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Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque[3] (born September 24, 1976)[1] better known by her maiden name Stephanie McMahon, is World Wrestling Entertainment`s Executive Vice President, Creative Development & Operations.[3][4] She is the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and WWE CEO Linda McMahon, as well as the younger sister of Shane McMahon.

McMahon began regularly appearing with the company in 1999 as a part of a storyline with The Undertaker. After a brief on-screen relationship with Test, she was linked to Triple H—who she married both on-screen and later in real life—which culminated in the McMahon-Helmsley Faction storyline. During her tenure in the company, she held the WWF Women`s Championship once. In 2001, she was the on-screen owner of Extreme Championship Wrestling during The Invasion. The following year, she was the SmackDown General Manager, but stopped appearing regularly on television after an "I Quit" match with her father, Vince. After making sporadic appearances for several years, she began appearing regularly on Raw in 2008 as the Raw brand General Manager.


Stephanie Marie McMahon was born on September 24, 1976 in Greenwich, Connecticut to Linda and Vince McMahon.[2] At the age of 13, she appeared in World Wrestling Federation (WWF) merchandise catalogs, modeling T-shirts and hats.[5] Later, Stephanie attended Boston University, where she earned a degree in Communications.[6] After graduating in 1998, she began working for the WWF full time.[7]

[edit] Involvement in storylines

[edit] Abduction by the Undertaker; relationship with Test (1999)

In early 1999, at the suggestion of WWF writer Vince Russo,[8] Stephanie McMahon debuted as the sweet and innocent daughter of Vince McMahon during an on-screen storyline involving Vince and The Undertaker.[9] The Undertaker stalked and abducted McMahon, culminating in almost marrying her in the middle of the ring before being rescued by Stone Cold Steve Austin.[10]

McMahon then began an on-screen relationship with wrestler Test, which led to a rivalry between him and her older brother Shane.[11] After Test defeated Shane at SummerSlam in a "Greenwich Street Fight",[12] Stephanie and Test went on to team together in a match on September 20, 1999, with the couple defeating Jeff Jarrett and Debra.[13] The couple were eventually engaged, but during the in-ring ceremony, Triple H showed a video which revealed that he had drugged McMahon and taken her to Las Vegas, Nevada where they were married in a drive-through ceremony.[14][15] McMahon seemed to abhor Triple H at first, but eventually revealed that she had sided with him and that the wedding was real—a revenge plot against her father for the aforementioned kidnappings.[15][16]

[edit] McMahon-Helmsley era (2000–2001)
Main article: McMahon-Helmsley Faction

In 2000, with Vince McMahon absent as a result of injuries inflicted upon him by Triple H at the Armageddon event in 1999, Triple H and McMahon became the on-screen owners of the WWF, a period known as the "McMahon-Helmsley Era" and dominated by the McMahon-Helmsley Faction.[17] Triple H held the WWF Championship and McMahon held the WWF Women`s Championship after defeating champion Jacqueline with the help of Tori and D-Generation X.[18] McMahon reconciled with her father and brother at WrestleMania 2000 when they helped Triple H defend his title against The Rock, leaving Lin

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