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- I stand before you as one
of the principal owners of WWE.
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[crowd booing]
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But take away the money
and the education,
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and I am just like all of you.
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[dramatic music]
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My character is
the spoiled rotten rich girl.
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- Stephanie McMahon
flaunts her wealth.
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She flaunts her power.
She uses her power for bad.
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- Surrender the WWE World
Heavyweight Championship,
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or I will fire your wife.
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I always feel the need
to put everybody else down.
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You're pathetic.
You're weak.
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You're a failure,
and you're a disgrace!
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- Her father is the boss,
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so she has power to make
or break people's lives.
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- Your children
are ashamed of you.
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- Stephanie is
the ultimate villain.
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No matter how hard people
try to defeat her,
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Stephanie McMahon
will never be destroyed.
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- Making business personal,
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that's something you know
all about, Dad, isn't it?
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Being a villain is
a lot more fun.
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- Oh, my Lord!
- You gotta be kidding me!
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[dramatic music]
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* *
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[siren wailing]
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- When you're born
into a nefarious empire,
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you learn from the best
on how to be the worst.
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[tense music]
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- I was about four
or five years old,
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and I was at
the Philadelphia Spectrum.
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* *
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I was walking backstage.
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It was my first time
at a live show,
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and I remember linoleum floors,
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the whitewashed walls,
the cement blocks,
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the very harsh
fluorescent lighting.
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It wasn't at all
what I had expected,
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and I wandered off
down the hall a little bit,
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'cause, you know,
my parents were working.
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And all of a sudden, this group
of kids came screaming
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around the corner, I mean,
running for their lives.
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And hot on their heels was one
George "the Animal" Steele.
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And he turned his attention
to me
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and started coming towards me
in character.
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- Hey, man!
- [screams]
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- And I ran as fast
as I could up my dad's leg.
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I wrapped my arms around him,
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I buried my head in his neck,
and my dad started to laugh.
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* *
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And that struck me
as a little kid.
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And then he introduced me
to the man, Jim Myers.
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It was my first
sort of understanding
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of what it means
to be a performer.
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[upbeat rock music]
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* *
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I've just grown up
in this larger-than-life world.
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Every person I've ever really
known has had this persona,
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this charisma.
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I've watched it.
I've studied it.
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I've learned what it means
to become the character,
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maybe a little bit
more clearer than others
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and maybe a little faster.
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- Following
in the imposing footsteps
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of the McMahon
family patriarch
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is an unenviable task,
to say the least.
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- And there he is,
ladies and gentlemen,
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before 14,387!
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- Starting
from almost nothing,
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Vince McMahon transformed
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a struggling regional
wrestling operation...
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- Oh, there's his clothesline!
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- Into a billion-dollar
publicly traded corporation.
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Along the way,
the sinister Mr. McMahon
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fully embraced his reputation
as the evil owner of WWE.
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- I enjoy destroying lives.
It turns me on.
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[crowd booing]
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- Vince is a natural heel.
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He's a natural just evil,
evil man.
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- Oh, my God!
- Mr. McMahon has lost it!
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- My dad is all of the evils
of the world
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wrapped up
into one human being.
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- Hell,
I'll fire your ass, pal!
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- His character is motivated
by greed, by money, by power,
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by holding the little man down.
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- Oh, my.
- Oh, my God.
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- He just has it all,
and he wants you to know it,
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and in fact, he wants to
stick it straight up your ass.
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- It's all about me.
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You're fired!
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No more Mr. Nice Guy.
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- Being raised by Vince McMahon
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is a master class
in greed and evil.
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You can't help
but absorb that,
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being born
and raised around it.
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[tense music]
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- Even though I grew up
in our business
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and I always wanted
to be a part of it,
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I never saw myself in the ring
or as a part of our show.
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I remember I had
graduated college,
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and I was in this sort of
unique internship position
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shadowing my dad.
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And I remember sitting
at the table,
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listening to the writers
pitch him this story.
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- Let's go
into Stephanie McMahon.
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- It was an idea to use me.
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And I remember sitting there,
like, in shock.
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I was to be used basically
as a pawn in the story line.
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- What the heck's the Ministry
doing out here?
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- McMahon, I know you're
back there watching.
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There's a little secret that
I need to inform you of, Vince,
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that tonight there's
a beautiful young woman
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who will become one
with my Ministry.
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- Get me more security.
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I don't care
what you've gotta do.
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You get me more security.
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- Yes, sir.
- And give it to me now.
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- The Undertaker
was tormenting me,
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and ultimately, he got to me.
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- Where to, Stephanie?
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- Dad!
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- Oh, no!
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My God, the Undertaker's
abducting Stephanie McMahon!
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- Stephanie, Stephanie!
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Stephanie!
Damn it, where is she?
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- I don't know!
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- The Undertaker had
essentially captured
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the damsel in distress,
Stephanie McMahon,
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and was going to wed her.
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* *
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- The Undertaker abducted
Stephanie McMahon.
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- Oh, my dear God.
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- She's strapped
on that symbol.
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The Undertaker
and the Ministry
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have brought Stephanie McMahon
to the ring.
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- That's the boss' daughter.
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You can't kidnap
the boss' daughter.
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- This is absolutely heinous.
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This is so sickening.
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Who has the courage to
come out here and stop this?
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- Let the ceremony begin.
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- Oh, for God's sake!
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Here he comes!
Stone Cold!
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- There was really only one man
that could help...
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- Stone Cold and the
Undertaker going toe-to-toe!
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- And that was
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
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who was the archnemesis
of Mr. McMahon.
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- Austin fighting
with all he's got!
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- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
appeared to save the day
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for the damsel in distress.
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- The ceremony's over!
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I guarantee you, he didn't
do this for Vince McMahon.
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He's doing it because
it's the right thing to do!
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- It turns out,
it was all a setup.
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The Undertaker was working
for a higher power
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who orchestrated
Stephanie's abduction.
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* *
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- I present
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the higher power.
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- Who could it be?
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- It's me, Austin!
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- Oh, son of a bitch.
- What?
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- It's me, Austin!
It was me all along, Austin!
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- Mr. McMahon orchestrated
his own daughter's kidnapping,
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just to lure his archnemesis
into a trap.
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- It doesn't get
much more evil than that.
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- Vince knew
that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
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would go out and go against
the epitome of pure evil
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and rescue Stephanie,
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because even
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
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could see the devious
Undertaker could not
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marry this pure,
innocent little girl.
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- What a sick human being.
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- What kind of man
would do that,
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would use his daughter
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and make his daughter
believe she was abducted,
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believe she was being forced
to marry this evil,
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unholy character?
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- Austin, now you know
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there is no price
I will not pay.
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There is no depth
that I will not stoop
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to make your life
here on Earth, Austin,
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a total, complete living hell.
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- Mr. McMahon would do that,
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and it brought out, ultimately,
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every bit of dark side
that I had within me.
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- I really didn't want
to have to do it,
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but, you know,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
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I had to teach you a lesson
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that you would never,
ever forget.
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[dramatic music]
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- Wait a minute.
What is this?
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- Stephanie?
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- She didn't know.
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- How could you be
so cruel to me?
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- We really weren't trying
to hurt you, Stephanie.
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You see, it's just business.
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- My father actually used me
as a pawn,
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and that was the moment
my character realized
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that it's time
to play this game.
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- Love doesn't have anything
to do with it.
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It's just business.
We still love you, Stephanie.
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- The relationship
between Vince McMahon
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and Stephanie McMahon
is complicated
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'cause Vince is complicated.
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Vince has shown over and over
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that he is devoted
to sports entertainment
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24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
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That's not a normal, like,
dad-daughter relationship,
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but that dynamic is fun
to watch play out.
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- Look at this.
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Test and Stephanie
hand in hand.
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- After playing
the damsel in distress,
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Stephanie McMahon
began to formulate
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her own villainous plan
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to become one of the most evil
characters in WWE history.
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- I, in a story line,
was supposed to get married
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to a wrestler
by the name of Test.
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- On "Raw," Test proposed
to Stephanie McMahon,
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and she accepted just a few
days later on "SmackDown."
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- I remember my father
had said, "Okay,
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"if anybody interrupts
this wedding that isn't family,
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then they're gonna get fired
on the spot."
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- We are gathered here tonight
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to celebrate one
of life's greatest moments.
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Should there be anyone
who has cause why this couple
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should not be united
in marriage,
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they must speak now
or forever hold their peace.
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[rock music]
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- Time to play the game.
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* *
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Time to play the game!
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* *
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- And out on the stage
comes Triple H,
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the biggest bad guy possible.
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At the time,
my dad was in a story
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with Triple H, and he said,
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"You know, Vince,
I know you said
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"that if you weren't family
that you'd get fired,
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so allow me to show you
a little something."
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- Vince, you should take
a look at this.
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* *
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- Hunter, will you take
Stephanie for your wife?
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- Oh, yeah, I do.
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- And, Stephanie, will you
take Hunter for your husband?
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- [as Stephanie]
Oh, yes, I do.
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00:12:23,286 --> 00:12:26,247
Hey, get a nice shot
of the brand-new
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Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
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[tense music]
258
00:12:31,294 --> 00:12:35,673
- Triple H has married
Stephanie McMahon.
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00:12:35,715 --> 00:12:39,302
- Triple H, he was feuding
with Vince McMahon so much
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00:12:39,343 --> 00:12:41,220
that he wanted
to take his daughter
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00:12:41,262 --> 00:12:43,848
and marry her in secret,
videotape it,
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then send the videotape live
on "Monday Night Raw"?
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00:12:47,143 --> 00:12:48,853
- [sobbing]
I don't remember.
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I start crying.
265
00:12:50,063 --> 00:12:51,731
My dad's so angry.
266
00:12:51,773 --> 00:12:57,028
- As a member of the immediate
family, Dad...
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00:12:57,070 --> 00:12:59,322
- Oh, my God!
- I hate you!
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00:12:59,363 --> 00:13:01,532
- Triple H defying Vince more
269
00:13:01,574 --> 00:13:04,577
than even Stone Cold did
by taking his daughter
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00:13:04,619 --> 00:13:07,914
and marrying his daughter
against his wishes.
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00:13:07,955 --> 00:13:09,624
- The story line plays out
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00:13:09,665 --> 00:13:13,336
over the next couple of weeks,
and ultimately,
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it comes to the opportunity
to have our wedding annulled.
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- If your dad--
well, if my dad
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00:13:22,053 --> 00:13:25,223
can beat me
at "Armageddon,"
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the wedding is annulled.
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00:13:26,849 --> 00:13:29,268
But if I beat him,
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00:13:29,310 --> 00:13:32,271
then I get my shot
at the title.
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00:13:32,313 --> 00:13:34,482
- I think I can have that
arranged.
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00:13:36,651 --> 00:13:39,779
- It's already crazy enough,
so then we get to "Armageddon."
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* *
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- If Triple H wins,
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00:13:44,283 --> 00:13:47,078
his marriage to Stephanie
stays intact.
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But if Vince wins,
285
00:13:49,330 --> 00:13:52,458
Stephanie and Triple H's
marriage will be annulled.
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00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:53,918
- We got the great
Vince McMahon.
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00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,170
Then we got Triple H.
288
00:13:56,212 --> 00:13:58,339
And then you have
the boss' daughter.
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You knew something
was gonna happen.
290
00:14:01,259 --> 00:14:03,386
You knew somebody was
gonna get screwed over,
291
00:14:03,428 --> 00:14:05,096
and there was nothing
you could do about it.
292
00:14:05,138 --> 00:14:08,141
* *
293
00:14:08,182 --> 00:14:11,185
- Oh, McMahon
has blinded Triple H!
294
00:14:11,227 --> 00:14:12,645
- Hey, look out!
- Look out.
295
00:14:12,687 --> 00:14:14,355
- Good God almighty.
296
00:14:14,397 --> 00:14:16,566
Stephanie likes
what she's seeing now.
297
00:14:16,607 --> 00:14:20,778
- I was given a front-row seat
as a wedding present, how nice.
298
00:14:20,820 --> 00:14:22,321
- For the love of God,
299
00:14:22,363 --> 00:14:24,574
McMahon is barely
able to stand.
300
00:14:24,615 --> 00:14:26,784
- Come on, Dad!
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00:14:26,826 --> 00:14:28,494
It is a disaster.
302
00:14:28,536 --> 00:14:31,539
They are absolutely beating
the tar out of each other.
303
00:14:31,581 --> 00:14:34,459
* *
304
00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,586
- Tell me what
you're feeling inside
305
00:14:36,627 --> 00:14:40,214
watching your daddy
get his ass kicked.
306
00:14:40,256 --> 00:14:42,675
- I hate you.
307
00:14:42,717 --> 00:14:47,472
* *
308
00:14:47,513 --> 00:14:51,392
Finally, my dad
somehow gets Triple H down,
309
00:14:51,434 --> 00:14:54,062
and he picks up
Triple H's sledgehammer.
310
00:14:54,103 --> 00:14:56,314
- A rat trapped in a corner.
311
00:14:56,355 --> 00:14:59,984
McMahon is gonna hit--
wait, there's Stephanie.
312
00:15:00,026 --> 00:15:01,736
Stephanie's stopping her dad.
313
00:15:01,778 --> 00:15:05,156
Wait a minute.
She wants to hit him.
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00:15:05,198 --> 00:15:06,365
Stephanie's gonna
hit Helmsley.
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00:15:06,407 --> 00:15:10,870
Oh, my God.
Is this spousal abuse?
316
00:15:10,912 --> 00:15:14,874
- I raise that sledgehammer up
like I'm just gonna
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00:15:14,916 --> 00:15:16,876
rock Triple H's world,
318
00:15:16,918 --> 00:15:19,337
and I can't do it.
319
00:15:19,379 --> 00:15:23,591
Man, I just--I can't do it.
I can't hit him with it.
320
00:15:23,633 --> 00:15:25,259
- Hit him!
321
00:15:25,301 --> 00:15:27,345
- She can't do it.
- Oh, no.
322
00:15:29,847 --> 00:15:31,307
God almighty!
323
00:15:32,433 --> 00:15:34,560
- It's all my fault.
It's all my fault.
324
00:15:34,602 --> 00:15:37,313
I know it's my fault.
Oh, my God, is he even okay?
325
00:15:37,355 --> 00:15:38,898
- You son of a bitch,
don't you hit her!
326
00:15:38,940 --> 00:15:40,650
- What's he doing?
- Don't you hit her!
327
00:15:40,691 --> 00:15:44,862
- I hear the crowd
start to roar as Triple H
328
00:15:44,904 --> 00:15:49,617
is raising that sledgehammer
as if he is going to hit me.
329
00:15:49,659 --> 00:15:51,911
* *
330
00:15:51,953 --> 00:15:54,455
- You're just like,
"Man, how many terrible things
331
00:15:54,497 --> 00:15:58,084
could happen to one
absolutely innocent person?"
332
00:15:58,126 --> 00:16:05,258
* *
333
00:16:08,344 --> 00:16:11,305
- What?
- King, what is this?
334
00:16:12,140 --> 00:16:16,686
- Turns out, all along, she was
playing us all like a fiddle.
335
00:16:16,728 --> 00:16:18,396
All like a fiddle.
336
00:16:18,438 --> 00:16:20,481
- For the love of God!
337
00:16:20,523 --> 00:16:24,318
- Stephanie McMahon
turning on her father,
338
00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:25,737
it was, to me,
339
00:16:25,778 --> 00:16:29,282
one of the biggest shocks
in wrestling history.
340
00:16:29,323 --> 00:16:30,783
Being taken by the Undertaker
341
00:16:30,825 --> 00:16:32,785
and then finding out
your father
342
00:16:32,827 --> 00:16:35,288
was the guy pulling the strings
and making all the decisions.
343
00:16:35,329 --> 00:16:37,331
The plan goes back that far.
344
00:16:37,373 --> 00:16:39,333
That's crazy.
345
00:16:39,375 --> 00:16:41,294
And I think Stephanie became
346
00:16:41,335 --> 00:16:44,213
probably a bigger villain
than Vince McMahon,
347
00:16:44,255 --> 00:16:47,467
and it somehow made Vince
a sympathetic figure.
348
00:16:47,508 --> 00:16:49,218
What kind of greatness
must you have
349
00:16:49,260 --> 00:16:51,637
to make Vince
a sympathetic figure?
350
00:16:51,679 --> 00:16:54,474
* *
351
00:16:54,515 --> 00:16:56,976
It's one of the greatest
heel turns in history.
352
00:16:57,018 --> 00:16:58,644
* *
353
00:16:58,686 --> 00:17:02,607
- WWE has been a family-run
business from day one,
354
00:17:02,648 --> 00:17:04,817
and Steph had just come in
355
00:17:04,859 --> 00:17:07,612
and was part
of this family business.
356
00:17:07,653 --> 00:17:13,951
And so for Steph to turn on
her ultimate mentor and father,
357
00:17:13,993 --> 00:17:17,038
that was, like,
the most unspeakable thing
358
00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:18,164
that could happen.
359
00:17:18,206 --> 00:17:21,250
Like, this girl is pure evil.
360
00:17:21,292 --> 00:17:22,794
* *
361
00:17:22,835 --> 00:17:25,922
- I decided I was tired
of being a pawn
362
00:17:25,963 --> 00:17:27,340
in my father's story.
363
00:17:27,382 --> 00:17:30,134
I was gonna write my own
story, and you know what?
364
00:17:30,176 --> 00:17:32,845
I'm hitching my wagon
to the most evil villain
365
00:17:32,887 --> 00:17:35,765
of all time, Triple H.
366
00:17:35,807 --> 00:17:38,726
[crowd cheering]
367
00:17:44,524 --> 00:17:47,485
[dramatic music]
368
00:17:47,527 --> 00:17:51,030
* *
369
00:17:51,072 --> 00:17:52,281
- Man, she's changed.
370
00:17:52,323 --> 00:17:55,076
- Obviously not the same
Stephanie McMahon.
371
00:17:55,118 --> 00:17:59,122
* *
372
00:17:59,163 --> 00:18:01,874
- You hurt me.
373
00:18:01,916 --> 00:18:06,337
Oh, you look confused,
like you don't remember.
374
00:18:06,379 --> 00:18:08,756
I guess it's been a long time.
375
00:18:08,798 --> 00:18:13,720
It's been almost a year
since you had me abducted
376
00:18:13,761 --> 00:18:15,763
and carried down to this ring
377
00:18:15,805 --> 00:18:19,767
to be sacrificed
to the Undertaker in a wedding
378
00:18:19,809 --> 00:18:24,272
simply so you could screw
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
379
00:18:24,313 --> 00:18:26,816
* *
380
00:18:26,858 --> 00:18:30,695
And what's the best way
that I could hurt you back?
381
00:18:30,737 --> 00:18:34,157
By marrying the man
that you hate the most.
382
00:18:34,198 --> 00:18:35,992
* *
383
00:18:36,033 --> 00:18:38,953
I'm not Daddy's
little girl anymore.
384
00:18:38,995 --> 00:18:45,835
* *
385
00:18:45,877 --> 00:18:48,296
- Betraying her almighty
father was just the first step
386
00:18:48,337 --> 00:18:52,633
towards reshaping the WWE
in her own image.
387
00:18:52,675 --> 00:18:55,636
- Instead of being
this innocent boss' daughter
388
00:18:55,678 --> 00:18:57,555
that was getting used,
389
00:18:57,597 --> 00:19:00,016
she found her confidence.
she found her power,
390
00:19:00,058 --> 00:19:01,851
and now she's gonna
take control.
391
00:19:01,893 --> 00:19:04,729
* *
392
00:19:04,771 --> 00:19:06,272
- Stephanie then
devised a plan
393
00:19:06,314 --> 00:19:09,901
to conquer her father's empire
from within.
394
00:19:09,942 --> 00:19:13,029
- Steph wants to be the best
at whatever she does,
395
00:19:13,071 --> 00:19:16,282
so while Steph was
gaining popularity
396
00:19:16,324 --> 00:19:19,911
in front of the camera,
it was also benefitting her
397
00:19:19,952 --> 00:19:24,082
to be sinking her claws in
behind the camera as well,
398
00:19:24,123 --> 00:19:26,501
not only
in the creative department
399
00:19:26,542 --> 00:19:28,044
but other departments.
400
00:19:28,086 --> 00:19:31,714
She would dig in, learn
what she could, and move on.
401
00:19:31,756 --> 00:19:33,841
That approach
definitely makes her
402
00:19:33,883 --> 00:19:36,761
a well-rounded businesswoman
that knows,
403
00:19:36,803 --> 00:19:40,848
probably just below her father,
the most about the WWE.
404
00:19:40,890 --> 00:19:42,475
* *
405
00:19:42,517 --> 00:19:43,768
- As Stephanie
gained more power
406
00:19:43,810 --> 00:19:45,853
within the corporate
headquarters,
407
00:19:45,895 --> 00:19:47,772
she felt even more emboldened
to spread her wings
408
00:19:47,814 --> 00:19:49,941
before the WWE universe.
409
00:19:49,982 --> 00:19:51,859
* *
410
00:19:51,901 --> 00:19:54,570
Daddy's little girl
was all grown up now.
411
00:19:54,612 --> 00:19:55,905
* *
412
00:19:55,947 --> 00:20:01,035
- You're just a mean
old bastard!
413
00:20:01,077 --> 00:20:02,787
- What?
414
00:20:02,829 --> 00:20:05,665
What did she say
to her father?
415
00:20:05,706 --> 00:20:08,710
- She went against everything
that Daddy was saying
416
00:20:08,751 --> 00:20:10,169
and what everyone
thought of her.
417
00:20:11,921 --> 00:20:15,174
- She got a legitimacy,
being with Triple H,
418
00:20:15,216 --> 00:20:17,301
that she never could
have gotten on her own.
419
00:20:17,343 --> 00:20:19,971
She always would have been
on the other side of the fence
420
00:20:20,012 --> 00:20:22,014
to everybody in the WWE.
421
00:20:22,056 --> 00:20:24,976
Now she's on the inside.
422
00:20:25,017 --> 00:20:28,396
- What?
- She slapped her father!
423
00:20:28,438 --> 00:20:30,398
Oh!
Now Shane got it!
424
00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,734
- She got an amazing reaction,
425
00:20:32,775 --> 00:20:34,569
'cause she was
really charismatic.
426
00:20:34,610 --> 00:20:36,654
* *
427
00:20:36,696 --> 00:20:39,073
And people wanted
to root for her.
428
00:20:39,115 --> 00:20:43,161
You wanted to pull for
this beautiful young woman.
429
00:20:43,202 --> 00:20:46,873
But she was also very good
at pissing people off.
430
00:20:46,914 --> 00:20:50,793
- Where I'm from,
boys and girls
431
00:20:50,835 --> 00:20:55,131
treat their parents
with honor and respect.
432
00:20:55,173 --> 00:20:56,549
- One of the reasons
433
00:20:56,591 --> 00:20:59,218
why my character was
always a little bit special
434
00:20:59,260 --> 00:21:02,263
was because I didn't get
in the ring every single week,
435
00:21:02,305 --> 00:21:05,600
'cause I wasn't, you know,
a wrestler by trade.
436
00:21:05,641 --> 00:21:07,393
I was the boss' daughter.
437
00:21:08,311 --> 00:21:11,355
- But like her father
and her brother before her,
438
00:21:11,397 --> 00:21:15,068
at some point, Stephanie would
have to step into the ring.
439
00:21:15,109 --> 00:21:16,694
- I was never
the greatest athlete,
440
00:21:16,736 --> 00:21:20,573
so to put me in the ring
was a big step for me.
441
00:21:21,657 --> 00:21:24,202
But ultimately,
I had to evolve,
442
00:21:24,243 --> 00:21:27,038
and getting in the ring
wasn't about wrestling.
443
00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,582
It was about
perception of power.
444
00:21:29,624 --> 00:21:31,584
* *
445
00:21:31,626 --> 00:21:34,754
My first training
was not pretty.
446
00:21:34,796 --> 00:21:36,672
My trainer basically told me
447
00:21:36,714 --> 00:21:38,508
to just throw myself
on the ground
448
00:21:38,549 --> 00:21:40,009
and take a flat back bump.
449
00:21:41,219 --> 00:21:44,472
That is, like,
the key move to know.
450
00:21:44,514 --> 00:21:46,599
First time that I did it...
451
00:21:47,433 --> 00:21:52,480
I felt like I had been
in a train wreck the next day.
452
00:21:52,522 --> 00:21:54,982
I was really not good at it,
453
00:21:55,024 --> 00:21:57,652
so when I was gonna have
my first match,
454
00:21:57,693 --> 00:21:59,487
that's when
I really got scared.
455
00:21:59,529 --> 00:22:03,157
* *
456
00:22:03,199 --> 00:22:04,909
- So Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley,
457
00:22:04,951 --> 00:22:07,203
for the first time ever,
458
00:22:07,245 --> 00:22:10,039
will step into the ring
here tonight.
459
00:22:10,081 --> 00:22:12,542
- Stephanie is not a wrestler.
460
00:22:12,583 --> 00:22:14,335
- Stephanie's in-ring debut
461
00:22:14,377 --> 00:22:18,005
proved she was as selfish
as her dear old dad.
462
00:22:18,047 --> 00:22:20,174
The unproven
Billion Dollar Princess
463
00:22:20,216 --> 00:22:22,802
placed herself
in a title match
464
00:22:22,844 --> 00:22:24,846
against one
of the most popular champions
465
00:22:24,887 --> 00:22:26,514
in her division,
Jacqueline.
466
00:22:26,556 --> 00:22:29,517
- Jacqueline goes one-one-one
with Stephanie McMahon-Helm--
467
00:22:29,559 --> 00:22:32,895
- Where's Stephanie going?
- Where do you think?
468
00:22:32,937 --> 00:22:35,606
Go home.
Go wait in your mansion.
469
00:22:35,648 --> 00:22:36,983
- Referee Earl Hebner
demanding
470
00:22:37,024 --> 00:22:39,193
that Stephanie get
into the ring.
471
00:22:39,235 --> 00:22:41,779
- While Triple H
distracted the referee,
472
00:22:41,821 --> 00:22:43,906
his henchmen
attacked Jacqueline.
473
00:22:43,948 --> 00:22:47,326
- Oh!
Tori just planted Jacqueline!
474
00:22:47,368 --> 00:22:50,246
- And Stephanie stole
the victory and the title.
475
00:22:50,288 --> 00:22:51,748
- Wait a minute!
476
00:22:51,789 --> 00:22:53,374
[bell rings]
477
00:22:53,416 --> 00:22:57,712
[crowd booing]
478
00:22:57,754 --> 00:22:59,297
- Given the crowd reaction,
479
00:22:59,338 --> 00:23:03,092
there was really no doubt
that I was meant to be a heel.
480
00:23:03,134 --> 00:23:06,596
* *
481
00:23:06,637 --> 00:23:08,181
- Being in the ring,
that wasn't
482
00:23:08,222 --> 00:23:10,349
about the wrestling;
it was about power.
483
00:23:10,391 --> 00:23:13,186
Steph decided she wanted
to be women's champion,
484
00:23:13,227 --> 00:23:16,397
and not having
to do one wrestling move,
485
00:23:16,439 --> 00:23:17,899
not having to take a punch,
486
00:23:17,940 --> 00:23:21,360
not having to have
a finger laid on her,
487
00:23:21,402 --> 00:23:24,072
Steph walks out
the women's champion.
488
00:23:24,113 --> 00:23:27,408
She has an entire empire
at her disposal.
489
00:23:27,450 --> 00:23:30,078
She could call shots
and get what she wants.
490
00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,956
Like, "I point at the thing
I want, and then I get it."
491
00:23:33,998 --> 00:23:36,834
Nobody else can do that.
492
00:23:36,876 --> 00:23:38,503
- One of the hardest things
in the world to do
493
00:23:38,544 --> 00:23:40,171
is become
a professional wrestler.
494
00:23:40,213 --> 00:23:43,007
You can't just roll out of bed
and do what they do.
495
00:23:43,049 --> 00:23:47,053
That's why it was so upsetting
to see Stephanie McMahon
496
00:23:47,095 --> 00:23:48,805
being able to win the title.
497
00:23:48,846 --> 00:23:51,849
* *
498
00:23:51,891 --> 00:23:53,851
- After that match,
499
00:23:53,893 --> 00:23:56,646
we see just
what Stephanie McMahon
500
00:23:56,687 --> 00:23:59,273
was capable of,
and that was anything.
501
00:23:59,315 --> 00:24:02,443
- God's sakes, what has
happened to this young woman?
502
00:24:02,485 --> 00:24:06,322
- For 74 glorious days...
503
00:24:06,364 --> 00:24:08,282
- What the hell?
504
00:24:08,324 --> 00:24:12,620
- I have been
your women's champion.
505
00:24:12,662 --> 00:24:15,415
And I know that deep down,
506
00:24:15,456 --> 00:24:17,291
I really have your support.
507
00:24:17,333 --> 00:24:19,836
- As Stephanie's power
continued to grow...
508
00:24:19,877 --> 00:24:21,796
- Stephanie struck
her mother down!
509
00:24:21,838 --> 00:24:23,423
- Her father was back
in the picture
510
00:24:23,464 --> 00:24:25,299
with another sinister plot
to solidify
511
00:24:25,341 --> 00:24:27,802
the McMahons' authority
within the WWE
512
00:24:27,844 --> 00:24:29,262
for years to come.
513
00:24:29,303 --> 00:24:31,639
- This is our show.
514
00:24:31,681 --> 00:24:34,183
* *
515
00:24:38,271 --> 00:24:40,815
- With the WWE evolving
and expanding,
516
00:24:40,857 --> 00:24:44,360
"Raw" and "SmackDown" split
into two separate entities.
517
00:24:44,402 --> 00:24:45,737
[tense music]
518
00:24:45,778 --> 00:24:47,113
- Allow me to introduce you
519
00:24:47,155 --> 00:24:52,535
to the new general manager
of "SmackDown,"
520
00:24:52,577 --> 00:24:56,038
Stephanie McMahon!
521
00:24:56,080 --> 00:25:00,376
- I think the Vince
and Stephanie relationship
522
00:25:00,418 --> 00:25:05,006
is so complicated,
it puts "Succession" to shame.
523
00:25:05,048 --> 00:25:08,718
Being the ruthless, evil
billionaires that they are,
524
00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,804
there's still
this element of respect,
525
00:25:11,846 --> 00:25:15,099
even after they've stabbed
each other in the back.
526
00:25:15,141 --> 00:25:18,728
So just when you think
you understand their dynamic,
527
00:25:18,770 --> 00:25:19,812
you don't.
528
00:25:19,854 --> 00:25:23,775
- Welcome to my show,
529
00:25:23,816 --> 00:25:25,568
"SmackDown"!
530
00:25:25,610 --> 00:25:29,530
- Stephanie McMahon
all business.
531
00:25:29,572 --> 00:25:31,949
- So this is when I think
she really started getting
532
00:25:31,991 --> 00:25:34,410
into that authority persona,
when she was like,
533
00:25:34,452 --> 00:25:36,621
"I will slowly
make that transition
534
00:25:36,662 --> 00:25:38,664
to this corporate entity,"
535
00:25:38,706 --> 00:25:40,792
this person that's alongside
of her father.
536
00:25:40,833 --> 00:25:44,420
- When she's become the strong,
powerful businesswoman,
537
00:25:44,462 --> 00:25:47,090
she definitely has pieces
of Vince in her.
538
00:25:47,131 --> 00:25:49,133
This is Vince's daughter.
539
00:25:49,175 --> 00:25:52,261
This is who he raised,
and you see it
540
00:25:52,303 --> 00:25:54,764
when she walks down the ramp
in her power suit.
541
00:25:54,806 --> 00:25:58,893
- It's the Billion Dollar
Princess Stephanie,
542
00:25:58,935 --> 00:26:02,897
and she does not look happy.
543
00:26:02,939 --> 00:26:05,108
- Stephanie,
she's very much like my dad.
544
00:26:05,149 --> 00:26:07,276
I call her the Vincess.
545
00:26:07,318 --> 00:26:08,611
She hated the "princess"
part of that,
546
00:26:08,653 --> 00:26:10,738
so I threw that in there
as a little brotherly dig.
547
00:26:10,780 --> 00:26:14,033
- I think she's inherited
that walk from her father.
548
00:26:14,075 --> 00:26:17,703
- When your father is one
of the most despised people
549
00:26:17,745 --> 00:26:19,038
in the business,
550
00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,582
you've got instant credibility
right there.
551
00:26:21,624 --> 00:26:23,459
You were spawned from evil.
552
00:26:23,501 --> 00:26:25,962
Of course you're Miss Evil
at that point.
553
00:26:26,003 --> 00:26:29,090
- I'll have to call you back.
554
00:26:29,132 --> 00:26:30,717
- I didn't bother
knocking, but--
555
00:26:30,758 --> 00:26:32,051
- Well, you never do, Dad.
556
00:26:32,093 --> 00:26:33,761
- No, 'cause I don't have to,
do I, now?
557
00:26:33,803 --> 00:26:35,722
* *
558
00:26:35,763 --> 00:26:37,306
- It's interesting for me,
559
00:26:37,348 --> 00:26:39,726
being a woman
in this business,
560
00:26:39,767 --> 00:26:41,853
you know,
and I was often the only woman
561
00:26:41,894 --> 00:26:43,938
in a room full of men.
562
00:26:44,731 --> 00:26:47,984
I was just always
very comfortable around guys.
563
00:26:48,025 --> 00:26:50,361
I didn't find men intimidating.
564
00:26:51,195 --> 00:26:53,698
If anything, I feel
like women have an edge
565
00:26:53,740 --> 00:26:57,160
or have an advantage
in a room full of men,
566
00:26:57,201 --> 00:26:58,870
but you have to have
the confidence, you know,
567
00:26:58,911 --> 00:27:00,997
to be able to be there.
568
00:27:01,038 --> 00:27:04,834
You have two choices, Eric.
569
00:27:04,876 --> 00:27:10,089
You can either walk your little
self out of my building,
570
00:27:10,131 --> 00:27:13,843
or I will have you thrown out.
571
00:27:13,885 --> 00:27:16,220
* *
572
00:27:16,262 --> 00:27:18,848
- The scariest villain
is a beautiful,
573
00:27:18,890 --> 00:27:22,143
strong woman that has power.
574
00:27:22,185 --> 00:27:24,937
That makes her special
in her own right.
575
00:27:24,979 --> 00:27:26,647
When you're
in a male-dominated industry
576
00:27:26,689 --> 00:27:31,277
and you show that a strong
woman can be a bad guy
577
00:27:31,319 --> 00:27:33,863
and be unapologetically bad,
578
00:27:33,905 --> 00:27:35,907
it's one
of the greatest things ever.
579
00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,702
- Empowered
by her ever-growing authority,
580
00:27:39,744 --> 00:27:42,413
Stephanie's signature strut
is usually a sign that someone
581
00:27:42,455 --> 00:27:44,290
is about to receive
her trademark
582
00:27:44,332 --> 00:27:46,209
stamp of disapproval.
583
00:27:46,250 --> 00:27:48,461
- You call yourself
a visionary?
584
00:27:48,503 --> 00:27:51,714
[rock music]
585
00:27:51,756 --> 00:27:52,965
- It's a legit competition
586
00:27:53,007 --> 00:27:54,384
when you're in there
with Stephanie.
587
00:27:54,425 --> 00:27:57,720
There's a danger
in working with Stephanie.
588
00:27:57,762 --> 00:28:01,641
- You are a vindictive bitch!
589
00:28:01,682 --> 00:28:04,727
* *
590
00:28:04,769 --> 00:28:06,479
I think it degrades you
591
00:28:06,521 --> 00:28:08,022
as a human being
when you get slapped.
592
00:28:08,064 --> 00:28:11,067
You're lower than me.
You're not even worth a punch.
593
00:28:11,109 --> 00:28:13,027
I'm gonna slap
some sense into you.
594
00:28:13,069 --> 00:28:14,946
And I think that's why
it works so good.
595
00:28:14,987 --> 00:28:16,531
- What are you gonna do
about it?
596
00:28:16,572 --> 00:28:18,074
You gonna cry?
597
00:28:18,116 --> 00:28:20,201
You gonna cry like a baby, huh?
598
00:28:20,243 --> 00:28:22,662
- My sister probably
hits the hardest
599
00:28:22,703 --> 00:28:26,624
out of the entire roster
of WWE with that slap.
600
00:28:26,666 --> 00:28:28,334
That slap is no joke.
601
00:28:28,376 --> 00:28:30,628
- Oh!
602
00:28:30,670 --> 00:28:31,921
Oh!
603
00:28:31,963 --> 00:28:35,258
- Stephanie was able to do it
with a sly smile.
604
00:28:35,299 --> 00:28:38,261
Stephanie was able
to take grown men
605
00:28:38,302 --> 00:28:40,763
and bring them to their knees.
606
00:28:40,805 --> 00:28:42,807
* *
607
00:28:42,849 --> 00:28:46,561
- As often is the case,
life began to imitate art.
608
00:28:46,602 --> 00:28:49,105
Stephanie and Triple H's
on-screen romance
609
00:28:49,147 --> 00:28:51,983
sparked
a real-life love story.
610
00:28:52,024 --> 00:28:55,695
- Rumors circulated
very early on,
611
00:28:55,737 --> 00:28:58,823
once Steph and Triple H
were paired on camera.
612
00:28:58,865 --> 00:29:02,118
Come to find out there was
a reason their chemistry
613
00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,746
was so great on camera.
614
00:29:04,787 --> 00:29:08,207
- It was life imitating art
because behind the scenes,
615
00:29:08,249 --> 00:29:10,209
they started to have feelings
for one another.
616
00:29:10,251 --> 00:29:12,962
- What started
as just a strategic move
617
00:29:13,004 --> 00:29:14,881
soon became a reality.
618
00:29:14,922 --> 00:29:17,717
- We were supposed to be
a short-lived story line,
619
00:29:17,759 --> 00:29:20,803
and I was not allowed to date
any of the wrestlers,
620
00:29:20,845 --> 00:29:22,472
but there were ups and downs
621
00:29:22,513 --> 00:29:25,600
and twists and turns
both on screen and off,
622
00:29:25,641 --> 00:29:29,687
and ultimately wound up
really getting married.
623
00:29:29,729 --> 00:29:31,481
* *
624
00:29:31,522 --> 00:29:34,442
- I think, once Triple H
and Stephanie got married,
625
00:29:34,484 --> 00:29:37,445
it really threw a wrench
in the family dynamic
626
00:29:37,487 --> 00:29:40,907
as far as jockeying
for power and position
627
00:29:40,948 --> 00:29:43,659
because Triple H and Stephanie
have different strengths.
628
00:29:43,701 --> 00:29:46,913
So together,
they formed one mega power,
629
00:29:46,954 --> 00:29:49,123
and then
now there was just Shane.
630
00:29:49,165 --> 00:29:53,086
It was--almost became a bit
of a two-against-one dynamic.
631
00:29:53,836 --> 00:29:55,546
- Stephanie's ascension
up the corporate ladder
632
00:29:55,588 --> 00:29:57,673
reached new heights
when she and Triple H
633
00:29:57,715 --> 00:30:02,303
seized the reins
of WWE power as the Authority.
634
00:30:02,345 --> 00:30:05,515
- Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the COO
635
00:30:05,556 --> 00:30:09,644
as well as one of the
principal owners of the WWE,
636
00:30:09,685 --> 00:30:14,107
Triple H
and Stephanie McMahon.
637
00:30:14,148 --> 00:30:16,692
- I took a step back
from wrestling,
638
00:30:16,734 --> 00:30:19,487
and then my dad started
to take more of a back seat,
639
00:30:19,529 --> 00:30:21,364
so he wasn't on camera as much.
640
00:30:21,406 --> 00:30:24,158
And we really needed
that authority figure.
641
00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,244
* *
642
00:30:26,285 --> 00:30:29,122
I stepped forward as an owner
and, you know,
643
00:30:29,163 --> 00:30:30,790
along with my husband,
Triple H,
644
00:30:30,832 --> 00:30:33,418
who was positioned
as the COO of the company,
645
00:30:33,459 --> 00:30:36,421
and we actually became
the Authority
646
00:30:36,462 --> 00:30:37,880
is what we called ourselves.
647
00:30:37,922 --> 00:30:43,302
- Anybody in that locker room
that defies our authority
648
00:30:43,344 --> 00:30:46,013
will beg to keep their job.
649
00:30:46,055 --> 00:30:47,306
* *
650
00:30:47,348 --> 00:30:49,267
- We are now the bosses.
651
00:30:49,308 --> 00:30:51,185
We are now in charge.
652
00:30:51,227 --> 00:30:53,563
And power goes straight
to your head.
653
00:30:53,604 --> 00:30:56,774
Absolute power corrupts
absolutely, and it did.
654
00:30:56,816 --> 00:31:02,321
Last week, the Big Show
struck my husband in the face.
655
00:31:02,363 --> 00:31:04,407
* *
656
00:31:04,449 --> 00:31:07,910
But where is the Big Show now?
He's unemployed.
657
00:31:07,952 --> 00:31:09,245
He's fired.
658
00:31:09,287 --> 00:31:10,246
[crowd booing]
659
00:31:10,288 --> 00:31:11,581
- They're bullies,
660
00:31:11,622 --> 00:31:12,790
and they're throwing
their weight around,
661
00:31:12,832 --> 00:31:14,208
and they're throwing
their power around.
662
00:31:14,250 --> 00:31:16,169
And that's what the Authority
was all about.
663
00:31:16,210 --> 00:31:18,379
- At this point, it started
to seem like there was
664
00:31:18,421 --> 00:31:20,089
kind of a changing
of the guard happening.
665
00:31:20,131 --> 00:31:21,507
The expectation is that,
666
00:31:21,549 --> 00:31:22,884
you know, one day,
it's all going to be
667
00:31:22,925 --> 00:31:26,846
Shane McMahon's company,
but okay, no, actually,
668
00:31:26,888 --> 00:31:29,307
little sister Stephanie
and her husband, Triple H,
669
00:31:29,348 --> 00:31:30,391
they're gonna take over.
670
00:31:30,433 --> 00:31:31,768
As a fan, it seems like
671
00:31:31,809 --> 00:31:34,062
Shane could already see
the writing on the wall,
672
00:31:34,103 --> 00:31:36,856
and then Shane
left the company.
673
00:31:36,898 --> 00:31:38,441
- And let that be a lesson
674
00:31:38,483 --> 00:31:41,319
to anyone
in the WWE locker room,
675
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:45,782
because insolence
will not be tolerated.
676
00:31:45,823 --> 00:31:49,160
- So I think it was at that
point that Steph really started
677
00:31:49,202 --> 00:31:52,080
to feel the effects
of her power.
678
00:31:52,121 --> 00:31:53,790
- Security,
679
00:31:53,831 --> 00:31:58,294
please escort this man
from the building.
680
00:31:58,336 --> 00:32:00,296
[crowd chanting]
No, no, no, no!
681
00:32:00,338 --> 00:32:02,840
- No one likes anyone
to abuse their power,
682
00:32:02,882 --> 00:32:05,968
much less, you know,
a son and/or a daughter
683
00:32:06,010 --> 00:32:08,304
of the boss.
684
00:32:08,346 --> 00:32:13,059
- You have Stephanie McMahon
and Triple H side by side
685
00:32:13,101 --> 00:32:16,729
every week, literally pissing
people off for no reason.
686
00:32:16,771 --> 00:32:20,483
- You work for me.
I ask the questions.
687
00:32:20,525 --> 00:32:23,486
So who the hell
do you think you are?
688
00:32:23,528 --> 00:32:25,738
- This isn't a story line.
They have weight.
689
00:32:25,780 --> 00:32:27,740
They have pull.
They can do things.
690
00:32:27,782 --> 00:32:29,700
They can cause people
some discomfort.
691
00:32:29,742 --> 00:32:32,161
- How would it feel
for your wife to look
692
00:32:32,203 --> 00:32:33,538
in your baby girl's eyes
693
00:32:33,579 --> 00:32:37,166
and explain about the beating
that you took?
694
00:32:37,208 --> 00:32:38,501
- She has the power,
695
00:32:38,543 --> 00:32:41,003
the power
that no other character,
696
00:32:41,045 --> 00:32:44,257
not even villain, has
and no one ever can have.
697
00:32:44,298 --> 00:32:45,925
* *
698
00:32:45,967 --> 00:32:47,468
- It's her throne,
699
00:32:47,510 --> 00:32:51,597
and you have to play
on her level at all times,
700
00:32:51,639 --> 00:32:54,308
or you're finished.
701
00:32:54,350 --> 00:32:57,437
I love that.
702
00:32:57,478 --> 00:33:01,607
- Vickie, you're fired.
703
00:33:01,649 --> 00:33:04,110
- Leadership is not
for everybody.
704
00:33:04,152 --> 00:33:08,448
Having the ability to dominate
and control others,
705
00:33:08,489 --> 00:33:10,742
it's very intoxicating,
706
00:33:10,783 --> 00:33:13,077
because it goes
to people's heads.
707
00:33:13,995 --> 00:33:18,374
They embrace being evil.
They love being evil.
708
00:33:18,416 --> 00:33:20,209
It's their glow.
It's their moment.
709
00:33:20,251 --> 00:33:22,045
They love that.
710
00:33:22,086 --> 00:33:24,464
- Mick Foley,
711
00:33:24,505 --> 00:33:29,385
I've got two words for you.
712
00:33:29,427 --> 00:33:34,724
You're fired!
713
00:33:34,766 --> 00:33:38,561
- It's become iconic,
the long, "You're fired!"
714
00:33:38,603 --> 00:33:40,354
And when it's somebody
we don't like, you'll get the,
715
00:33:40,396 --> 00:33:42,440
"Na, na, na, na.
Hey, hey, goodbye."
716
00:33:42,482 --> 00:33:45,318
But when you are
unapologetically firing
717
00:33:45,359 --> 00:33:49,864
someone you know people love,
like Hardcore Legend
718
00:33:49,906 --> 00:33:52,784
first bell
Hall of Famer Mick Foley?
719
00:33:52,825 --> 00:33:56,329
- Foley, get out
once and for all.
720
00:33:56,370 --> 00:33:59,207
- That's ruthless.
That's being plain evil.
721
00:33:59,248 --> 00:34:00,875
- You're my bitch!
722
00:34:00,917 --> 00:34:03,086
At that point,
people were nervous
723
00:34:03,127 --> 00:34:06,381
that Steph and Triple H
had too much power,
724
00:34:06,422 --> 00:34:08,883
because there's
elements of truth.
725
00:34:08,925 --> 00:34:11,594
Like, Stephanie is really
out there with her husband,
726
00:34:11,636 --> 00:34:14,222
and she pretty much
can call the shots,
727
00:34:14,263 --> 00:34:18,267
and there's nothing anyone
could possibly do about it.
728
00:34:18,309 --> 00:34:21,979
* *
729
00:34:26,025 --> 00:34:29,404
- The McMahon family drama
is like no other,
730
00:34:29,445 --> 00:34:30,613
behind the scenes
and on camera.
731
00:34:30,655 --> 00:34:32,115
- Oh, no, look at this!
732
00:34:32,156 --> 00:34:35,368
Oh, Vince, that's your son.
That is your little boy.
733
00:34:35,410 --> 00:34:36,661
- With all that wealth
at stake,
734
00:34:36,702 --> 00:34:38,204
with so many egos to feed,
735
00:34:38,246 --> 00:34:40,706
with so many backs to stab,
736
00:34:40,748 --> 00:34:42,667
there's always gonna be
some sort of turmoil
737
00:34:42,708 --> 00:34:45,753
in the never-ending struggle
for power.
738
00:34:45,795 --> 00:34:48,464
- You want me to take
Daddy's little girl
739
00:34:48,506 --> 00:34:50,133
and crush it in my hand
740
00:34:50,174 --> 00:34:54,554
and throw it on the mat
and leave it a bloody pulp!
741
00:34:54,595 --> 00:34:58,182
- There's always a pecking
order inside a family.
742
00:34:58,224 --> 00:35:00,476
You've got sibling rivalry.
743
00:35:00,518 --> 00:35:01,894
- Oh, now Shane got it!
744
00:35:01,936 --> 00:35:03,604
- And then you've got
the siblings
745
00:35:03,646 --> 00:35:05,523
competing with their parents.
746
00:35:05,565 --> 00:35:07,066
- I said I can never,
ever compete
747
00:35:07,108 --> 00:35:11,320
with your checkbook,
but I can outsmart you.
748
00:35:11,362 --> 00:35:14,115
- I think we watch these shows
like "Succession"...
749
00:35:14,157 --> 00:35:16,367
- You're a [bleep] coward.
750
00:35:16,409 --> 00:35:17,493
- Wow.
751
00:35:17,535 --> 00:35:19,036
- "Game of Thrones"...
752
00:35:19,078 --> 00:35:20,747
- You're no son of mine.
753
00:35:20,788 --> 00:35:23,416
- I've always been your son.
754
00:35:24,250 --> 00:35:29,047
- Because they are
a really exaggerated version
755
00:35:29,088 --> 00:35:33,968
of every family's hierarchy,
every family's competition.
756
00:35:34,010 --> 00:35:36,929
We all find ourselves
in those characters.
757
00:35:36,971 --> 00:35:38,765
[dramatic music]
758
00:35:38,806 --> 00:35:40,558
- It is my pleasure
to introduce to you
759
00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:44,145
the recipient
of the Vincent James McMahon
760
00:35:44,187 --> 00:35:49,233
Legacy of Excellence Award
to Stephanie McMahon!
761
00:35:49,275 --> 00:35:50,777
* *
762
00:35:50,818 --> 00:35:52,737
- Even though none of us
know what it's like
763
00:35:52,779 --> 00:35:56,115
to have royal blood or,
764
00:35:56,157 --> 00:35:58,826
you know, some incredible
family business
765
00:35:58,868 --> 00:36:00,495
where maybe one day,
you'll be the heir--
766
00:36:00,536 --> 00:36:01,871
most of us
can't relate to that,
767
00:36:01,913 --> 00:36:04,207
but we can relate
to family relationships.
768
00:36:04,248 --> 00:36:06,959
We all can relate to wanting
to impress Mom or Dad.
769
00:36:07,001 --> 00:36:11,589
- No one in the world deserves
this award as much as you.
770
00:36:11,631 --> 00:36:13,925
Congratulations.
- Thank you, Dad.
771
00:36:13,966 --> 00:36:17,678
It is our family's legacy,
and I do just have a few--
772
00:36:17,720 --> 00:36:20,473
- * Money *
- Here we go.
773
00:36:20,515 --> 00:36:22,058
- * Here comes the money *
774
00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:24,227
* *
775
00:36:24,268 --> 00:36:26,270
- After a seven-year hiatus,
776
00:36:26,312 --> 00:36:28,231
Mr. McMahon's
prodigal son returned
777
00:36:28,272 --> 00:36:31,776
to claim his stake
of the family empire.
778
00:36:31,818 --> 00:36:33,903
- At the time,
Steph and Triple H
779
00:36:33,945 --> 00:36:37,615
were being
a unified power couple,
780
00:36:37,657 --> 00:36:39,575
potentially setting
themselves up
781
00:36:39,617 --> 00:36:42,203
to be the successors
to the WWE.
782
00:36:42,245 --> 00:36:43,454
[tense music]
783
00:36:43,496 --> 00:36:46,040
Out of nowhere,
here comes Shane McMahon,
784
00:36:46,082 --> 00:36:50,002
and the crowd was
on their feet, deafening.
785
00:36:50,044 --> 00:36:53,423
[crowd roaring]
786
00:36:53,464 --> 00:36:56,134
* *
787
00:36:56,175 --> 00:36:59,721
- He couldn't say a word
for, like, ten minutes,
788
00:36:59,762 --> 00:37:02,223
the crowd was so stoked,
and you had to think
789
00:37:02,265 --> 00:37:05,768
that Steph
and Triple H were, like,
790
00:37:05,810 --> 00:37:08,271
questioning their security
at that moment.
791
00:37:08,312 --> 00:37:12,483
- The Vincent James McMahon
Legacy of Excellence Award.
792
00:37:12,525 --> 00:37:14,652
Phenomenal idea, amazing,
793
00:37:14,694 --> 00:37:17,321
and should be bestowed
upon someone
794
00:37:17,363 --> 00:37:20,158
who's a worthy recipient,
795
00:37:20,199 --> 00:37:21,576
and that's not you.
796
00:37:21,617 --> 00:37:23,536
* *
797
00:37:23,578 --> 00:37:25,663
- The real-life aspect
of ownership,
798
00:37:25,705 --> 00:37:28,416
if you will, of the company?
799
00:37:28,458 --> 00:37:31,169
Sure, you can get some
real-life emotion out of that.
800
00:37:31,210 --> 00:37:34,839
* *
801
00:37:34,881 --> 00:37:37,425
Let me tell you something:
my husband and I
802
00:37:37,467 --> 00:37:42,722
have been successfully running
a billion-dollar business
803
00:37:42,764 --> 00:37:45,183
with our blood,
sweat, and tears,
804
00:37:45,224 --> 00:37:48,770
whether these people
appreciate it or not.
805
00:37:48,811 --> 00:37:51,647
* *
806
00:37:51,689 --> 00:37:53,232
- I think there has
to be some truth
807
00:37:53,274 --> 00:37:55,818
to any family dynamic
power struggle
808
00:37:55,860 --> 00:37:57,236
in a family like the McMahons.
809
00:37:57,278 --> 00:37:59,614
Whether it's hostile
or it's over-the-top
810
00:37:59,655 --> 00:38:01,199
or it's as big
as we're seeing it,
811
00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:02,700
there are questions.
812
00:38:02,742 --> 00:38:05,078
- The great thing is,
nobody really knows.
813
00:38:05,119 --> 00:38:06,996
No one knows what happens
at Thanksgiving.
814
00:38:07,038 --> 00:38:10,041
No one knows what happens
at Christmas, you know.
815
00:38:10,083 --> 00:38:11,709
That's our own internal thing,
816
00:38:11,751 --> 00:38:13,711
and, you know,
people want to guess.
817
00:38:13,753 --> 00:38:15,380
They're like, "Can you imagine?
Do you think that really is?
818
00:38:15,421 --> 00:38:16,589
What do you think
really goes on?"
819
00:38:16,631 --> 00:38:18,424
It's always good
to keep people guessing,
820
00:38:18,466 --> 00:38:21,677
and I think we've done
a pretty good job of that,
821
00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:24,055
'cause we're all still around,
822
00:38:24,097 --> 00:38:28,267
and thus far,
people want to see us.
823
00:38:28,309 --> 00:38:31,396
- You don't know what it means
to be a success, Shane.
824
00:38:31,437 --> 00:38:32,605
How would you?
825
00:38:32,647 --> 00:38:34,440
You're nothing more
than a quitter.
826
00:38:34,482 --> 00:38:39,821
Now, get the hell
out of my ring.
827
00:38:39,862 --> 00:38:42,657
- Stephanie is
a diabolical character,
828
00:38:42,698 --> 00:38:44,742
and she will do
whatever it takes
829
00:38:44,784 --> 00:38:47,203
to be the heir
of the family business.
830
00:38:47,245 --> 00:38:50,373
- The reason you've been able
to climb so high thus far
831
00:38:50,415 --> 00:38:52,375
is because I let it happen.
832
00:38:53,710 --> 00:38:55,795
And one thing's for sure,
Stephanie.
833
00:38:55,837 --> 00:38:59,340
I never lost my place in line.
834
00:38:59,382 --> 00:39:03,886
* *
835
00:39:03,928 --> 00:39:05,847
- My brother is the good guy,
836
00:39:05,888 --> 00:39:08,224
the protagonist, you know,
the baby face.
837
00:39:08,266 --> 00:39:10,560
And I've even said this
to the audience.
838
00:39:10,601 --> 00:39:13,271
Like, why do you love Shane?
He has done nothing.
839
00:39:13,312 --> 00:39:15,815
All he does is pander
to you guys.
840
00:39:15,857 --> 00:39:18,609
Meanwhile, here I am,
day in and day out,
841
00:39:18,651 --> 00:39:21,946
working my butt off
to make sure that this business
842
00:39:21,988 --> 00:39:25,116
is here for you and your kids
and your kids' kids.
843
00:39:25,158 --> 00:39:28,161
But yet you're gonna cheer him
and you're gonna boo me?
844
00:39:28,202 --> 00:39:31,122
[crowd booing]
845
00:39:31,164 --> 00:39:32,832
[crowd cheering]
846
00:39:32,874 --> 00:39:34,417
[crowd booing]
847
00:39:34,459 --> 00:39:35,460
[crowd cheering]
848
00:39:35,501 --> 00:39:36,627
[crowd booing]
849
00:39:36,669 --> 00:39:38,796
- How is that even possible?
850
00:39:38,838 --> 00:39:41,174
How does that make
any sense at all?
851
00:39:41,215 --> 00:39:42,341
* *
852
00:39:42,383 --> 00:39:44,135
- I expected by now
that one of you
853
00:39:44,177 --> 00:39:45,970
would have stabbed
the other one in the back
854
00:39:46,012 --> 00:39:48,264
or slit the other one's throat.
855
00:39:48,306 --> 00:39:50,058
That's not what we have.
856
00:39:50,099 --> 00:39:53,978
- It's the oldest story line
literally in history.
857
00:39:54,020 --> 00:39:56,105
The king will not
live forever,
858
00:39:56,147 --> 00:39:57,523
and in order
to be on their throne,
859
00:39:57,565 --> 00:39:58,900
I gotta go through them.
860
00:39:58,941 --> 00:40:01,444
It's power,
it's money, it's fame,
861
00:40:01,486 --> 00:40:04,155
and it's the willingness
to get it at any cost.
862
00:40:04,197 --> 00:40:07,700
And so that idea of anything
can happen at any moment
863
00:40:07,742 --> 00:40:09,035
because there's
only one throne
864
00:40:09,077 --> 00:40:10,369
and only one person
can sit on it
865
00:40:10,411 --> 00:40:13,331
but there are two kids
of Vince McMahon,
866
00:40:13,372 --> 00:40:16,459
that's what we as fans love,
and that drama
867
00:40:16,501 --> 00:40:19,796
and that tension
is always being teased at us.
868
00:40:19,837 --> 00:40:22,173
- It is my duty to inform you,
869
00:40:22,215 --> 00:40:24,926
the new commissioner
of the juggernaut,
870
00:40:24,967 --> 00:40:28,930
the flagship,
the three-hour flagship of WWE,
871
00:40:28,971 --> 00:40:30,807
"Monday Night Raw's"
commissioner,
872
00:40:30,848 --> 00:40:32,141
Stephanie McMahon.
873
00:40:32,183 --> 00:40:34,644
- Yes, yes, yes!
874
00:40:34,685 --> 00:40:39,023
* *
875
00:40:39,065 --> 00:40:40,441
- It reminds me of the fact
876
00:40:40,483 --> 00:40:43,528
that sharks eat each other
in the womb,
877
00:40:43,569 --> 00:40:45,863
and she's one of the sharks
that made it out.
878
00:40:45,905 --> 00:40:49,951
* *
879
00:40:54,205 --> 00:40:57,333
- The Authority
back in control.
880
00:40:57,375 --> 00:41:00,253
[dramatic music]
881
00:41:00,294 --> 00:41:02,171
* *
882
00:41:02,213 --> 00:41:04,882
- I think Stephanie McMahon
has been face-forward
883
00:41:04,924 --> 00:41:06,509
as far as, like,
decisions that get made.
884
00:41:06,551 --> 00:41:08,261
I obviously know
her brother's involved as well,
885
00:41:08,302 --> 00:41:09,846
but we don't think of him
first off.
886
00:41:09,887 --> 00:41:12,181
We think of Stephanie McMahon,
and we think of Triple H,
887
00:41:12,223 --> 00:41:14,225
and they've sort of become
the face of the decisions.
888
00:41:14,267 --> 00:41:17,812
And I, for one, enjoy that.
889
00:41:17,854 --> 00:41:19,605
- Tear his head off!
- Aah!
890
00:41:19,647 --> 00:41:21,899
- Oh, yeah!
891
00:41:21,941 --> 00:41:23,317
How's that feel?
892
00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:26,779
- What fans see when it comes
to Stephanie McMahon
893
00:41:26,821 --> 00:41:28,364
and her possibly
taking over for Vince
894
00:41:28,406 --> 00:41:30,491
is Stephanie
and Triple H as a unit.
895
00:41:30,533 --> 00:41:32,744
- Ah!
- How's that?
896
00:41:32,785 --> 00:41:35,079
How's that, huh, huh?
897
00:41:35,121 --> 00:41:37,248
- That balance of evil traits--
898
00:41:37,290 --> 00:41:39,333
we have the guy
who's been in the ring
899
00:41:39,375 --> 00:41:41,919
and the businesswoman
who's been behind the scenes
900
00:41:41,961 --> 00:41:44,172
her entire life,
them together as sort of this,
901
00:41:44,213 --> 00:41:46,299
you know, let's say it,
WWE power couple--
902
00:41:46,340 --> 00:41:49,385
I think there's an appeal there
to a lot of fans.
903
00:41:49,427 --> 00:41:54,974
- Our ring,
our house, our show!
904
00:41:55,016 --> 00:41:58,186
This belongs to us!
905
00:41:58,227 --> 00:42:01,522
- The thing with Stephanie
is that she plays her role
906
00:42:01,564 --> 00:42:04,317
of being the ultimate bad girl
to a tee.
907
00:42:04,358 --> 00:42:07,070
There's nobody that plays
that role better than her.
908
00:42:07,111 --> 00:42:09,489
She is totally open
and willing
909
00:42:09,530 --> 00:42:12,492
to let her character go as far
as her character needs to go,
910
00:42:12,533 --> 00:42:15,745
because she understands
that her family's legacy,
911
00:42:15,787 --> 00:42:17,830
family's business,
is at stake.
912
00:42:17,872 --> 00:42:20,792
[crowd booing]
913
00:42:20,833 --> 00:42:24,003
- Shut up! Shut up!
914
00:42:24,045 --> 00:42:25,505
- No, no, Dad--
- No respect!
915
00:42:25,546 --> 00:42:27,340
- Dad, Dad, it's okay.
916
00:42:27,382 --> 00:42:29,175
- You're animals!
917
00:42:29,217 --> 00:42:31,677
- It's all right, Dad.
You know what?
918
00:42:31,719 --> 00:42:34,931
Quite frankly,
I don't want their support,
919
00:42:34,972 --> 00:42:36,557
and I certainly don't want
their compassion
920
00:42:36,599 --> 00:42:39,227
or their sympathy,
because I would rather
921
00:42:39,268 --> 00:42:44,232
be feared or respected
than felt sorry for.
922
00:42:45,149 --> 00:42:48,403
Because I am a leader,
and all of you know it.
923
00:42:48,444 --> 00:42:51,739
- I think it's fair to say
that Steph has no intentions
924
00:42:51,781 --> 00:42:53,574
of leaving the family business
925
00:42:53,616 --> 00:42:58,121
and is planting the seeds
to just secure that spot
926
00:42:58,162 --> 00:43:01,499
for a lifetime
and generations to come.
927
00:43:01,541 --> 00:43:04,293
* *
928
00:43:04,335 --> 00:43:06,379
- Absolutely, I would let
my daughters join the business,
929
00:43:06,421 --> 00:43:07,964
but they're gonna have
to earn it.
930
00:43:10,717 --> 00:43:14,095
- Even more so.
[laughs]
931
00:43:14,137 --> 00:43:16,055
Did you forget
who you're talking to?
932
00:43:16,097 --> 00:43:17,515
I'm a McMahon.
933
00:43:17,557 --> 00:43:21,561
Nobody does crazy
better than us.
934
00:43:21,602 --> 00:43:23,896
- The McMahon family
will always be synonymous
935
00:43:23,938 --> 00:43:26,899
with doing whatever it takes
to expand the family legacy.
936
00:43:26,941 --> 00:43:29,235
- Oh!
- Oh, my!
937
00:43:29,277 --> 00:43:31,738
- As for Stephanie,
she entered the WWE
938
00:43:31,779 --> 00:43:33,823
as being handed everything,
939
00:43:33,865 --> 00:43:36,909
but she has proven herself
to be even more unforgiving...
940
00:43:36,951 --> 00:43:40,913
- Stephanie's gonna--
- Oh, my God, no holds barred!
941
00:43:40,955 --> 00:43:41,914
- More scandalous...
942
00:43:41,956 --> 00:43:43,082
- Do you have any idea
943
00:43:43,124 --> 00:43:45,251
how much power I have
in this city?
944
00:43:45,293 --> 00:43:48,004
- More unscrupulous,
and more powerful
945
00:43:48,046 --> 00:43:50,089
than anyone could have
anticipated.
946
00:43:50,131 --> 00:43:53,968
- AJ,
you are the Divas Champion,
947
00:43:54,010 --> 00:43:58,639
but please remember that I can
take all of that away from you.
948
00:43:58,681 --> 00:44:02,310
- No one really
enjoys the entitled,
949
00:44:02,351 --> 00:44:05,354
self-indulgent princess,
if you will.
950
00:44:05,396 --> 00:44:10,276
And she just happens
to suit that role pretty well.
951
00:44:10,318 --> 00:44:11,527
You know, she's the boss,
952
00:44:11,569 --> 00:44:13,279
and she jams it down
everybody's throat,
953
00:44:13,321 --> 00:44:14,614
and people don't like that.
954
00:44:14,655 --> 00:44:17,116
You know, in all walks of life,
no one really,
955
00:44:17,158 --> 00:44:18,951
really wants their boss
or someone
956
00:44:18,993 --> 00:44:20,411
to jam something
down their throat.
957
00:44:20,453 --> 00:44:21,454
It just doesn't taste good.
958
00:44:21,496 --> 00:44:22,955
- And when the going got tough,
959
00:44:22,997 --> 00:44:25,083
what did Shane McMahon do?
960
00:44:25,124 --> 00:44:26,584
What did he do?
961
00:44:26,626 --> 00:44:30,046
He abandoned
every single one of you
962
00:44:30,088 --> 00:44:32,882
for seven years.
963
00:44:32,924 --> 00:44:34,384
That's a leader?
964
00:44:34,425 --> 00:44:36,761
That's someone
you want leading this company?
965
00:44:36,803 --> 00:44:40,431
What's gonna stop Shane
from doing that all over again?
966
00:44:40,473 --> 00:44:43,267
- Stephanie McMahon being
a villain, it's timeless.
967
00:44:43,309 --> 00:44:45,144
It's something
that everybody understands,
968
00:44:45,186 --> 00:44:48,314
and I think the drama lasts
because it's real.
969
00:44:48,356 --> 00:44:50,733
And what's real is what
resonates with the audience,
970
00:44:50,775 --> 00:44:52,985
and when the audience
sees Stephanie McMahon
971
00:44:53,027 --> 00:44:54,654
on their screens,
972
00:44:54,695 --> 00:44:57,824
they're not looking
for a cushy, lovey-dovey,
973
00:44:57,865 --> 00:44:59,283
happy-go-lucky moment.
974
00:44:59,325 --> 00:45:01,994
They're looking for the [bleep]
to hit the fan.
975
00:45:02,036 --> 00:45:04,414
- Guys, lookit, from behind,
Stephanie McMahon.
976
00:45:04,455 --> 00:45:06,707
- Grabbing the hair of Rousey!
[bell rings]
977
00:45:06,749 --> 00:45:08,418
- I think Stephanie McMahon
actually might be
978
00:45:08,459 --> 00:45:10,837
even more vicious
than her father,
979
00:45:10,878 --> 00:45:14,257
because throughout her career
and throughout her life,
980
00:45:14,298 --> 00:45:16,426
she's been treated
a certain way.
981
00:45:16,467 --> 00:45:19,554
She's had to fend for herself
and fight for herself...
982
00:45:19,595 --> 00:45:21,222
- Aah! Aah!
983
00:45:21,264 --> 00:45:23,266
- In very different
circumstances,
984
00:45:23,307 --> 00:45:25,476
in a world full of snakes
and serpents,
985
00:45:25,518 --> 00:45:27,895
so she knows how to do it
better than anybody else,
986
00:45:27,937 --> 00:45:31,691
and she knows how to do it
with a smile on her face.
987
00:45:31,733 --> 00:45:32,900
* *
988
00:45:32,942 --> 00:45:34,861
- Oh, my God!
989
00:45:34,902 --> 00:45:36,779
- I'll take care of you!
990
00:45:36,821 --> 00:45:38,156
- Stephanie's got her
locked in good.
991
00:45:38,197 --> 00:45:39,699
Rousey's in trouble.
992
00:45:39,741 --> 00:45:41,325
* *
993
00:45:41,367 --> 00:45:43,119
- Oh!
- Oh, my God!
994
00:45:43,161 --> 00:45:45,204
- Does that make her evil?
995
00:45:45,246 --> 00:45:48,791
Well, she is a McMahon.