Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie Marie McMahon Levesque[8][9] (/məkˈmæn/ mək-MAN; née Stephanie Marie McMahon; born September 24, 1976)[6] is an American businesswoman and professional wrestler. She is known for her various roles within WWE between 1998 and 2023.[10] The daughter of Vince and Linda McMahon, she is a fourth-generation wrestling promoter as a member of the McMahon family. She began working for WWE at age 13, modeling merchandise for various catalogs. McMahon began appearing regularly on-air for WWE (then WWF as the World Wrestling Federation) in 1999 as a part of a storyline with The Undertaker. After a brief on-screen relationship with Test, McMahon was engaged to Triple H — whom she married both on-screen and later in real life – which resulted in the McMahon-Helmsley faction storyline. She has 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 general manager of SmackDown, but stopped appearing regularly on television after an "I Quit" match with her father. After making only sporadic appearances for several years, McMahon began appearing regularly on Raw in 2008 as their general manager before disappearing once again. She returned to regular on-air appearances in 2013, this time under the gimmick of an unctuous, judgmental, bullying owner along with on-screen chief operating officer Triple H. They became a power couple and formed the stable The Authority, making what were often shady decrees while claiming only to be concerned for "what's best for business," all the while romanticizing each other in the process with public displays of affection. McMahon wrestled her final in-ring match at WrestleMania 34 in April 2018, after which she continued to focus on executive roles within the company. McMahon's business career began as an account executive for the WWF offices in New York, before becoming the company's head writer and director of creative writing. In 2006, she was promoted to senior vice president of creative writing. A year later, she became the executive vice president of creative. From 2013 to 2022, McMahon served as the company's chief brand officer. In July 2022, McMahon was named the chairwoman and co-CEO of WWE, alongside Nick Khan, following her father's retirement.[11] She then resigned from WWE in January 2023 following her father's return to the company. Early life Stephanie Marie McMahon was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 24, 1976, to professional wrestling promoters Vince and Linda McMahon.[12] She has an older brother, Shane. McMahon and her family are Irish American, and she has expressed pride of her Irish heritage.[13] During a WWE live event in Dublin in 2004, she revealed that her family originally came from County Clare.[14] Her great-grandfather, Jess McMahon, was born to Irish parents who had emigrated from Galway to New York City during the 1870s. Soon after McMahon's birth, her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended Greenwich Country Day School through her elementary years. She started working for World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the age of 13 as a model for merchandise catalogs.[15] After graduating from Greenwich High School in 1994, McMahon attended Boston University. She graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in communications.[16] She became a full-time employee at the WWF Business career World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE Early positions McMahon entered the World Wrestling Federation (WWF/E) as a model for the WWF's sales and merchandise department, but started her WWF business career as an Account Executive for the WWF offices in New York.[8][18] In her early years with the company, she did reception work, creative design, television production, and acted as a ring performer. In November 2000, McMahon became head writer of the company, replacing Chris Kreski.[19][20] After spending time as the director of creative writing, a job she had by 2002,[20] she was promoted to Senior Vice President of Creative Writing in 2006. Executive Vice President McMahon was promoted to executive vice president of Creative in 2007. She was responsible for overseeing the creative process (storylines) for all television and pay-per-view programming. She oversaw all aspects of talent management and branding, live event booking and marketing, and all social and digital media properties.[8] As executive vice-president of Creative, McMahon was able to spearhead the upbringing of the WWE app, which has been downloaded over 20 million times. She was also able to launch a huge partnership with the USO metropolitan Washington, the social media company Tout, and was able to partner with Yahoo to bring WWE content.[21] Stephanie also led WWE's Creative coalition for their Anti Bullying Campaigns. Chief brand officer On December 4, 2013, WWE announced the promotion of McMahon to chief brand officer, where she will lead efforts to further enhance WWE's brand reputation among key constituents including advertisers, media, business partners, and investors.[22] She will also serve as the lead ambassador of WWE and work with business units to support key growth initiatives.[22] She will also lead WWE's targeted youth and moms marketing programs.[citation needed] McMahon's new position enabled her to spearhead the continued partnership with General Mills' Totino's brand. On February 5, 2014, McMahon along with CMO and CRO Michelle Wilson announced a partnership between WWE and KaBOOM! to build a playground for WWE's annual WrestleMania week in Louisiana. McMahon earned a combined salary of over $775,000 between her corporate role and as an on-screen talent in 2013. She also owns over $77 million in WWE stock.[23] On April 15, 2014, during WWE's annual Business Partners Summit, McMahon confirmed that a new WWE logo would debut the night after WWE SummerSlam, although it was already showing up on WWE products like the WWE Network and NXT. On August 5, at the Needham fireside conference, McMahon alongside her husband Triple H, and WWE Chief strategy and financial officer George Barrios, discussed the Creative side of WWE, the WWE Network, and the difference between WWE and UFC.[24] On May 19, 2022, McMahon tweeted that she would be taking a leave of absence from the majority of her responsibilities at WWE. She stated that she looked forward to returning to the company in the near future and was taking time off to focus on family.[25] Interim Chairwoman and CEO On June 17, 2022, amidst an investigation by WWE's board of directors into reported "hush money" paid to a former employee by Vince McMahon following an affair, McMahon stepped down as chairman and CEO of WWE and was replaced by his daughter, Stephanie McMahon Levesque, as the interim chairwoman and CEO of WWE.[26][27] Chairwoman and Co-CEO On July 22, 2022, Vince McMahon announced his retirement from WWE and named McMahon Levesque the company's new chairwoman and Co-CEO (alongside Nick Khan).[28] Triple H then replaced Vince McMahon as Head of WWE creative.[29] Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE McMahon-Helmsley Era (1999–2001) In early 1999, at the suggestion of WWF writer Vince Russo[30] McMahon debuted as the innocent and friendly daughter of Vince McMahon during an on-screen storyline involving Vince and The Undertaker.[31] The Undertaker stalked and abducted McMahon at the end of the April Backlash pay-per-view, which culminated in him almost marrying her in the middle of the ring the next night on Raw, before being rescued by Stone Cold Steve Austin.[32] McMahon then began an on-screen relationship with wrestler Test, which led to a rivalry between him and her older brother Shane.[33] After Test defeated Shane at SummerSlam in a "Love Her Or Leave Her Match",[34] McMahon and Test went on to team together in a match on September 20, 1999, with the couple defeating Jeff Jarrett and Debra.[35] 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.[36][37] McMahon seemed to abhor Triple H at first, but at the inaugural Armageddon event, after Triple H defeated her father in a No Holds Barred Match, left with him after embracing. McMahon confronted Vince the next night on Raw and revealed the wedding was a planned event, which was a revenge plot against her father for the aforementioned kidnappings, thus turning her heel for the first time in her career.[37][38] In late 1999, with Vince McMahon absent as a result of injuries inflicted upon him by Triple H at the Armageddon pay-per-view, Triple H and McMahon became the on-screen owners of the WWF, a period known as the "McMahon-Helmsley Era" (slightly different from the modern era of "The Authority") and dominated by the McMahon-Helmsley Faction.[39] 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 on the March 28 episode of SmackDown![40] McMahon successfully defended her title against Lita on SmackDown on June 6 and 16.[41] McMahon reconciled with her father and brother at WrestleMania 2000 when they helped Triple H defend his title against The Rock, leaving Linda McMahon as the only fan-favorite in the McMahon family.[42] McMahon with the WWF Women's Championship at King of the Ring in 2000 In mid-2000, a love triangle storyline began featuring McMahon, Triple H and Kurt Angle.[43] The storyline continued at Unforgiven when Triple H defeated Angle with a Pedigree following a low blow from McMahon, proving her loyalty to him.[44] McMahon later became Angle's manager and was in his corner when he defeated The Rock for the WWF Championship at No Mercy.[45] The alliance was short-lived, however, as after The Rock performed his Rock Bottom maneuver on McMahon at No Mercy, Triple H attacked Angle, considering it his fault that McMahon was hurt due to her managing Angle at the time.[46] On the August 21, 2000, episode of Raw, McMahon lost the WWF's Women's Championship to Lita despite the interferences from Angle and Triple H after special referee, The Rock, performed a spinebuster on McMahon.[47] The internal disputes between the McMahons led to Linda McMahon being in a comatose and wheel-chair bound state due to the stress of being asked for a divorce by Vince, who took the opportunity to have a public affair with Trish Stratus.[48][49] McMahon briefly feuded with Stratus, defeating her at No Way Out.[50] Over the next few weeks, Vince made it clear that he favored McMahon over Stratus, allowing McMahon to bully and verbally abuse Stratus.[49] At WrestleMania X-Seven, Shane McMahon defeated Vince in a street fight.[49] During the match, Stratus slapped Vince and chased Stephanie from ringside, apparently upset with Vince's constant misogynistic treatment of her.[48][49] The Invasion and divorce from Triple H (2001–2002) Main articles: The Invasion and The Alliance McMahon later revealed that she had purchased Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and intended to bankrupt the WWF (in reality, the ownership of ECW assets at this time was highly disputed), along with her brother Shane, who had become the on-screen owner of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the two rosters merged to form a "supergroup" known as The Alliance.[33][51] Her team The Alliance consisting of her brother Shane, former WCW Champion Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle and Stone Cold Steve Austin were defeated by Team WWF consisting of The Undertaker, Kane, Big Show, Chris Jericho and The Rock at Survivor Series in a five-on-five, Winner Takes All elimination match.[52] The night after The Alliance was defeated, Shane and Stephanie were banished from WWF television.[53] McMahon returned in January 2002 when Triple H made a comeback as a fan-favorite, but the good couple began having problems, as McMahon began acting like a nagging and clingy wife.[37] As part of the storyline, the couple "divorced" after McMahon claimed to be pregnant to trick Triple H into renewing their marital vows.[54] Triple H later discovered that she was lying though and left her at the altar during the renewal ceremony.[55] As a result, after Triple H won the Royal Rumble, McMahon appointed herself as the special guest referee in a match between Kurt Angle and Triple H at No Way Out with Triple H's WrestleMania Undisputed WWF Championship shot on the line.[55] Though Angle won thanks to McMahon's biased officiating,[56] Triple H defeated him the next night to regain his title shot.[57] McMahon then aligned herself with former enemy, Chris Jericho.[33][57] Despite interference by McMahon, Jericho lost to Triple H at WrestleMania X8 on March 17.[58] On the March 25 episode of Raw, Jericho and McMahon lost to Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the Undisputed Championship, with the stipulation that, if McMahon was pinned, she would be forced to leave the WWF. In the match, McMahon came within a one count of becoming the first female WWE Champion in a pin on Jericho, but was ultimately pinned by Triple H.[59] SmackDown! general manager (2002–2003) On July 18, 2002, McMahon returned to the WWE (formerly WWF until a lawsuit from the World Wildlife Fund) as the general manager of SmackDown!.[60] In contrast to her McMahon-Helmsley era villain character, McMahon became a fan favorite, as she began to favor fan favorite wrestlers at that time. She feuded with Raw general manager Eric Bischoff. On the October 31 episode of SmackDown! at a Halloween party, McMahon and Bischoff shared a kiss while McMahon was dressed as a witch and Bischoff was disguised as her father underneath a mask.[61] McMahon was given credit for the return of the WWE United States Championship and for the creation of the WWE Tag Team Championship.[62] She was also credited with signing Hulk Hogan back to SmackDown!, which caused friction between herself and her father.[63] In the summer of 2003, Vince McMahon began to resent Stephanie's attempts to stop him from pursuing an affair with Sable.[64] In a controversial segment of SmackDown!, John Cena requested that Stephanie rip Sable's top off and that he be allowed to slap Stephanie's buttocks; she agreed to it and he slapped her buttocks, after which she went backstage, fought Sable, and ripped Sable's top off briefly exposing Sable's breasts on air. The feud culminated in the controversial first ever father-daughter "I Quit" match at No Mercy.[65][66] McMahon was accompanied by her mother, the CEO of WWE Linda McMahon, and Sable accompanied Vince in their match.[65] McMahon lost when Linda, at ringside threw in a towel on her behalf because Vince did not release a choke he had on her with a lead pipe.[65] As a result of losing the match, McMahon was forced to step down as SmackDown! general manager. The match was made to write Stephanie out of storylines as she was marrying Paul "Triple H" Levesque that week.[67] Sporadic appearances (2005–2007) McMahon returned as a villainess once again on October 3, 2005, for Raw Homecoming, where she confronted Stone Cold Steve Austin and received a Stunner.[68] On October 10, 2005, she, along with her father and, in a surprise twist, her mother fired Raw announcer Jim Ross.[69] A visibly pregnant McMahon also returned on the March 6, 2006, episode of Raw, approaching Shawn Michaels backstage and claiming to have abdominal pains.[70] When Michaels left to get her some water, McMahon pulled out an unmarked substance out of her brassiere and poured it into his bottle of water.[70] This substance caused him to become groggy during his match against Shane later in the night, which he lost as a result.[70] McMahon also appeared at the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 1, 2006, and in a backstage vignette with her immediate family at WrestleMania 22.[71] McMahon returned during a backstage segment in April 2007 at WrestleMania 23, visiting her father before his "Battle of the Billionaires" match.[72] After her father returned to Raw after faking his own death,[73] McMahon publicly revealed that her father had an illegitimate child, who was among the WWE roster.[74] On the taped edition of Raw that aired September 3, 2007, McMahon, along with her mother Linda and her brother Shane, made several appearances to confront Mr. McMahon about the child, who was later revealed to be Hornswoggle, turning into a fan favorite.[75] On Raw's 15 Year Anniversary episode, she appeared along with Shane in a segment—also involving her husband Triple H and Hornswoggle—which ended with her kissing her real life husband Triple H, to humiliate her father on Raw.[76] Raw general manager (2008–2009) See also: The Legacy versus the McMahons After the severe injuries sustained by Vince on the June 23, three-hour edition of Raw, Shane appeared requesting for the Raw Superstars to stand together during what was a 'turbulent time'.[77][78] Shane's plea was ignored, and subsequently, for the next two weeks, McMahon and Shane urged the superstars to show solidarity.[79][80] The following week, Shane announced Mike Adamle as their choice to be the new Raw general manager.[81] After Adamle stepped down as general manager, McMahon soon became in charge of the brand and (reignited her feud) by having altercations with Chris Jericho in the following weeks, which involved her firing him (although he was later reinstated).[82] After her father Vince returned, the family began a feud with Randy Orton, who began the storyline by punting Vince in the head.[83] After a few weeks of feuding, Orton and his alliance, The Legacy, punted Shane in the head and performed an RKO on McMahon.[84] Following the attack, he was chased out of the ring by Triple H, her real-life husband.[84] The rivalry among Orton, the Legacy and the McMahons heated up when Orton attacked and kissed Stephanie. Triple H and the Legacy's rivalry continued at WrestleMania 25, where Triple H defended the WWE Championship against Orton.[85] The following month, Orton won the championship at Backlash.[86] After Backlash, McMahon left Raw and took a hiatus from WWE television. WWF 2001 ROSTER: Al Snow AL SNOW Albert ALBERT Big Boss Man BIG BOSS MAN Big Show BIG SHOW Billy Gunn BILLY GUNN Billy Kidman BILLY KIDMAN Booker T BOOKER T Bradshaw BRADSHAW Brian Adams BRIAN ADAMS Bruno Lauer BRUNO LAUER Bryan Clark BRYAN CLARK Bubba Ray Dudley BUBBA RAY DUDLEY Buff Bagwell BUFF BAGWELL Bull Buchanan BULL BUCHANAN Chavo Guerrero Jr. CHAVO GUERRERO JR. Chris Benoit CHRIS BENOIT Chris Jericho CHRIS JERICHO Chris Kanyon CHRIS KANYON Christian CHRISTIAN Christopher Daniels CHRISTOPHER DANIELS Chuck Palumbo CHUCK PALUMBO Chyna CHYNA Crash Holly CRASH HOLLY D'Lo Brown D'LO BROWN D-Von Dudley D-VON DUDLEY Dean Malenko DEAN MALENKO Debra DEBRA Diamond Dallas Page DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE Dustin Rhodes DUSTIN RHODES Eddie Guerrero EDDIE GUERRERO Edge EDGE Essa Ríos ESSA RÍOS Evan Karagias EVAN KARAGIAS Faarooq FAAROOQ Funaki FUNAKI Gangrel GANGREL Gene Okerlund GENE OKERLUND Grandmaster Sexay GRANDMASTER SEXAY Haku HAKU Hardcore Holly HARDCORE HOLLY Howard Finkel HOWARD FINKEL Hugh Morrus HUGH MORRUS Ivory IVORY Jacqueline JACQUELINE Jazz JAZZ Jeff Hardy JEFF HARDY Jerry Lawler JERRY LAWLER Jerry Lynn JERRY LYNN Jim Cornette JIM CORNETTE Jim Ross JIM ROSS Joey Abs JOEY ABS Jonathan Coachman JONATHAN COACHMAN Justin Credible JUSTIN CREDIBLE K-Kwik K-KWIK Kane KANE Kevin Kelly KEVIN KELLY Kurt Angle KURT ANGLE Kwee Wee KWEE WEE Lance Storm LANCE STORM Lilian Garcia LILIAN GARCIA Linda McMahon LINDA MCMAHON Lita LITA Mark Henry MARK HENRY Mark Jindrak MARK JINDRAK Matt Hardy MATT HARDY Maven MAVEN Michael Cole MICHAEL COLE Michael Hayes MICHAEL HAYES Mick Foley MICK FOLEY Mighty Molly MIGHTY MOLLY Mike Awesome MIKE AWESOME Mosh MOSH Paul Bearer PAUL BEARER Paul Heyman PAUL HEYMAN Perry Saturn PERRY SATURN Pete Gas PETE GAS Raven RAVEN Raymond Rougeau RAYMOND ROUGEAU Rhyno RHYNO Ric Flair RIC FLAIR Rikishi RIKISHI Road Dogg ROAD DOGG Rob Van Dam ROB VAN DAM RodRageous RODRAGEOUS Sara SARA Scott Vick SCOTT VICK Scotty 2 Hotty SCOTTY 2 HOTTY Sean O'Haire SEAN O'HAIRE Sgt. Slaughter SGT. SLAUGHTER Shane McMahon SHANE MCMAHON Sharmell SHARMELL Shawn Stasiak SHAWN STASIAK Spike Dudley SPIKE DUDLEY Stacy Keibler STACY KEIBLER Stephanie McMahon STEPHANIE MCMAHON Steve Austin STEVE AUSTIN Steve Blackman STEVE BLACKMAN Steven Richards STEVEN RICHARDS Tajiri TAJIRI TAKA Michinoku TAKA MICHINOKU Tazz TAZZ Terri TERRI Test TEST Tex Slazenger TEX SLAZENGER The Brooklyn Brawler THE BROOKLYN BRAWLER The Fabulous Moolah THE FABULOUS MOOLAH The Goodfather THE GOODFATHER The Hurricane THE HURRICANE The Kat THE KAT The Rock THE ROCK The Undertaker THE UNDERTAKER Tiger Ali Singh TIGER ALI SINGH Tommy Dreamer TOMMY DREAMER Tony Chimel TONY CHIMEL Tori TORI Torrie Wilson TORRIE WILSON Triple H TRIPLE H Trish Stratus TRISH STRATUS Val Venis VAL VENIS Vince McMahon VINCE MCMAHON William Regal WILLIAM REGAL X-Pac X-PAC

WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – January 6, 2001 (13,491; a few hundred short of a sell out) The Acolytes defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon when Bradshaw pinned Buchanon WWF Women’s Champion Ivory pinned Molly Holly with her feet on the ropes Chris Jericho defeated Perry Saturn via submission with the Walls of Jericho Albert defeated Test Billy Gunn defeated Val Venis WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Steve Austin after hitting him with the title belt moments after Austin fought off interference from WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian; after the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on Edge & Christian and drank several beers WWF Hardcore Champion Raven defeated Steve Blackman WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match; the Hardyz were the first eliminated Hardcore Holly pinned the Big Bossman with a roll up The Rock & the Undertaker defeated Rikishi & Kane in a No DQ match when Rock pinned Rikishi with the Rock Bottom

– 1/7/01: Chris Jericho took part in a celebrity hockey game at Madison Square Garden.

WWF @ Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena – January 7, 2001 (16,108; sell out) Hardcore Holly defeated the Big Bossman The Acolytes defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz Too Cool defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon Perry Saturn defeated Crash & Molly Holly in a handicap match Steve Austin, the Rock, & the Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, Rikishi, & Kane when Austin pinned Angle with the Stunner Albert defeated Test WWF Hardcore Champion Raven defeated Steve Blackman WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Matt & Jeff Hardy

WWF @ San Jose, CA – Arena – January 8, 2001 (13,769; sell out) Rodney & Pete Gas defeated Joey Abs & Just Joe Jakked: Crash Holly defeated Essa Rios K-Kwick defeated Donovan Morgan Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Robert Thompson & Boyce La Grande Raw is War: Chris Jericho, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn (w/ Terri), & Dean Malenko when Jericho countered an attempt by Benoit at the Crippler Crossface into a roll up Billy Gunn pinned Val Venis with the cobra clutch slam in a lumberjack match; the bout was originally scheduled as a steel cage match but was changed without explanation The Rock, Jack Doan, & Teddy Long defeated Kane & Rikishi via disqualification in a handicap match when Kane grabbed a steel chair; after the bout, the Undertaker came out for the save WWF Hardcore Champion Raven defeated Steve Blackman after Hardcore Holly interfered; after the bout, all three men continued brawling until Raven escaped in a waiting car Albert & Trish Stratus defeated Test in a handicap match when Albert scored the pin with the Baldo Bomb after William Regal interfered Steve Austin fought WWF World Champion Kurt Angle to a no contest at around 12:20 when Triple H came ringside, pulled referee Earl Hebner out of the ring as Austin had Angle covered with the Stunner, led Hebner around the ring by his hair, and ultimately knocked him out with a punch; after the bout, Austin threw Angle to the floor and invited Triple H into the ring; after battling in the ring and at ringside, Triple H busted Austin open with a series of blows with a steel pipe, finally laying Austin across the announce table and posing on top of Austin’s motionless body as the show came to a close (Action!)

WWF @ Oakland, CA – Arena – January 9, 2001 (14,325; sell out) Prototype pinned Aaron Aguilera Raven pinned Rodney The Big Bossman pinned Tex Slazenger; Slazenger came out to Dusty Rhodes’ WWF “American Dream” theme music Essa Rios pinned Joey Abs Sunday Night Heat: Too Cool fought Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki to a no contest when Taka & Funaki left the ring and told Too Cool they wanted to dance with them; all four men danced until Taka & Funaki attacked Too Cool from behind The Acolytes defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) when Bradshaw pinned D-Lo with the Clothesline from Hell Albert pinned Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) with the Baldo Bomb Smackdown! – included Vince McMahon announcing Triple H would challenge Kurt Angle for the WWF World Title at the Royal Rumble: The Goodfather, Bull Buchanon, & Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards & WWF Women?s Champion Ivory) defeated Billy Gunn, Matt, & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) when Venis pinned Matt after a Steven Kick from Richards Test pinned K-Kwick with a boot to the face; after the match, William Regal attacked Test on the stage with his European title Chris Jericho & the Dudley Boyz fought WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit, WWF Tag Team Champions Edge, & Christian to a no contest when Steve Austin came to the ring and hit Bubba, D-Von and Edge with a steel chair, with the other three participants escaping ringside; Austin then demanded Vince McMahon come out and tell him whether or not he was in the Royal Rumble match, which Vince said he was Rikishi defeated Kane, the Undertaker, & the Rock after pinning Kane with a splash; after the match, the four continued to brawl with Kane emerging as the last man standing; due to pre-match stipulations Rikishi earned the #30 spot in the Royal Rumble match

WWF @ Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – January 13, 2001 (14,755) Steve Blackman pinned Bull Buchanon with a roll up The Brooklyn Brawler pinned the Goodfather after Billy Gunn interfered Albert & Trish Stratus defeated Hardcore & Molly Holly when Trish pinned Molly with a bulldog after Albert tripped Molly Matt Hardy pinned Perry Saturn with the Twist of Fate after Lita interfered WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes and the Dudley Boyz in an elimination match; Bradshaw was pinned after Edge hit him with one of the title belts; the Dudleyz were eliminated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho after a low blow Val Venis defeated K-Kwick Test defeated Billy Gunn (sub. for WWF European Champion William Regal who refused to compete) with a roll up after Albert and Trish Stratus came ringside WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Hardy via submission with the Crippler Crossface after the champion knocked Lita off the ring apron Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated Kane & Rikishi when Austin pinned Rikishi with the Stunner

Power Pro @ Corinth, MS – January 13, 2001 (2,000) Joey Abs defeated Just Joe Scott Vick defeated Lance Cade Charlie & Russ Haas defeated Seven & Slash The Dupps defeated MCW Tag Team Champions Spanky & Shooter Schultz to win the titles MCW Heavyweight Champion Steve Bradley defeated PPW Heavyweight Champion the Spellbinder in a unification match Bill Dundee won a 20-man Royal Rumble match WWF Women’s Champion Ivory defeated the Kat WWF Hardcore Champion Raven defeated Crash Holly Jerry Lawler defeated Steven Richards Too Cool defeated Rodney & Pete Gas

WWF @ Madison, WI – January 14, 2001 (6,068) The Acolytes defeated the Dupps WWF Women’s Champion Ivory defeated the Kat Albert defeated Hardcore Holly Jerry Lawler defeated Raven Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated Rikishi & Kane Tes6t defeated Sho Funaki D-Lo Brown defeated Grandmaster Sexay WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Billy Gunn Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Chaz

WWF @ Green Bay, WI – Browne County Arena – January 14, 2001 (5,398; sell out) The Big Bossman pinned Tex Slazenger with the sidewalk slam Lita fought Molly Holly to a no contest when both women attacked Steven Richards and left ringside together The Goodfather defeated the Brooklyn Brawler Perry Saturn pinned Crash Holly by using the ropes for leverage; after the bout, Molly Holly took down both Saturn and Terri WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes and the Dudley Boyz in an elimination match; the Hardyz were eliminated after a Diamond Cutter from Bubba Ray Dudley; Bubba was pinned after being hit with one of the title belts Val Venis pinned K-Kwick with the fisherman’s suplex Steve Blackman pinned Bull Buchanon with an inside cradle WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho with a small package and using the tights for leverage

WWF @ Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center – January 15, 2001 (13,936; sell out) Pete Gas defeated Jack Dupp Rodney Rageous defeated Just Joe Joey Abs defeated Essa Rios Jakked: D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Jason Rage & Steve Boz Crash Holly defeated Vic Capri Perry Saturn defeated Chad Collyer Raw is War: Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Steven Richards, Val Venis, & WWF Women’s Champion Ivory when Lita pinned Ivory with the Twist of Fate after Chyna came ringside and pushed Ivory back inside the ring; after the bout, Chyna accepted Ivory’s challenge for a match at the Royal Rumble WWF Hardcore Champion Raven pinned Test after William Regal interfered backstage; during the bout, both Hardcore Holly and Steve Blackman interfered until the two began brawling with each other The Undertaker & Rikishi defeated the Rock & Kane when the Undertaker pinned Rock with the powerbomb after Kane turned on his partner and hit a chokeslam before walking out of the match Hardcore Holly fought Steve Blackman to a no contest when the referee left ringside after being hit Trish Stratus fought Jackie to a no contest in a spanking match when Kurt Angle came ringside and pulled Trish out of the ring (Divas in Hedonism) Tazz, Taka Michinoku, & Sho Funaki defeated K-Kwick & Too Cool when K-Kwick submitted to the Tazzmission Steve Austin & the Acolytes defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian when Austin pinned Angle with the Stunner; after the bout, Triple H attempted to provoke Austin into attacking him and thus losing his spot in the Royal Rumble match; eventually, Kurt Angle hit the Olympic Slam on Triple H and Austin, in turn, hit the Stunner on Angle

WWF @ Chicago, IL – AllState Arena – January 16, 2001 (13,262; sell out) Joey Abs pinned Bo Dupp Tex Slazenger pinned Just Joe Essa Rios pinned Vic Capri Sunday Night Heat – only shown internationally: K-Kwick pinned Tazz with a modified front suplex D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki when Funaki was pinned Scotty 2 Hotty (w/ Grandmaster Sexay) pinned Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) with the Worm Billy Gunn pinned Albert with the Cobra Clutch slam Smackdown!: Chris Jericho fought Perry Saturn to a no contest in a ladder match when Chris Benoit interfered; after the bout, Jericho was double teamed with the ladder Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Edge (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Christian) with a roll up; after the match, the champions put Bubba Ray through a table after Christian hit the Unprettier on D-Von The Acolytes & Jackie defeated Lita, Matt, & Jeff Hardy when Bradshaw pinned Jeff with the Clothesline from Hell Val Venis pinned Test with the Money Shot