:24:21,795 --> 00:24:23,375 - Her father was back in the picture 510 00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:25,261 with another sinister plot to solidify 511 00:24:25,298 --> 00:24:27,758 the McMahons' authority within the WWE 512 00:24:27,801 --> 00:24:29,221 for years to come. 513 00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:31,600 - This is our show. 514 00:24:31,638 --> 00:24:34,138 * * 515 00:24:38,228 --> 00:24:40,768 - With the WWE evolving and expanding, 516 00:24:40,814 --> 00:24:44,324 "Raw" and "SmackDown" split into two separate entities. 517 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:45,689 [tense music] 518 00:24:45,735 --> 00:24:47,065 - Allow me to introduce you 519 00:24:47,112 --> 00:24:52,492 to the new general manager of "SmackDown," 520 00:24:52,534 --> 00:24:56,004 Stephanie McMahon! 521 00:24:56,037 --> 00:25:00,327 - I think the Vince and Stephanie relationship 522 00:25:00,375 --> 00:25:04,955 is so complicated, it puts "Succession" to shame. 523 00:25:05,005 --> 00:25:08,675 Being the ruthless, evil billionaires that they are, 524 00:25:08,717 --> 00:25:11,757 there's still this element of respect, 525 00:25:11,803 --> 00:25:15,063 even after they've stabbed each other in the back. 526 00:25:15,098 --> 00:25:18,688 So just when you think you understand their dynamic, 527 00:25:18,727 --> 00:25:19,767 you don't. 528 00:25:19,811 --> 00:25:23,731 - Welcome to my show, 529 00:25:23,773 --> 00:25:25,533 "SmackDown"! 530 00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:29,487 - Stephanie McMahon all business. 531 00:25:29,529 --> 00:25:31,909 - So this is when I think she really started getting 532 00:25:31,948 --> 00:25:34,368 into that authority persona, when she was like, 533 00:25:34,409 --> 00:25:36,579 "I will slowly make that transition 534 00:25:36,619 --> 00:25:38,619 to this corporate entity," 535 00:25:38,663 --> 00:25:40,753 this person that's alongside of her father. 536 00:25:40,790 --> 00:25:44,380 - When she's become the strong, powerful businesswoman, 537 00:25:44,419 --> 00:25:47,049 she definitely has pieces of Vince in her. 538 00:25:47,088 --> 00:25:49,088 This is Vince's daughter. 539 00:25:49,132 --> 00:25:52,222 This is who he raised, and you see it 540 00:25:52,260 --> 00:25:54,720 when she walks down the ramp in her power suit. 541 00:25:54,763 --> 00:25:58,853 - It's the Billion Dollar Princess Stephanie, 542 00:25:58,892 --> 00:26:02,852 and she does not look happy. 543 00:26:02,896 --> 00:26:05,066 - Stephanie, she's very much like my dad. 544 00:26:05,106 --> 00:26:07,226 I call her the Vincess. 545 00:26:07,275 --> 00:26:08,565 She hated the "princess" part of that, 546 00:26:08,610 --> 00:26:10,700 so I threw that in there as a little brotherly dig. 547 00:26:10,737 --> 00:26:13,987 - I think she's inherited that walk from her father. 548 00:26:14,032 --> 00:26:17,662 - When your father is one of the most despised people 549 00:26:17,702 --> 00:26:19,002 in the business, 550 00:26:19,037 --> 00:26:21,537 you've got instant credibility right there. 551 00:26:21,581 --> 00:26:23,421 You were spawned from evil. 552 00:26:23,458 --> 00:26:25,918 Of course you're Miss Evil at that point. 553 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:29,050 - I'll have to call you back. 554 00:26:29,089 --> 00:26:30,669 - I didn't bother knocking, but-- 555 00:26:30,715 --> 00:26:32,005 - Well, you never do, Dad. 556 00:26:32,050 --> 00:26:33,720 - No, 'cause I don't have to, do I, now? 557 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,680 * * 558 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:37,260 - It's interesting for me, 559 00:26:37,305 --> 00:26:39,675 being a woman in this business, 560 00:26:39,724 --> 00:26:41,814 you know, and I was often the only woman 561 00:26:41,851 --> 00:26:43,901 in a room full of men. 562 00:26:44,688 --> 00:26:47,938 I was just always very comfortable around guys. 563 00:26:47,982 --> 00:26:50,322 I didn't find men intimidating. 564 00:26:51,152 --> 00:26:53,662 If anything, I feel like women have an edge 565 00:26:53,697 --> 00:26:57,117 or have an advantage in a room full of men, 566 00:26:57,158 --> 00:26:58,828 but you have to have the confidence, you know, 567 00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:00,948 to be able to be there. 568 00:27:00,995 --> 00:27:04,785 You have two choices, Eric. 569 00:27:04,833 --> 00:27:10,053 You can either walk your little self out of my building, 570 00:27:10,088 --> 00:27:13,798 or I will have you thrown out. 571 00:27:13,842 --> 00:27:16,182 * * 572 00:27:16,219 --> 00:27:18,809 - The scariest villain is a beautiful, 573 00:27:18,847 --> 00:27:22,097 strong woman that has power. 574 00:27:22,142 --> 00:27:24,892 That makes her special in her own right. 575 00:27:24,936 --> 00:27:26,596 When you're in a male-dominated industry 576 00:27:26,646 --> 00:27:31,226 and you show that a strong woman can be a bad guy 577 00:27:31,276 --> 00:27:33,816 and be unapologetically bad, 578 00:27:33,862 --> 00:27:35,862 it's one of the greatest things ever. 579 00:27:37,157 --> 00:27:39,657 - Empowered by her ever-growing authority, 580 00:27:39,701 --> 00:27:42,371 Stephanie's signature strut is usually a sign that someone 581 00:27:42,412 --> 00:27:44,252 is about to receive her trademark 582 00:27:44,289 --> 00:27:46,169 stamp of disapproval. 583 00:27:46,207 --> 00:27:48,417 - You call yourself a visionary? 584 00:27:48,460 --> 00:27:51,670 [rock music] 585 00:27:51,713 --> 00:27:52,923 - It's a legit competition 586 00:27:52,964 --> 00:27:54,344 when you're in there with Stephanie. 587 00:27:54,382 --> 00:27:57,682 There's a danger in working with Stephanie. 588 00:27:57,719 --> 00:28:01,599 - You are a vindictive bitch! 589 00:28:01,639 --> 00:28:04,679 * * 590 00:28:04,726 --> 00:28:06,436 I think it degrades you 591 00:28:06,478 --> 00:28:07,978 as a human being when you get slapped. 592 00:28:08,021 --> 00:28:11,021 You're lower than me. You're not even worth a punch. 593 00:28:11,066 --> 00:28:12,976 I'm gonna slap some sense into you. 594 00:28:13,026 --> 00:28:14,896 And I think that's why it works so good. 595 00:28:14,944 --> 00:28:16,494 - What are you gonna do about it? 596 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:18,029 You gonna cry? 597 00:28:18,073 --> 00:28:20,163 You gonna cry like a baby, huh? 598 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,620 - My sister probably hits the hardest 599 00:28:22,660 --> 00:28:26,580 out of the entire roster of WWE with that slap. 600 00:28:26,623 --> 00:28:28,293 That slap is no joke. 601 00:28:28,333 --> 00:28:30,593 - Oh! 602 00:28:30,627 --> 00:28:31,877 Oh! 603 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,220 - Stephanie was able to do it with a sly smile. 604 00:28:35,256 --> 00:28:38,216 Stephanie was able to take grown men 605 00:28:38,259 --> 00:28:40,719 and bring them to their knees. 606 00:28:40,762 --> 00:28:42,762 * * 607 00:28:42,806 --> 00:28:46,516 - As often is the case, life began to imitate art. 608 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,059 Stephanie and Triple H's on-screen romance 609 00:28:49,104 --> 00:28:51,944 sparked a real-life love story. 610 00:28:51,981 --> 00:28:55,651 - Rumors circulated very early on, 611 00:28:55,694 --> 00:28:58,784 once Steph and Triple H were paired on camera. 612 00:28:58,822 --> 00:29:02,082 Come to find out there was a reason their chemistry 613 00:29:02,117 --> 00:29:04,697 was so great on camera. 614 00:29:04,744 --> 00:29:08,164 - It was life imitating art because behind the scenes, 615 00:29:08,206 --> 00:29:10,166 they started to have feelings for one another. 616 00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:12,918 - What started as just a strategic move 617 00:29:12,961 --> 00:29:14,841 soon became a reality. 618 00:29:14,879 --> 00:29:17,669 - We were supposed to be a short-lived story line, 619 00:29:17,716 --> 00:29:20,756 and I was not allowed to date any of the wrestlers, 620 00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:22,432 but there were ups and downs 621 00:29:22,470 --> 00:29:25,560 and twists and turns both on screen and off, 622 00:29:25,598 --> 00:29:29,638 and ultimately wound up really getting married. 623 00:29:29,686 --> 00:29:31,436 * * 624 00:29:31,479 --> 00:29:34,399 - I think, once Triple H and Stephanie got married, 625 00:29:34,441 --> 00:29:37,401 it really threw a wrench in the family dynamic 626 00:29:37,444 --> 00:29:40,864 as far as jockeying for power and position 627 00:29:40,905 --> 00:29:43,615 because Triple H and Stephanie have different strengths. 628 00:29:43,658 --> 00:29:46,868 So together, they formed one mega power, 629 00:29:46,911 --> 00:29:49,081 and then now there was just Shane. 630 00:29:49,122 --> 00:29:53,042 It was--almost became a bit of a two-against-one dynamic. 631 00:29:53,793 --> 00:29:55,503 - Stephanie's ascension up the corporate ladder 632 00:29:55,545 --> 00:29:57,625 reached new heights when she and Triple H 633 00:29:57,672 --> 00:30:02,262 seized the reins of WWE power as the Authority. 634 00:30:02,302 --> 00:30:05,472 - Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the COO 635 00:30:05,513 --> 00:30:09,603 as well as one of the principal owners of the WWE, 636 00:30:09,642 --> 00:30:14,062 Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. 637 00:30:14,105 --> 00:30:16,645 - I took a step back from wrestling, 638 00:30:16,691 --> 00:30:19,441 and then my dad started to take more of a back seat, 639 00:30:19,486 --> 00:30:21,316 so he wasn't on camera as much. 640 00:30:21,363 --> 00:30:24,123 And we really needed that authority figure. 641 00:30:24,157 --> 00:30:26,197 * * 642 00:30:26,242 --> 00:30:29,082 I stepped forward as an owner and, you know, 643 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:30,750 along with my husband, Triple H, 644 00:30:30,789 --> 00:30:33,379 who was positioned as the COO of the company, 645 00:30:33,416 --> 00:30:36,376 and we actually became the Authority 646 00:30:36,419 --> 00:30:37,839 is what we called ourselves. 647 00:30:37,879 --> 00:30:43,259 - Anybody in that locker room that defies our authority 648 00:30:43,301 --> 00:30:45,971 will beg to keep their job. 649 00:30:46,012 --> 00:30:47,262 * * 650 00:30:47,305 --> 00:30:49,215 - We are now the bosses. 651 00:30:49,265 --> 00:30:51,135 We are now in charge. 652 00:30:51,184 --> 00:30:53,524 And power goes straight to your head. 653 00:30:53,561 --> 00:30:56,731 Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and it did. 654 00:30:56,773 --> 00:31:02,283 Last week, the Big Show struck my husband in the face. 655 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,360 * * 656 00:31:04,406 --> 00:31:07,866 But where is the Big Show now? He's unemployed. 657 00:31:07,909 --> 00:31:09,199 He's fired. 658 00:31:09,244 --> 00:31:10,204 [crowd booing] 659 00:31:10,245 --> 00:31:11,535 - They're bullies, 660 00:31:11,579 --> 00:31:12,749 and they're throwing their weight around, 661 00:31:12,789 --> 00:31:14,169 and they're throwing their power around. 662 00:31:14,207 --> 00:31:16,127 And that's what the Authority was all about. 663 00:31:16,167 --> 00:31:18,337 - At this point, it started to seem like there was 664 00:31:18,378 --> 00:31:20,048 kind of a changing of the guard happening. 665 00:31:20,088 --> 00:31:21,458 The expectation is that, 666 00:31:21,506 --> 00:31:22,836 you know, one day, it's all going to be 667 00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:26,802 Shane McMahon's company, but okay, no, actually, 668 00:31:26,845 --> 00:31:29,255 little sister Stephanie and her husband, Triple H, 669 00:31:29,305 --> 00:31:30,345 they're gonna take over. 670 00:31:30,390 --> 00:31:31,730 As a fan, it seems like 671 00:31:31,766 --> 00:31:34,016 Shane could already see the writing on the wall, 672 00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:36,810 and then Shane left the company. 673 00:31:36,855 --> 00:31:38,395 - And let that be a lesson 674 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:41,280 to anyone in the WWE locker room, 675 00:31:41,317 --> 00:31:45,737 because insolence will not be tolerated. 676 00:31:45,780 --> 00:31:49,120 - So I think it was at that point that Steph really started 677 00:31:49,159 --> 00:31:52,039 to feel the effects of her power. 678 00:31:52,078 --> 00:31:53,748 - Security, 679 00:31:53,788 --> 00:31:58,248 please escort this man from the building. 680 00:31:58,293 --> 00:32:00,253 [crowd chanting] No, no, no, no! 681 00:32:00,295 --> 00:32:02,795 - No one likes anyone to abuse their power, 682 00:32:02,839 --> 00:32:05,929 much less, you know, a son and/or a daughter 683 00:32:05,967 --> 00:32:08,257 of the boss. 684 00:32:08,303 --> 00:32:13,023 - You have Stephanie McMahon and Triple H side by side 685 00:32:13,058 --> 00:32:16,688 every week, literally pissing people off for no reason. 686 00:32:16,728 --> 00:32:20,438 - You work for me. I ask the questions. 687 00:32:20,482 --> 00:32:23,442 So who the hell do you think you are? 688 00:32:23,485 --> 00:32:25,695 - This isn't a story line. They have weight. 689 00:32:25,737 --> 00:32:27,697 They have pull. They can do things. 690 00:32:27,739 --> 00:32:29,659 They can cause people some discomfort. 691 00:32:29,699 --> 00:32:32,119 - How would it feel for your wife to look 692 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:33,500 in your baby girl's eyes 693 00:32:33,536 --> 00:32:37,116 and explain about the beating that you took? 694 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:38,455 - She has the power, 695 00:32:38,500 --> 00:32:40,960 the power that no other character, 696 00:32:41,002 --> 00:32:44,212 not even villain, has and no one ever can have. 697 00:32:44,255 --> 00:32:45,875 * * 698 00:32:45,924 --> 00:32:47,434 - It's her throne, 699 00:32:47,467 --> 00:32:51,547 and you have to play on her level at all times, 700 00:32:51,596 --> 00:32:54,266 or you're finished. 701 00:32:54,307 --> 00:32:57,387 I love that. 702 00:32:57,435 --> 00:33:01,555 - Vickie, you're fired. 703 00:33:01,606 --> 00:33:04,066 - Leadership is not for everybody. 704 00:33:04,109 --> 00:33:08,409 Having the ability to dominate and control others, 705 00:33:08,446 --> 00:33:10,696 it's very intoxicating, 706 00:33:10,740 --> 00:33:13,030 because it goes to people's heads. 707 00:33:13,952 --> 00:33:18,332 They embrace being evil. They love being evil. 708 00:33:18,373 --> 00:33:20,173 It's their glow. It's their moment. 709 00:33:20,208 --> 00:33:21,998 They love that. 710 00:33:22,043 --> 00:33:24,423 - Mick Foley, 711 00:33:24,462 --> 00:33:29,342 I've got two words for you. 712 00:33:29,384 --> 00:33:34,684 You're fired! 713 00:33:34,723 --> 00:33:38,523 - It's become iconic, the long, "You're fired!" 714 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:40,310 And when it's somebody we don't like, you'll get the, 715 00:33:40,353 --> 00:33:42,403 "Na, na, na, na. Hey, hey, goodbye." 716 00:33:42,439 --> 00:33:45,279 But when you are unapologetically firing 717 00:33:45,316 --> 00:33:49,816 someone you know people love, like Hardcore Legend 718 00:33:49,863 --> 00:33:52,743 first bell Hall of Famer Mick Foley? 719 00:33:52,782 --> 00:33:56,292 - Foley, get out once and for all. 720 00:33:56,327 --> 00:33:59,157 - That's ruthless. That's being plain evil. 721 00:33:59,205 --> 00:34:00,825 - You're my bitch! 722 00:34:00,874 --> 00:34:03,044 At that point, people were nervous 723 00:34:03,084 --> 00:34:06,344 that Steph and Triple H had too much power, 724 00:34:06,379 --> 00:34:08,839 because there's elements of truth. 725 00:34:08,882 --> 00:34:11,552 Like, Stephanie is really out there with her husband, 726 00:34:11,593 --> 00:34:14,183 and she pretty much can call the shots, 727 00:34:14,220 --> 00:34:18,220 and there's nothing anyone could possibly do about it. 728 00:34:18,266 --> 00:34:21,936 * * 729 00:34:25,982 --> 00:34:29,362 - The McMahon family drama is like no other, 730 00:34:29,402 --> 00:34:30,572 behind the scenes and on camera. 731 00:34:30,612 --> 00:34:32,072 - Oh, no, look at this! 732 00:34:32,113 --> 00:34:35,333 Oh, Vince, that's your son. That is your little boy. 733 00:34:35,367 --> 00:34:36,617 - With all that wealth at stake, 734 00:34:36,659 --> 00:34:38,159 with so many egos to feed, 735 00:34:38,203 --> 00:34:40,663 with so many backs to stab, 736 00:34:40,705 --> 00:34:42,615 there's always gonna be some sort of turmoil 737 00:34:42,665 --> 00:34:45,705 in the never-ending struggle for power. 738 00:34:45,752 --> 00:34:48,422 - You want me to take Daddy's little girl 739 00:34:48,463 --> 00:34:50,093 and crush it in my hand 740 00:34:50,131 --> 00:34:54,511 and throw it on the mat and leave it a bloody pulp! 741 00:34:54,552 --> 00:34:58,142 - There's always a pecking order inside a family. 742 00:34:58,181 --> 00:35:00,431 You've got sibling rivalry. 743 00:35:00,475 --> 00:35:01,845 - Oh, now Shane got it! 744 00:35:01,893 --> 00:35:03,563 - And then you've got the siblings 745 00:35:03,603 --> 00:35:05,483 competing with their parents. 746 00:35:05,522 --> 00:35:07,022 - I said I can never, ever compete 747 00:35:07,065 --> 00:35:11,275 with your checkbook, but I can outsmart you. 748 00:35:11,319 --> 00:35:14,069 - I think we watch these shows like "Succession"... 749 00:35:14,114 --> 00:35:16,324 - You're a [bleep] coward. 750 00:35:16,366 --> 00:35:17,446 - Wow. 751 00:35:17,492 --> 00:35:18,992 - "Game of Thrones"... 752 00:35:19,035 --> 00:35:20,695 - You're no son of mine. 753 00:35:20,745 --> 00:35:23,365 - I've always been your son. 754 00:35:24,207 --> 00:35:28,997 - Because they are a really exaggerated version 755 00:35:29,045 --> 00:35:33,925 of every family's hierarchy, every family's competition. 756 00:35:33,967 --> 00:35:36,887 We all find ourselves in those characters. 757 00:35:36,928 --> 00:35:38,718 [dramatic music] 758 00:35:38,763 --> 00:35:40,523 - It is my pleasure to introduce to you 759 00:35:40,557 --> 00:35:44,097 the recipient of the Vincent James McMahon 760 00:35:44,144 --> 00:35:49,194 Legacy of Excellence Award to Stephanie McMahon! 761 00:35:49,232 --> 00:35:50,732 * * 762 00:35:50,775 --> 00:35:52,685 - Even though none of us know what it's like 763 00:35:52,736 --> 00:35:56,066 to have royal blood or, 764 00:35:56,114 --> 00:35:58,784 you know, some incredible family business 765 00:35:58,825 --> 00:36:00,445 where maybe one day, you'll be the heir-- 766 00:36:00,493 --> 00:36:01,833 most of us can't relate to that, 767 00:36:01,870 --> 00:36:04,160 but we can relate to family relationships. 768 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:06,915 We all can relate to wanting to impress Mom or Dad. 769 00:36:06,958 --> 00:36:11,548 - No one in the world deserves this award as much as you. 770 00:36:11,588 --> 00:36:13,878 Congratulations. - Thank you, Dad. 771 00:36:13,923 --> 00:36:17,643 It is our family's legacy, and I do just have a few-- 772 00:36:17,677 --> 00:36:20,427 - * Money * - Here we go. 773 00:36:20,472 --> 00:36:22,022 - * Here comes the money * 774 00:36:22,057 --> 00:36:24,177 * * 775 00:36:24,225 --> 00:36:26,225 - After a seven-year hiatus, 776 00:36:26,269 --> 00:36:28,189 Mr. McMahon's prodigal son returned 777 00:36:28,229 --> 00:36:31,729 to claim his stake of the family empire. 778 00:36:31,775 --> 00:36:33,855 - At the time, Steph and Triple H 779 00:36:33,902 --> 00:36:37,572 were being a unified power couple, 780 00:36:37,614 --> 00:36:39,534 potentially setting themselves up 781 00:36:39,574 --> 00:36:42,164 to be the successors to the WWE. 782 00:36:42,202 --> 00:36:43,412 [tense music] 783 00:36:43,453 --> 00:36:46,003 Out of nowhere, here comes Shane McMahon, 784 00:36:46,039 --> 00:36:49,959 and the crowd was on their feet, deafening. 785 00:36:50,001 --> 00:36:53,381 [crowd roaring] 786 00:36:53,421 --> 00:36:56,091 * * 787 00:36:56,132 --> 00:36:59,682 - He couldn't say a word for, like, ten minutes, 788 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,179 the crowd was so stoked, and you had to think 789 00:37:02,222 --> 00:37:05,732 that Steph and Triple H were, like, 790 00:37:05,767 --> 00:37:08,227 questioning their security at that moment. 791 00:37:08,269 --> 00:37:12,439 - The Vincent James McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award. 792 00:37:12,482 --> 00:37:14,612 Phenomenal idea, amazing, 793 00:37:14,651 --> 00:37:17,281 and should be bestowed upon someone 794 00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:20,120 who's a worthy recipient, 795 00:37:20,156 --> 00:37:21,526 and that's not you. 796 00:37:21,574 --> 00:37:23,494 * * 797 00:37:23,535 --> 00:37:25,615 - The real-life aspect of ownership, 798 00:37:25,662 --> 00:37:28,372 if you will, of the company? 799 00:37:28,415 --> 00:37:31,125 Sure, you can get some real-life emotion out of that. 800 00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:34,797 * * 801 00:37:34,838 --> 00:37:37,378 Let me tell you something: my husband and I 802 00:37:37,424 --> 00:37:42,684 have been successfully running a billion-dollar business 803 00:37:42,721 --> 00:37:45,141 with our blood, sweat, and tears, 804 00:37:45,181 --> 00:37:48,731 whether these people appreciate it or not. 805 00:37:48,768 --> 00:37:51,598 * * 806 00:37:51,646 --> 00:37:53,186 - I think there has to be some truth 807 00:37:53,231 --> 00:37:55,781 to any family dynamic power struggle 808 00:37:55,817 --> 00:37:57,187 in a family like the McMahons. 809 00:37:57,235 --> 00:37:59,565 Whether it's hostile or it's over-the-top 810 00:37:59,612 --> 00:38:01,162 or it's as big as we're seeing it, 811 00:38:01,197 --> 00:38:02,657 there are questions. 812 00:38:02,699 --> 00:38:05,039 - The great thing is, nobody really knows. 813 00:38:05,076 --> 00:38:06,946 No one knows what happens at Thanksgiving. 814 00:38:06,995 --> 00:38:09,995 No one knows what happens at Christmas, you know. 815 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:11,670 That's our own internal thing, 816 00:38:11,708 --> 00:38:13,668 and, you know, people want to guess. 817 00:38:13,710 --> 00:38:15,340 They're like, "Can you imagine? Do you think that really is? 818 00:38:15,378 --> 00:38:16,548 What do you think really goes on?" 819 00:38:16,588 --> 00:38:18,378 It's always good to keep people guessing, 820 00:38:18,423 --> 00:38:21,633 and I think we've done a pretty good job of that, 821 00:38:21,676 --> 00:38:24,006 'cause we're all still around, 822 00:38:24,054 --> 00:38:28,224 and thus far, people want to see us. 823 00:38:28,266 --> 00:38:31,346 - You don't know what it means to be a success, Shane. 824 00:38:31,394 --> 00:38:32,564 How would you? 825 00:38:32,604 --> 00:38:34,404 You're nothing more than a quitter. 826 00:38:34,439 --> 00:38:39,779 Now, get the hell out of my ring. 827 00:38:39,819 --> 00:38:42,609 - Stephanie is a diabolical character, 828 00:38:42,655 --> 00:38:44,695 and she will do whatever it takes 829 00:38:44,741 --> 00:38:47,161 to be the heir of the family business. 830 00:38:47,202 --> 00:38:50,332 - The reason you've been able to climb so high thus far 831 00:38:50,372 --> 00:38:52,332 is because I let it happen. 832 00:38:53,667 --> 00:38:55,747 And one thing's for sure, Stephanie. 833 00:38:55,794 --> 00:38:59,304 I never lost my place in line. 834 00:38:59,339 --> 00:39:03,839 * * 835 00:39:03,885 --> 00:39:05,795 - My brother is the good guy, 836 00:39:05,845 --> 00:39:08,175 the protagonist, you know, the baby face. 837 00:39:08,223 --> 00:39:10,523 And I've even said this to the audience. 838 00:39:10,558 --> 00:39:13,228 Like, why do you love Shane? He has done nothing. 839 00:39:13,269 --> 00:39:15,769 All he does is pander to you guys. 840 00:39:15,814 --> 00:39:18,574 Meanwhile, here I am, day in and day out, 841 00:39:18,608 --> 00:39:21,898 working my butt off to make sure that this business 842 00:39:21,945 --> 00:39:25,065 is here for you and your kids and your kids' kids. 843 00:39:25,115 --> 00:39:28,115 But yet you're gonna cheer him and you're gonna boo me? 844 00:39:28,159 --> 00:39:31,079 [crowd booing] 845 00:39:31,121 --> 00:39:32,791 [crowd cheering] 846 00:39:32,831 --> 00:39:34,371 [crowd booing] 847 00:39:34,416 --> 00:39:35,416 [crowd cheering] 848 00:39:35,458 --> 00:39:36,578 [crowd booing] 849 00:39:36,626 --> 00:39:38,746 - How is that even possible? 850 00:39:38,795 --> 00:39:41,125 How does that make any sense at all? 851 00:39:41,172 --> 00:39:42,302 * * 852 00:39:42,340 --> 00:39:44,090 - I expected by now that one of you 853 00:39:44,134 --> 00:39:45,934 would have stabbed the other one in the back 854 00:39:45,969 --> 00:39:48,219 or slit the other one's throat. 855 00:39:48,263 --> 00:39:50,023 That's not what we have. 856 00:39:50,056 --> 00:39:53,936 - It's the oldest story line literally in history. 857 00:39:53,977 --> 00:39:56,057 The king will not live forever, 858 00:39:56,104 --> 00:39:57,484 and in order to be on their throne, 859 00:39:57,522 --> 00:39:58,862 I gotta go through them. 860 00:39:58,898 --> 00:40:01,398 It's power, it's money, it's fame, 861 00:40:01,443 --> 00:40:04,113 and it's the willingness to get it at any cost. 862 00:40:04,154 --> 00:40:07,664 And so that idea of anything can happen at any moment 863 00:40:07,699 --> 00:40:08,989 because there's only one throne 864 00:40:09,034 --> 00:40:10,334 and only one person can sit on it 865 00:40:10,368 --> 00:40:13,288 but there are two kids of Vince McMahon, 866 00:40:13,329 --> 00:40:16,419 that's what we as fans love, and that drama 867 00:40:16,458 --> 00:40:19,748 and that tension is always being teased at us. 868 00:40:19,794 --> 00:40:22,134 - It is my duty to inform you, 869 00:40:22,172 --> 00:40:24,882 the new commissioner of the juggernaut, 870 00:40:24,924 --> 00:40:28,894 the flagship, the three-hour flagship of WWE, 871 00:40:28,928 --> 00:40:30,758 "Monday Night Raw's" commissioner, 872 00:40:30,805 --> 00:40:32,095 Stephanie McMahon. 873 00:40:32,140 --> 00:40:34,600 - Yes, yes, yes! 874 00:40:34,642 --> 00:40:38,982 * * 875 00:40:39,022 --> 00:40:40,402 - It reminds me of the fact 876 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:43,490 that sharks eat each other in the womb, 877 00:40:43,526 --> 00:40:45,816 and she's one of the sharks that made it out. 878 00:40:45,862 --> 00:40:49,912 * * 879 00:40:54,162 --> 00:40:57,292 - The Authority back in control. 880 00:40:57,332 --> 00:41:00,212 [dramatic music] 881 00:41:00,251 --> 00:41:02,131 * * 882 00:41:02,170 --> 00:41:04,840 - I think Stephanie McMahon has been face-forward 883 00:41:04,881 --> 00:41:06,471 as far as, like, decisions that get made. 884 00:41:06,508 --> 00:41:08,218 I obviously know her brother's involved as well, 885 00:41:08,259 --> 00:41:09,799 but we don't think of him first off. 886 00:41:09,844 --> 00:41:12,144 We think of Stephanie McMahon, and we think of Triple H, 887 00:41:12,180 --> 00:41:14,180 and they've sort of become the face of the decisions. 888 00:41:14,224 --> 00:41:17,774 And I, for one, enjoy that. 889 00:41:17,811 --> 00:41:19,561 - Tear his head off! - Aah! 890 00:41:19,604 --> 00:41:21,864 - Oh, yeah! 891 00:41:21,898 --> 00:41:23,268 How's that feel? 892 00:41:23,316 --> 00:41:26,736 - What fans see when it comes to Stephanie McMahon 893 00:41:26,778 --> 00:41:28,318 and her possibly taking over for Vince 894 00:41:28,363 --> 00:41:30,453 is Stephanie and Triple H as a unit. 895 00:41:30,490 --> 00:41:32,700 - Ah! - How's that? 896 00:41:32,742 --> 00:41:35,042 How's that, huh, huh? 897 00:41:35,078 --> 00:41:37,208 - That balance of evil traits-- 898 00:41:37,247 --> 00:41:39,287 we have the guy who's been in the ring 899 00:41:39,332 --> 00:41:41,882 and the businesswoman who's been behind the scenes 900 00:41:41,918 --> 00:41:44,128 her entire life, them together as sort of this, 901 00:41:44,170 --> 00:41:46,260 you know, let's say it, WWE power couple-- 902 00:41:46,297 --> 00:41:49,337 I think there's an appeal there to a lot of fans. 903 00:41:49,384 --> 00:41:54,934 - Our ring, our house, our show! 904 00:41:54,973 --> 00:41:58,143 This belongs to us! 905 00:41:58,184 --> 00:42:01,484 - The thing with Stephanie is that she plays her role 906 00:42:01,521 --> 00:42:04,271 of being the ultimate bad girl to a tee. 907 00:42:04,315 --> 00:42:07,025 There's nobody that plays that role better than her. 908 00:42:07,068 --> 00:42:09,448 She is totally open and willing 909 00:42:09,487 --> 00:42:12,447 to let her character go as far as her character needs to go, 910 00:42:12,490 --> 00:42:15,700 because she understands that her family's legacy, 911 00:42:15,744 --> 00:42:17,794 family's business, is at stake. 912 00:42:17,829 --> 00:42:20,749 [crowd booing] 913 00:42:20,790 --> 00:42:23,960 - Shut up! Shut up! 914 00:42:24,002 --> 00:42:25,462 - No, no, Dad-- - No respect! 915 00:42:25,503 --> 00:42:27,303 - Dad, Dad, it's okay. 916 00:42:27,339 --> 00:42:29,129 - You're animals! 917 00:42:29,174 --> 00:42:31,634 - It's all right, Dad. You know what? 918 00:42:31,676 --> 00:42:34,886 Quite frankly, I don't want their support, 919 00:42:34,929 --> 00:42:36,509 and I certainly don't want their compassion 920 00:42:36,556 --> 00:42:39,176 or their sympathy, because I would rather 921 00:42:39,225 --> 00:42:44,185 be feared or respected than felt sorry for. 922 00:42:45,106 --> 00:42:48,356 Because I am a leader, and all of you know it. 923 00:42:48,401 --> 00:42:51,701 - I think it's fair to say that Steph has no intentions 924 00:42:51,738 --> 00:42:53,528 of leaving the family business 925 00:42:53,573 --> 00:42:58,083 and is planting the seeds to just secure that spot 926 00:42:58,119 --> 00:43:01,459 for a lifetime and generations to come. 927 00:43:01,498 --> 00:43:04,248 * * 928 00:43:04,292 --> 00:43:06,342 - Absolutely, I would let my daughters join the business, 929 00:43:06,378 --> 00:43:07,918 but they're gonna have to earn it. 930 00:43:10,674 --> 00:43:14,054 - Even more so. [laughs] 931 00:43:14,094 --> 00:43:16,014 Did you forget who you're talking to? 932 00:43:16,054 --> 00:43:17,474 I'm a McMahon. 933 00:43:17,514 --> 00:43:21,524 Nobody does crazy better than us. 934 00:43:21,559 --> 00:43:23,849 - The McMahon family will always be synonymous 935 00:43:23,895 --> 00:43:26,855 with doing whatever it takes to expand the family legacy. 936 00:43:26,898 --> 00:43:29,188 - Oh! - Oh, my! 937 00:43:29,234 --> 00:43:31,704 - As for Stephanie, she entered the WWE 938 00:43:31,736 --> 00:43:33,776 as being handed everything, 939 00:43:33,822 --> 00:43:36,872 but she has proven herself to be even more unforgiving... 940 00:43:36,908 --> 00:43:40,868 - Stephanie's gonna-- - Oh, my God, no holds barred! 941 00:43:40,912 --> 00:43:41,872 - More scandalous... 942 00:43:41,913 --> 00:43:43,043 - Do you have any idea 943 00:43:43,081 --> 00:43:45,211 how much power I have in this city? 944 00:43:45,250 --> 00:43:47,960 - More unscrupulous, and more powerful 945 00:43:48,003 --> 00:43:50,053 than anyone could have anticipated. 946 00:43:50,088 --> 00:43:53,928 - AJ, you are the Divas Champion, 947 00:43:53,967 --> 00:43:58,597 but please remember that I can take all of that away from you. 948 00:43:58,638 --> 00:44:02,268 - No one really enjoys the entitled, 949 00:44:02,308 --> 00:44:05,308 self-indulgent princess, if you will. 950 00:44:05,353 --> 00:44:10,233 And she just happens to suit that role pretty well. 951 00:44:10,275 --> 00:44:11,475 You know, she's the boss, 952 00:44:11,526 --> 00:44:13,236 and she jams it down everybody's throat, 953 00:44:13,278 --> 00:44:14,568 and people don't like that. 954 00:44:14,612 --> 00:44:17,072 You know, in all walks of life, no one really, 955 00:44:17,115 --> 00:44:18,905 really wants their boss or someone 956 00:44:18,950 --> 00:44:20,370 to jam something down their throat. 957 00:44:20,410 --> 00:44:21,410 It just doesn't taste good. 958 00:44:21,453 --> 00:44:22,913 - And when the going got tough, 959 00:44:22,954 --> 00:44:25,044 what did Shane McMahon do? 960 00:44:25,081 --> 00:44:26,541 What did he do? 961 00:44:26,583 --> 00:44:30,003 He abandoned every single one of you 962 00:44:30,045 --> 00:44:32,835 for seven years. 963 00:44:32,881 --> 00:44:34,341 That's a leader? 964 00:44:34,382 --> 00:44:36,722 That's someone you want leading this company? 965 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:40,390 What's gonna stop Shane from doing that all over again? 966 00:44:40,430 --> 00:44:43,220 - Stephanie McMahon being a villain, it's timeless. 967 00:44:43,266 --> 00:44:45,096 It's something that everybody understands, 968 00:44:45,143 --> 00:44:48,273 and I think the drama lasts because it's real. 969 00:44:48,313 --> 00:44:50,693 And what's real is what resonates with the audience, 970 00:44:50,732 --> 00:44:52,942 and when the audience sees Stephanie McMahon 971 00:44:52,984 --> 00:44:54,614 on their screens, 972 00:44:54,652 --> 00:44:57,782 they're not looking for a cushy, lovey-dovey, 973 00:44:57,822 --> 00:44:59,242 happy-go-lucky moment. 974 00:44:59,282 --> 00:45:01,952 They're looking for the [bleep] to hit the fan. 975 00:45:01,993 --> 00:45:04,373 - Guys, lookit, from behind, Stephanie McMahon. 976 00:45:04,412 --> 00:45:06,662 - Grabbing the hair of Rousey! [bell rings] 977 00:45:06,706 --> 00:45:08,376 - I think Stephanie McMahon actually might be 978 00:45:08,416 --> 00:45:10,786 even more vicious than her father, 979 00:45:10,835 --> 00:45:14,205 because throughout her career and throughout her life, 980 00:45:14,255 --> 00:45:16,375 she's been treated a certain way. 981 00:45:16,424 --> 00:45:19,514 She's had to fend for herself and fight for herself... 982 00:45:19,552 --> 00:45:21,182 - Aah! Aah! 983 00:45:21,221 --> 00:45:23,221 - In very different circumstances, 984 00:45:23,264 --> 00:45:25,434 in a world full of snakes and serpents, 985 00:45:25,475 --> 00:45:27,845 so she knows how to do it better than anybody else, 986 00:45:27,894 --> 00:45:31,654 and she knows how to do it with a smile on her face. 987 00:45:31,690 --> 00:45:32,860 * * 988 00:45:32,899 --> 00:45:34,819 - Oh, my God! 989 00:45:34,859 --> 00:45:36,739 - I'll take care of you! 990 00:45:36,778 --> 00:45:38,108 - Stephanie's got her locked in good. 991 00:45:38,154 --> 00:45:39,664 Rousey's in trouble. 992 00:45:39,698 --> 00:45:41,278 * * 993 00:45:41,324 --> 00:45:43,084 - Oh! - Oh, my God! 994 00:45:43,118 --> 00:45:45,158 - Does that make her evil? 995 00:45:45,203 --> 00:45:48,753 Well, she is a McMahon.