Stephanie McMahon

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Stephanie McMahon Levesque
Stephanie McMahon WrestleMania 31 in 2015.jpg
Data
Surname Stephanie Marie McMahon
Ring name Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
Additions to names The Billion Dollar Princess
height 173 cm
Fighting weight 61 kg
birth September 24, 1976
Hartford, Connecticut , USA
Announced from Greenwich, Connecticut
debut June 27, 1998

Stephanie McMahon Levesque (born September 24, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut as Stephanie Marie McMahon , better known as Stephanie McMahon ) is an American entrepreneur and Chief Branding Officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. She is currently at WWE Raw as " Commissoner ”.

As the daughter of Chairman Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon , she has been part of the WWE environment from a young age, from being a model for the WWE merchandise catalog to her current position.

She is married to Paul Michael Levesque , better known as Triple H. The marriage was part of various storylines in the WWE shows. Occasionally she also appears as a wrestler. She once held the WWE Women's Championship .

Life

Childhood and youth

Stephanie Marie McMahon was born in 1976 to Vince and Linda McMahon. Her grandfather is wrestling promoter Vincent J. McMahon , who, as the founder of Capitol Wrestling, laid the foundation for today's market leader WWE. Like her older brother Shane , she was born into the family business. The family lived first in Hartford , later in Greenwich , Connecticut . She attended Greenwich Country Day School, then Greenwich High School, and studied communications at Boston University .

Professional career

As a teenager, she modeled for the WWE merchandise catalog, where she wore t-shirts and baseball caps, and as a model in WWF magazine. However, she started her real career after graduating as an account manager in New York. There she was employed as a receptionist as well as in the creative area and in production. In 2002 she was part of the script team. In 2006 she was named senior vice president of creative writing and a year later executive vice president. In doing so, she overlooked all the storylines for television and pay-per-views and had a major impact on the finished product.

Your greatest achievement at the time was probably the WWE app for smartphones , which was downloaded more than 20 million times. She also signed contracts with Yahoo , the United Service Organizations (USO) and Tout . In addition, she played a leading role in the WWE's anti-bullying campaigns .

In 2013 she was promoted to Chief Brand Officer. It thus has a great influence on all aspects of the brand, especially on the economic basis of the media company. She also takes care of the brand's reputation and has been a major influence on WWE 's charities, such as Connor's Cure . Initially only intended to help the cancer sufferer Connor Michalek, the initiative became a charity that collects money for cancer prevention and supports children with cancer.

Stephanie McMahon was the driving force behind signing UFC star Ronda Rousey .

Stephanie McMahon owns approximately $ 77.6 million in WWE and her husband approximately $ 1.57 million (as of 2013). In 2013, she earned an annual salary of $ 778,394.

As a character and a wrestler

McMahon has appeared regularly on WWE programs since 1999. The decisive factor at the time was WWF author Vince Russo , Stephanie McMahon, who as the innocent daughter of the then heeled character Mr. McMahon (the official name of the on-screen character of Vince McMahon). As a result, she was kidnapped by Undertaker , who wanted to marry her against her will in a kind of black mass and was then saved by Stone Cold Steve Austin .

She then entered into an on-screen relationship with The Wrestler Test , which led to a feud with her brother Shane McMahon. As part of this storyline, she also appeared for the first time as a wrestler in a match between her and Test against Jeff Jarrett and Debra .

As part of the storyline, there was also an angle in which Triple H prevented Stephanie McMahon from becoming engaged to Test by recording a video in which he married a drugged McMahon in a ceremony in Las Vegas. It was around this time that their actual love affair began. The storyline accumulated in a struggle for power in the WWE, which culminated in the so-called "McMahon-Helmsley Era". On March 28, 2000, she won the WWE Women's Championship from wrestler Jacqueline as part of WWE Smackdown and held it until August 21 of the same year when she lost it to Lita . During the storyline of an invasion of wrestlers from the WCW and the ECW , she appeared as the owner of the ECW.

On July 18, 2002, she took on the role of the so-called General Manager of SmackDown , a representative function that only played a role in the storyline. Here she took on the role of a face for the first time and had a feud with WWE Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff . Her last appearance as general manager was in the context of a "Father-Daughter 'I Quit' match" against Vince McMahon, which was more than embarrassing in fan circles. The loser had to leave the WWE. In fact, Stephanie McMahon didn't appear on WWE for two years after that.

In 2005 she returned to television as a heel, but until 2007 she only had sporadic appearances. The reason for this was her first pregnancy

Between 2008 and 2009 she was seen as Raw General Manager. During this time, the McMahon family had a feud with Randy Orton . It then only appeared sporadically from 2010 to 2013.

The Authority including Corporate Kane and Randy Orton

From 2013 to 2016 she was seen together with her husband Triple H as a power couple, known as "The Authority". In this role they led several intrigues, including against Daniel Bryan , The Bella Twins , John Cena and most recently her brother Shane, who rebelled against his father. During this time, the two shaped almost all storylines in the WWE.

In 2016 she was employed as a "Raw Commissioner". She was initially assigned the general manager Mick Foley , later Kurt Angle. After a storyline violation, she returned to television after several months in 2017, but with a much smaller role. However, it is seen as a driving force behind the strengthening of the women's division, initially known as the “Women's Revolution” or later “Evolution”.

Private life

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon 2014

According to their own account, Stephanie McMahon and Paul Levesque began dating each other in the course of their joint storyline; however, this is controversial. Levesque was previously in a relationship with the wrestler Chyna . This later claimed that Levesque's relationship with McMahon started much earlier and that he cheated on her accordingly. The love triangle had an impact on the further career of Chyna, who left her doctorate at the end of 2001 and whose career then crashed rapidly.

Stephanie McMahon and Paul Levesque became engaged on Valentine's Day 2003 and were married on October 25, 2003 at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow , New York . While she has since been privately called McMahon Levesque, she appears in the shows as Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley according to the storyline. The couple have three daughters who were born in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

Stephanie McMahon in the media

Stephanie McMahon has appeared on various shows on US television and radio, including The Howard Stern Show , Opie and Anthony and Jimmy Kimmel Live! . For NBC , she recorded with other WWE stars in 2001 on the benefit show The Weakest Link . In 2005 she had an appearance on the MTV show Punk'd , in which she and Stacy Keibler played a prank on her husband. In 2009 she appeared on Business News Network's The Market Morning Show with her mother, Linda McMahon . In the same year she made an appearance with The Big Show on the Dinner: Impossible series on the Food Network . She was also seen in various episodes of the Total Divas series.

Stephanie McMahon is featured in numerous WWE-related video games as both a playable and story character.

She has been Honorary Chairwoman of Special Olympics Connecticut since 2013 .

Appearances in video games

  • 1999: WWF Wrestlemania 2000
  • 1999: WWF Smackdown
  • 2000: WWF No Mercy
  • 2000: WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
  • 2001: WWF SmackDown! Just bring it
  • 2002: WWE SmackDown !: Shut Your Mouth
  • 2002: WWE WrestleManiaX8
  • 2003: WWE Raw 2
  • 2003: WWE Crush Hour
  • 2003: WWE WrestleMania XIX
  • 2003: WWE SmackDown !: Here Comes the Pain
  • 2012: WWE 13
  • 2013: WWE 2K14
  • 2015: WWE 2K16
  • 2016: WWE 2K17
  • 2017: WWE 2K18
  • 2018: WWE 2K19
  • 2019: WWE 2K20

Film and television appearances

Without WWE appearances, but with WWE documentaries.

  • 1999: Biography: Andre the Giant
  • 1999: Beyond the Mat (documentary film)
  • 2001: WWE Tough Enough (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2001: Lita: It Just Feels Right (documentary film)
  • 2001: Weakest Link (quiz show)
  • 2002: Howard Stern (talk show)
  • 2003: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Talk show)
  • 2003: The Wayne Brady Show (talk show)
  • 2004: 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
  • 2004: John Cena: Word Life (documentary film)
  • 2005: Punk'd
  • 2006: The Rich Shows
  • 2006: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (documentary film)
  • 2006: Mr. McMahon (documentary film)
  • 2009: Dinner Impossible
  • 2009 and 2011: E-60 (documentary series)
  • 2012: Clash Time
  • 2012: Attitude Era (documentary film)
  • 2013: Total Divas
  • 2013: The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment (documentary film)
  • 2014: Excuse Me! A Cougar Countdown: Vickie Guerrero (TV Movie)
  • 2014: Ladies and Gentleman, My Name is Paul Heyman (documentary film)
  • 2014 : The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW (documentary series)
  • 2015: Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream (Documentation)
  • 2015: UFC Embedded on Fox (documentary series)
  • 2016: Good Morning America
  • 2016: The Rachael Ray Shows
  • 2016: The Chew
  • 2017: Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards
  • 2017: Trailblayzer: The Alundra Blayze Story (documentary film)
  • 2017: 30 for 30
  • 2018: The Tonight Shows
  • 2018: OK! TV
  • 2018: Then, Now, Forever: Evolution of WWE's Women's Division (documentary film)

successes

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

  • Woman of the year 2000
  • Feud of the year 2002 against Eric Bischoff
  • Feud of 2013 against Daniel Bryan (as part of the Authority)
  • Most Hated Wrestler 2013 (as part of The Authority)
  • Most Hated Wrestler 2014 (Along with Triple H)

Wrestling Observer

  • Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2001) (She compared a storyline attack on Vince McMahon to the 11 September )
  • Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2003) (as part of the McMahon family)
  • Worst Non-Wrestling Personality (2001-2003)
  • Worst on interviews (2001-2003)

World Wrestling Entertainment

  • 1 × WWE Women's Championship
  • Slammy Award for Insult of 2013 (versus The Big Show )
  • Slammy Award for Feud of 2014 (The Authority vs. Daniel Bryan)
  • Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award (2016)

Further honors

  • Most Powerful Women in Cable from Cable Magazin 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013
  • 2013: Honorary Chair of Special Olympics Connecticut

Web links

Commons : Stephanie McMahon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Queen of the ring - 1/8/2001 - Broadcasting & Cable. December 2, 2008, accessed November 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Jeremy Dunham: Smackdown Countdown 2003: Stephanie McMahon. In: IGN. October 14, 2003, Retrieved November 6, 2018 (American English).
  3. ↑ a b c 10 Things you probably did not know about Stephanie McMahon . November 12, 2015 ( sportskeeda.com [accessed November 6, 2018]).
  4. ^ WWE Corporate. In: WWE.com. June 8, 2007, archived from the original on June 8, 2007 ; accessed on November 6, 2018 .
  5. ^ Stephanie McMahon and Big Show announce the partnership between WWE and Yahoo! Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
  6. ↑ WWE is a woman's business, says chief brand officer . In: The National . ( thenational.ae [accessed November 6, 2018]).
  7. ↑ WWE News: Triple H, Vince and Stephanie reveal details of Ronda Rousey deal, hint at more big name signings . February 8, 2018 ( sportskeeda.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  8. ^ Salaries of Vince McMahon, Triple H and Other WWE Executives Revealed | 411MANIA. Retrieved November 6, 2018 (American English).
  9. ^ The time The Undertaker crucified Stephanie McMahon on a cross . In: GiveMeSport . April 4, 2017 ( givemesport.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  10. ^ Stephanie McMahon . In: Online World of Wrestling . ( onlineworldofwrestling.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  11. ^ WWE Women's Championship - Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's reign. cagematch.net, accessed October 28, 2017 .
  12. ^ Harris M. Lentz III: Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland, 2003, ISBN 978-1-4766-0505-0 , pp. 230 ( google.de [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  13. ↑ Today in History: Stephanie McMahon vs. Vince McMahon in an “I Quit” Match at No Mercy 2003 - Diva Dirt . In: Diva Dirt . October 19, 2018 ( diva-dirt.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  14. ↑ John Bills: Every WWE 'I Quit' Match Ranked - From Worst To Best. August 4, 2016, accessed November 7, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Stephanie McMahon On How Triple H Helped Start The Women's Evolution - Wrestling Inc. In: Wrestling Inc. ( wrestlinginc.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  16. ^ A b Stephanie McMahon Q&A: On WWE Evolution, Ronda Rousey and a women's main event at WrestleMania . In: The National . ( thenational.ae [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  17. ↑ Triple H and Stephanie McMahon Got Married 15 Years Ago - Wedding Details - PWPIX.net . In: PWPIX.net . October 27, 2018 ( pwpix.net [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  18. ↑ huge285: Stephanie McMahon: First Daughter of the WWE, Super Mom of 3, Woman with Food Demons! Retrieved November 7, 2018 (UK English).
  19. ↑ Brendan Morrow: Triple H & Stephanie McMahon's Children: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know . In: Heavy.com . March 31, 2017 ( heavy.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  20. ↑ The Weakest Link | TV | TrishStratus.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Punk'd. Episode # 5.8. In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved November 7, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Photos: Stephanie McMahon Named Honorary Chairwoman for Connecticut Special Olympics - Diva Dirt . In: Diva Dirt . October 9, 2013 ( diva-dirt.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  23. ↑ The Lists - Cablefax . In: Cablefax . ( cablefax.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME McMahon, Stephanie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McMahon Levesque, Stephanie (full name); McMahon, Stephanie Marie (maiden name); McMahon-Helmsley, Stephanie (other name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartford (Connecticut) , United States