Line #5 Awesome/StephanieMcMahon


1	* Stephanie has had a ''really'' impressive run in 2013 and 2014 as the head of Wrestling/TheAuthority, enough to get her RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap for a few more cynical fans.
2	* At Payback 2014 she has a segment where she's trying to convince Daniel Bryan to relinquish the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [[note]] Daniel was legit injured at the time, but the hope was to stall him having to relinquish the title long enough he could heal up [[/note]]. Being Chicago, a huge CM Punk chant breaks out - and without missing a beat (or even changing expression), Steph works it into the segment, telling Bryan "See? These fans want you to give up, just like Punk did." In one move, she shuts the crowd down totally, mocks Bryan AND Punk, and gets a ton of heat on herself.
3	* At ''Summerslam 2014'' she actually stepped into the ring for the first time in a decade, and put up a surprisingly athletic, well-executed match with [[Wrestling/BellaTwins Brie Bella]]. Her performance was so good, she got a rare "you still got it" chant from the crowd after being one of the most hated heels in the company for the past year. And she actually ''won'' this match, thanks to Nikki Bella selling out to the Authority and turning on Brie. Also her really cool outfit from that match, which later got auctioned off for a decent amount to go to charity.
4	* Two moments building up to aforementioned ''Summerslam'' match are also memorably awesome: her brawl with Brie after Brie twisted her arm into agreeing to the match (among other demands), particularly her playing the WoundedGazelleGambit, then slapping an unsuspecting Brie hard enough to knock her off the ring apron, and snarling, "I'm gonna make you '''''my bitch'''''," before dropping the mic; and her attacking both Bellas at the contract signing while Wrestling/TripleH all-too-happily assisted, culminating in Stephanie ''Pedigreeing'' each twin.
5	* Many of Steph's promos may count, seeing as how the woman is easily one of the best mic workers in the company. For smarks who can't ''stand'' CreatorsPet Wrestling/JohnCena, her verbally cutting him to shreds via TheReasonYouSuckSpeech on October 27, 2014's ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw RAW]]'' stands out as a vicious, shining moment for them and for Stephanie.
6	* Every time she slaps someone, because holy ''shit'' Stephanie can slap a bitch. [[note]][[ArrowCatch ...Unless that bitch is]] Wrestling/{{Sting}}, anyway.[[/note]]
7	* Stephanie giving John Cena a ''vicious'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech on the 3/2/15 edition of WWE Raw by claiming how the WWE doesn't need Cena but Cena needs the WWE and how the WWE can survive a mania without him. And the fans loved every moment of it despite her status as the heel GM.
8	* Giving [[Wrestling/TripleH Hubby]] a hand - er, hammer - against Wrestling/{{Sting}}. Holy crap, [[https://33.media.tumblr.com/8b82ebba418b0784590108f5ef2e3910/tumblr_nlowxqTEFh1rnjfjfo1_r1_400.gif she looks like the embodiment of evil.]]
9	* Despite the fact that most people have become so used to Stephanie eviscerating and emasculating performers in promos that they became desensitized to it or frustrated by it, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzqYBn6e9w the short speech she gave]] to Wrestling/RomanReigns on the ''Raw'' after ''Battleground'' about how he "lost it for all of us" and how he's "not a good guy, not a bad guy, just a loser" was certainly more welcome than not, particularly because it was largely seen as true in a {{kayfabe}}.
10	* She deserves credit for [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/20-most-insane-spots-from-wwe-wrestlemania-33?page=16 the table bump]] she took at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 33''. Some comeuppance, and she's not known for those bumps. Maybe she learned from [[Wrestling/ShaneMcmahon her brother]].
11	* Similarly the beatdown she took from Creator/RondaRousey in ''[=WrestleMania=] 31'', especially since it seemed [[LampshadeHanging openly set up]] as a KarmaHoudiniWarranty for the countless bitch slaps the male roster could not retaliate towards.
12	* That time she picked Ronda Rousey up and slammed her through a table.
13	* Her ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 34'' mixed tag match with her husband against the team of Creator/RondaRousey and Wrestling/KurtAngle is most likely the greatest match Stephanie has ever been in. It was Ronda's coming-out party in the WWE, of course, and much of the credit has to go to how well she lived up to expectations, but all four performers did their part, ''including'' Stephanie with her fantastically on-point heeling and selling of Ronda's offence (and she was even willing to let Angle briefly put her in the Ankle Lock). While some critics complained that she got a bit too much offence in against a trained MMA fighter like Ronda to be believable, the fans didn't so much eat the entire match up with a spoon as gobble it down with a ladle, and when Ronda forced Stephanie to tap out by breaking her left arm they rejoiced as she finally received years worth of long-awaited comeuppance all at once.
14	* Another great match early in Stephanie's career is one she had against Trish Stratus at ''No Way Out'' 2001; a pretty good brawl and CatFight that played to both women's strengths. Trish apparently still got compliments about it after her rise to the top as Women's Champion.
15	* A pretty good match considering her opponent was is against {{Wrestling/Sable}} of all people at ''Vengeance'' 2003. Sable in her first run with the company had it written into her contract that she couldn't bump or be disfigured in any way. Stephanie takes her to her limit, having again a good brawl and CatFight that is very enjoyable.
16	* Stephanie made a surprise return on night 2 of ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'', earning her one of the biggest pops in her career. The last time she'd been involved with WWE in any capacity was her briefly stepping up as co-CEO of the company following [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon her father's]] retirement in 2022, which abruptly ended with her stepping down and laying low when Vince (briefly) returned as chairman in 2023. With Vince leaving ''again'' in January 2024, this time for good, speculation over where Stephanie could be ran rampant, with many believing this may end up being the first [=WrestleMania=] without a [=McMahon=]... [[ShesBack so it came as a pleasant surprise that she returned to kick off the Show of Shows in grand fashion]], delivering one of her most hype promos ever in ushering a new era for WWE.
17	-->'''Stephanie''': So, if I may [[Wrestling/TripleH steal a line]] and ask you a question, Philly: ''Are you ready?'' ''(crowd erupts in cheers)'' No, no, no, Philadelphia, I said, from around the world! ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis ARE? YOU? READY?!]]''

Context Awesome / StephanieMcMahon