The Women’s Tag Team Titles have been in talk recently and WWE itself is partially responsible for keeping this discussion alive with various hints.
Another one of these hints came from the Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon recently when Sky Sports asked her about the titles. Replying to it, the WWE Official said that the women’s tag titles are coming ‘sooner than we think’.
The site then spoke to a number of female stars about the possible introduction of the new belts including the likes of Bayley, Sasha Banks and more.
When asked about it, Banks said that she has heard rumors about it. She claimed that it’s really awesome for the Raw Commissioner to say that because it is a dream come true.
Continuing on the topic, she talked about possibly winning the titles with Bayley saying that it’s an honor to work with her best friend and she is happy to have a match with her at Evolution.
On the other hand, Bayley admitted that she never thought herself as a tag team champion but said that it will be very cool to be the first ever WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
There is still no solid word on when we might actually see the debut of these titles. Though as we noted before, WWE Officials were handing out signs regarding it during recent shows.
Now after Stephanie McMahon’s comment, it appears that the announcement regarding the new championships will be made sooner rather than later.
Stephanie McMahon spoke with Cathy Kelley earlier on Sunday before the WWE Evolution pay-per-view event that takes place in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the WWE Network.
In this interview, she spoke about various topics including women possibly headlining WrestleMania. This is where the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon stated that she hopes the legacy of this show will be that it’s not so groundbreaking or Earth shattering to have an all-women’s event because she wants to see their women main event WrestleMania.
“Every match at WrestleMania is a main event, but I want to see them close the show. The way they have succeeded in so many other shows.” She continued by stating that the WWE wants true gender parity and equality on the WWE roster. She added that “today is hugely important step in that mission.”
McMahon also spoke about Triple H’s influence on women’s wrestling starting with the Performance Center all the way to the main roster. She recalled him recruiting elite athletes, male and female, the same all over the world and started training the women same as the men. She gave him credit for bringing in the first-ever women’s coach, Sara Amato as well as giving women the same amount of match time at live events and on TV.
She continued, “That’s when the WWE Universe started chanting ‘women’s wrestling’ and ‘this is wrestling.’ That is really the biggest moment that gave rise to the ‘give divas a chance’ chant and hashtag that happened for WWE in 2015.”
WWE has dispatched a lot of their talent to do mainstream media in advance of Sunday’s WWE Evolution show.
The Bellas appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, their second appearance on the show in recent months.
Sasha Banks also appeared as a guest on Friday’s episode of the syndicated talk show, The Real. The Boss appeared on the Conversations With Maria Menounos podcast and spoke about the possibility of WWE Women’s Tag Team titles being introduced at Evolution.
Nikki, Brie, and Ronda Rousey were originally slated for Friday’s edition of Megyn Kelly Today. That appearance was cancelled when NBC made the decision to air a rerun of Kelly’s show. Later reports indicate that Kelly’s show has been cancelled.
Additionally, WWE has announced three roundtable discussions that will air on the WWE Now livestream on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
On Saturday at noon, Cathy Kelley will host a panel discussion featuring Toni Storm, Sasha Banks, and Trish Stratus. The selling point for the discussion is “Then, Now, Forever”, with Stratus representing WWE’s history, Banks the present, and Storm the future.
A second panel will be streamed at 2 PM Eastern on Saturday, featuring three women who will challenge for singles titles at Evolution, Shayna Bayzler, Charlotte Flair, and Nikki Bella.
The third discussion will take place Sunday at 3 PM Eastern. Kelley will discuss the Evolution event with WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon.
Are you excited for WWE Evolution? Make some noise in the comments section.
Stephanie McMahon was among the featured speakers today at the SportsBusiness Journal’s 2018 SBJ Game Changers Conference in New York City, a one-day event focused on the multiple ways in which women intersect with sports. During a discussion panel called “Ideas That Move Us Forward: Storytelling In Sports Business,” Stephanie revealed the reason behind WWE’s success.
“We’re successful for one reason only: We listened to our audience,” Stephanie said.
Afterward, Stephanie thanked the SportsBusiness Journal for the opportunity to speak at the conference.
Thank you @sbjsbd for the opportunity to be a part of the #GameChangers conference alongside women and men who are making a difference for women’s equality in sports! #SBJGChttps://t.co/r0LLBKrvNL
One of the longest-running unsubstantiated claims in pro-wrestling history is the infamous “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Stephanie McMahon rumor. Savage’s brother Lanny Poffo recently addressed the rumor on the first episode of his new podcast, The Genius Cast.
Longtime fans have probably heard the urban legend that Randy Savage had a liason of sorts with an underaged Stephanie. The rumor has been discounted by countless wrestlers over the years, but it persists to this day. Some fans still believe it’s the reason Savage was never brought back to WWE after his departure in 1994 and why the company waited so long to induct him into the Hall of Fame. According to Poffo, he doesn’t know if there is any truth to the rumor. Even if he did know, however, he wouldn’t tell. Poffo did offer up a theory as to why the rumor has persisted as strongly as it has over the years, however.
Lanny Poffo On Randy Savage Stephanie McMahon Rumor
“I don’t know and if I knew I wouldn’t tell you because Randy was very very private and I have absolutely no idea if that happened,” Poffo said “I’ll tell you what did happen. Triple H did an interview on a magazine and they said ‘what do you think of Hulk Hogan and the Macho Man’ and he says ‘well they’re great but they are dinosaurs.’ Well, evidently Hulk Hogan didn’t mind being called a dinosaur.”
So Poffo’s theory is that Savage mentioned Stephanie on his diss-track to Triple H just to get even with Hunter calling him a dinosaur.
“I have absolutely no idea if the urban legend is true. Like I said if I knew I wouldn’t tell you. It’s none of anybody’s business. There’s only one person who knows for sure and that is Stephanie. Randy is not here and she’s not talking,” Poffo continued.
Click Here to listen to Episode 1 of Lanny Poffo’s The Genius Cast podcast.
Former WWE Champion and recently named Knox County mayor-electGlenn “Kane” Jacobs was interviewed on the FOX News Rundown podcast by ex-WWE and IMPACT Wrestling star Tyrus.
Stereotypes About Wrestlers
Kane talked about his recent political win, wanting to break the stereotypes that surround WWE Superstars and if he’ll wrestle while maintaining his mayoral responsibilities. He noted that WWE stars are often labelled as “jocks.”
Jacobs would like to show people that couldn’t be further from the truth with his recent political victory. He was reminded by a quote Stephanie McMahon once told him about why WWE Superstars aren’t just called “wrestlers”:
“I remember Stephanie McMahon once saying there’s a reason why we’re not called wrestlers. We’re called superstars, because there’s so much more that we do,” said Jacobs.
“Even within our WWE careers, all the things that we’re asked to do. Our promotion, dealing with the media, all of that stuff is more than just a guy or gal in the ring for 10 minutes a night and put on a show.”
Wrestling As Mayor
Tyrus then asked Kane if he plans on continuing his in-ring career while he’s mayor. Kane said if he does anything, it would just be for special events:
“Basically, if I do anything, I’ll just do some special events,” said Kane.
“But, WWE has been a part of my life for over 20 years, I am very proud of my career, I’m very proud of working for the company, I’m proud of people like you (Tyrus), I’m proud of so many of my friends and colleagues.”
Listen to Kane’s interview on the FOX News Rundown podcast by clicking this link here.
Do you think Kane is helping to erase the “jock” stereotype around wrestlers? Let us know how you feel about the situation in the comments below!
Stephanie McMahon continues to make the media rounds to promote the upcoming WWE Evolution all-women’s event that goes down later this and spoke about the importance of it during a recent ESPN interview.
Recent Major Announcements
McMahon discussed making announcements for the women’s division which she noted was an honor beyond description to be the one who gets to make these announcements then listed off the first ever all-women Royal Rumble match, and now the first ever all-women pay-per-view. She noted that to be able to honor the memories and legacies of all of those women who have competed in the WWE and paved the way for today’s stars is a demonstration of equality for them as well as for all of the young girls and women around the world.”
Her Evolution Role
Although McMahon didn’t fully answer the question about her role at this show, she did make it clear that her goal is to make it the WrestleMania version of the women’s division. “What’s awesome about this pay-per-view event is that it’s being treated the same as every other pay-per-view, because we believe in it so much. It has the creative writing team. It has all of our live events production, talent relations — all of the different departments that go into making every pay-per-view a success are behind this pay-per-view. In terms of my role, I’m going to do everything I can to make it as big and as successful as it can possibly be. I’m hoping, at any rate, that this is going to be the WrestleMania of the women’s division.”
The Evolution pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will air on the WWE Network.
What are your thoughts on McMahon’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.
Vince McMahon has created an empire of professional wrestling that will likely never be rivaled in years to come.
From purchasing the WWE from his late father back in 1982, to helping create household names such as The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin and John Cena. He was also the mastermind behind professional wrestling’s biggest show of the year, WrestleMania.
Vince McMahon works tirelessly to ensure that the WWE remains at the forefront of the professional wrestling world, and it looks like his efforts have recently been recognized by Adweek.
“The Chairman Of The Board” was named 70th on Adweek’s List Of 100 Most Cutting-Edge CEOs. His daughter, Stephanie McMahon, recently took to Twitter to congratulate her father on the honor and credited him for making WWE’s WrestleMania the #6 most valuable sports event brands in the world:
“From creating @WrestleMania, @Forbes‘ #6 most valuable sports event brands in the world, to driving record revenues year-over-year, @VinceMcMahon has made @WWE a global media powerhouse.”
WWE’s Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon spoke exclusively to SkySports about WWE’s first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event, WWE Evolution (10/28).
During the discussion, Stephanie spoke at length about the path to women being the sole focus of a WWE show, from the #GiveDivasaChance movement to the signing of Ronda Rousey. She spoke about trailblazers in women’s wrestling, from the Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young to Wendi Richter, Alundra Blaze, Chyna and Trish Stratus.
She also touched upon a few newsworthy topics, including the possibility of women main eventing WrestleMania one day and the rumor that WWE will soon introduce Women’s Tag Team Championships.
Stephanie on Women Main Eventing WrestleMania
As soon as Ronda Rousey wrestled her first WWE match earlier this year (teaming with Kurt Angle against Stephanie and Triple H), fans were buzzing that it was only a matter of time before Rousey was main eventing WrestleMania against someone like Charlotte Flair.
Stephanie sounds optimistic that we’re not far off from such a scenario.
“God I hope not far! We’re certainly making strides and changes are happening every single day. They can’t happen fast enough for me – but we’ve definitely seen positive momentum and moves towards that.”
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships
It’s been rumored for months that WWE will soon be introducing Women’s Tag Team Championships. Self proclaimed “Human Belt Encyclopedia” @BeltFanDan has tweeted that the belts are already created – and have white straps, similar to the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships.
Women's Tag Belts: White leather. Similar to the men's tags but with some slight female themed changes. Not confirmed but rumored to be defended among all 4 brands (Raw, SD, NXT and eventually NXT:UK). The new NXT UK belts are not done yet.
Stephanie acknowledged the rumor of Women’s Tag Team Championships and said WWE would like to jumpstart a women’s tag team division ‘as soon as they are able to.’
“Not quite yet but that’s absolutely something we’ve heard loud and clear from our fan base and it’s something we’re keen on implementing as soon as we are able to.”
Stephanie also commented on whether she will be getting in the ring at WWE Evolution, joking, “that has yet to be determined.”
There’s much more to the interview, which you can read in its entirety at SkySports.com.
WWE stock is currently trading above $80, close to its all-time high of $83 per share. With the market cap over $6.2 billion, it’s a great time to cash in and unload some of those shares.
Several top WWE executives did just that this week.Those executives included Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Kevin Dunn and more.
At a sale price of just under $83, these executives are walking away with a very sweet payday. Both Kevin Dunn and Michelle Wilson netted over $10 million each for their shares. George Barrios wasn’t far behind at $9.996 million.
Stephanie McMahon pulled in $1,440,569.16 while Paul “Triple H” Levesque made $1,432194.24 respectively.
Anybody else regret not buying WWE stock when it was under $20 per share just last year?
WWE was teasing a historic announcement for Monday’s RAW from Cincinnati, Ohio and they delivered. Vince McMahon, Triple H and Stephanie were on hand to announce WWE’s first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event titled, WWE Evolution.
WWE Evolution will take place on Sunday, October 28th from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, New York. This event will see 50 women from WWE’s past, present and future (WWE, NXT and legends).
Michael Cole noted after the announcement that the RAW, SmackDown, and NXT Women’s Titles will be on the line as well as the finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic Tournament at this show.
Last week when this idea was rumored, it was reported that this show is apparently being planned due to the lack of female stars at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in April and that it could be a Network Special similar to the show at Saudi Arabia.
Stephanie had not been seen on RAW since the night after WrestleMania 34 in April where she was attacked by Ronda Rousey following their mixed tag team match at the biggest event of the year for the WWE.
What are your thoughts on this PPV event? Sound off in the comment section.
A ‘historic’ announcement is scheduled to be made by Stephanie McMahon this coming Monday night on RAW.
On Friday morning (July 20, 2018), the company announced the news by sending out the following statement on their social media accounts to hype her appearance on the flagship show of the company:
BREAKING: Commissioner @StephMcMahon will appear LIVE this Monday on #RAW to deliver a historic announcement!
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on what that announcement will be but it should be noted that it could have something to do with the reported plans of WWE holding an all women’s event later this year. This show is apparently being planned due to the lack of female stars at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in April and that it could be a Network Special similar to the show at Saudi Arabia. This is pure speculation at this time.
McMahon has not been seen on RAW since the night after WrestleMania 34 in April where she was attacked by Ronda Rousey following their mixed tag team match at the biggest event of the year for the WWE.
WWE holds this week’s RAW in Buffalo, NY at the KeyBank Center on the USA Network that will feature Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns square off in a #1 contender’s match with the winner challenging Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event.
Stephanie McMahon has shed some lights on her relationship with her father, Vince McMahon, and the advice he has given her throughout the course of her life.
While on the red carpet for the Sports Humanitarian Awards, McMahon spoke with Denise Salcedo about various topics including the best advice she ever received from her father, which she revealed to be about taking calculated risks, which he did to help build the company. “The best advice my father’s given me as a businessperson is to — there’s so many great pieces of advice. I’d say now take calculated risks,” Stephanie replied.
McMahon continued by stating that she takes pride in representing the WWE while they continue their mission to entertain on a global level and all of their endeavors outside of the WWE. “WWE’s mission is to put smiles on faces the world over. Whether we do it by our entertainment content or we do it by giving back.” She praised WWE’s partnership with the V-Foundation, Special Olympics, Boys And Girls Clubs of America, Susan G Komen, and more.
McMahon added that those are just a few to name and that she could go deep in on each one of those. She brought up about it being a privilege to be able to give back in as many ways as they can.
Last night, WWE was awarded the League Humanitarian Leadership award by ESPN. They received the award at the 4th annual Sports Humanitarian Awards in Los Angeles.
“The Sports Humanitarian Awards is a celebration of the impact made by athletes, teams and sports industry professionals who use the power of sport to make a difference throughout the world,” a company statement reads.
Roman Reigns, Stephanie McMahon, and Charlotte Flair were on hand to accept the award.
.@WWE is honored to be named the @espn League of the Year at their annual Sports Humanitarian Awards Dinner. Our mission is to put smiles on faces the world over, and we will continue to use our platform to inspire social good! pic.twitter.com/NT2C6yfFwF
“Our mission is to put smiles on faces the world over, and we will continue to use our platform to inspire social good!” WWE Tweeted.
“WWE helps to address and provide support on important social issues worldwide, including diversity and inclusion, education, military and bringing hope to critically ill children,” WWE’s statement continues. “In 2017 alone, WWE generated 3.1 billion impressions, held 237 events in the community and donated more than $25 million in media value to its community partners.”
WWE has placed emphasis on corporate social-responsibility these last few years. Their work on the Be A Star and Conor’s Cure are two examples of CSR projects the company has spearheaded.
Earlier this year, WWE organized the Mixed Match Challenge tournament. Each team picked a charity of their choice. The winning team would earn a donation of $100,000 to that organization. The winning team of Asuka and the Miz earned a donation to the charity “Rescue Dogs Rock”. The charity supports neglected or abused dogs and helps find them a forever home.
Thank you @espn for the honor of @wwe the League Humanitarian Leadership award! This award is for all of our Superstars, employees and fans who do so much to give back and put smiles on people’s faces. #SportsHumanitarianAwardspic.twitter.com/FwO3kbxcAY
“Thank you ESPN for the honor of WWE the Sports Humanitarian Leadership award!” Stephanie Tweeted. “This award is for all of our Superstars, employees and fans who do so much to give back and put smiles on people’s faces.”
WWE’s Stephanie McMahon recently did an interview with People to talk about what it’s like juggling being a mother with being at the forefront of a professional wrestling empire as one of WWE’s most powerful executives.
McMahon said that her goal is to “leave a lasting legacy on the community” as a businesswoman. In regards to motherhood, she said that’s her favorite part about being Stephanie McMahon:
“My favorite part about being Stephanie McMahon is being a mom,” said Stephanie. “Our girls are now 11, 9, and 7.”
Former WWE Champion, fellow WWE executive and Stephanie’s husband, Triple H, also chimed in and praised his wife’s ability as a mother:
“It’s amazing. She’s an amazing mom,” said Triple H. “She’s up making pancakes first thing in the morning after sleep. She’s helping with homework. She’s doing all of it. It doesn’t matter what she’s in the middle of, if the kids call, she drops it.
“She’s with them. No matter what in her life, the most important job is mom. And if she had to drop everything else right now, it wouldn’t even be a question.”
McMahon also said that she’d love for her children to carry on WWE’s legacy and be the next generation of McMahons in the company:
“I think it would be phenomenal if we had an additional McMahon-Levesque generation in WWE,” said Stephanie.
– Charlotte Flair resumed working out today after undergoing surgery on June 19 to repair a ruptured breast implant.
Flair posted a video clip of her workout this morning on Instagram Story and noted that it was her first day back after taking three weeks off. She adds that her workout was “lower body only.”
Flair also posted the video on her Twitter account and said the “countdown begins.”
There is no word yet on how long Flair will be out of action. She last wrestled on June 17 at WWE Money in the Bank, where she competed in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. WWE has not addressed her absence from television.
– Last Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE, a “battle of the sexes” match between Asuka and James Ellsworth ended in a double count-out. Immediately following the contest, SmackDown LIVE General Manager Paige announced that Ellsworth would face Asuka again on this week’s show, but in a Lumberjack Match with the “entire” SmackDown LIVE Women’s division surrounding the ring.
On the latest edition of This Week In WWE on the WWE Network, a graphic aired revealing the Lumberjacks in the match. They are Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Lana, Becky Lynch, Naomi and SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella.
Ellsworth posted the graphic on Twitter, adding that Paige put him in an unfair situation.
#SDLive General Manager @RealPaigeWWE has put me in a very unfair situation for this Tuesday
– Stephanie McMahon spoke this morning at the 2018 Girl Up Leadership Summit in Washington D.C., a global movement for gender equality. She talked about her experience in this Instagram post.
World Wrestling Entertainment is a company now valued at over $5 billion. The rise in company profile is largely due to recently announced television contracts with the USA and Fox Networks.
What allowed WWE more leverage during this round of television contract negotiations was the presence of new suitors at the table. Streaming services, such as Amazon and Facebook Live, entered the market in a big way recently. WWE did business with Facebook Live early this year with the Mixed Match Challenge.
Stephanie spoke with the media outlet, the Drum, about the success of WWE’s Mixed Match Challenge tournament. “It had over 100 million views and it was considered a success by Facebook,” she said. “We’re now in conversations to see where we go from here, but we’re nimble and flexible.”
Streaming Services and WWE
While WWE ended up going with traditional cable networks for this round of television contracts, there is nothing that says they could not end up on a streaming service next time around.
Stephanie also spoke recently about the possibility of WWE products ending up on Amazon, Facebook Live, Netflix, or a similar service.
“I don’t think we’re there yet…Linear is still incredibly important and reaches a huge audience and delivers, but absolutely, I see content moving everywhere that’s why WWE is everywhere because we want to be ready when that time is right.”
WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2
Stephanie didn’t go into great detail about whether there will be a season 2 of Mixed Match Challenge on Facebook Live. She did stress that Facebook considered the experiment a success, however.
Miz and Asuka were the eventual victors of the tournament. They defeated the “Robe Warriors” team of Charlotte Flair and Bobby Roode in the finals.
Do You Want To See Another WWE Mixed Match Challenge Tournament? Let us know in the comment section below.
Seth Rollins Could Join Elite Company Tonight On RAW
Tonight, Seth Rollins invokes his rematch clause for the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler defeated The Architect for the strap last week on Monday Night RAW.
According to WWE’s Instagram account, Rollins could join some Hall Of Fame company tonight. If Rollins defeats Ziggler and reclaims the Intercontinental Title he’ll be one of a few names to have held both the Intercontinental and WWE Championship several times each:
Stephanie McMahon Congratulates Charlotte Flair On ESPN Honor
SmackDown Live star Charlotte Flair has been featured in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue. Flair has already teased her shoot on her Instagram account with a few pictures:
WWE’s Stephanie McMahon recently took to Twitter to congratulate Flair on the ESPN honor:
Congratulations @MsCharlotteWWE for becoming the first-ever @WWE Superstar featured in @ESPN Magazine’s Body issue. Charlotte exemplifies beauty and strength, both inside and out, and I couldn’t be more proud. #Body10#WomensEvolution
Stephanie McMahon has been a part of WWE for well over two decades now but the Raw Commissioner hadn’t had a WrestleMania match, up until this year.
Stephanie wrestled her first Mania match at the Show of Shows earlier this year where she teamed up with her husband Triple H to compete with the team of Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle in a losing effort.
Talking about her WrestleMania in-ring debut during a recent interview with ESPN, the Raw Star revealed how she felt going into the match and claimed that she had never been more nervous in her life:
“I have never been more nervous in my life. It was absolutely a dream come true to be able to wrestle at WrestleMania in general. Having the opportunity to be a part of Ronda Rousey’s debut, and being a part of Kurt [Angle]’s first match in years was an amazing opportunity. It’s a moment I’ll never forget.”
Apart from this Stephanie also talked about how WWE belongs to an event like the FYC Campaign, Raw being the longest running weekly episodic television show in history with over 1300 episodes and more.
It’s worth mentioning here that the WrestleMania match was also the debut bout for Ronda Rousey and she is set to wrestle in her first televised singles match at the Money In The Bank PPV this Sunday.
The daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, Stephanie, is slated to appear on next Friday’s special edition of Undercover Boss, which is being titled Celebrity Boss, on CBS.
The sports entertainment company has released this preview clip of the episode that features McMahon disguising herself as a WWE photographer. You can check it out here:
The WWE Network will be airing a new episode of WWE 24 following the Money in the Bank pay-per-view post-show on the streaming service at 11 pm EST next Sunday night that features The Hardys, WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy and RAW Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy. Here is the synopsis for the episode:
“The Hardys were extreme in and outside the ring, and nearly lost it all. Witness The Hardys’ fall from grace, and their ultimate redemption!”
What are your thoughts on McMahon appearing on this show? Sound off in the comment section below.
Both Stephanie McMahon and Triple H weren’t present for last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW from Houston, Texas. While it’s not unusual for them to be missing on-screen, they’re both typically backstage working behind-the-scenes.
As for why the pair missed last night, PWInsider reports that Stephanie and The Game are in Los Angeles as WWE will be hosting a “For Your Consideration” panel discussion on Wednesday. This is apparently in attempt to get the WWE nominated for an Emmy Award.
The event is a private one and won’t be open to the public. Television Academy National Active members are the only personnel allowed to attend the event. It’ll all take place from the Wolf Theatre at Saban Media Center in North Hollywood. Other notable names scheduled to appear include Shawn Michaels, Ronda Rousey, Roman Reigns and the Bella Twins.
Former WWE creative team member Jason Allen, who served as a writing assistant on Monday Night RAW, was recently a guest on The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast to talk about his time with the company.
During the interview, Allen discussed his first ever interaction with The Boss’ Daughter, Stephanie McMahon. Here’s what he had to say:
“I went in to meet Stephanie because she wasn’t there when I first started, or when I came up with the interview. Stephanie is 7-8 months pregnant at this point with her first child and she comes up to me and she’s just so sweet and so nice and she’s like, ‘Oh hi, it’s so nice to meet you.
“Look, I swear I’m not a diva and I’m not like this; but, I need a blueberry muffin right now.’ So that was my first official task, was to run myself to the donut shop and get Stephanie a blueberry muffin.”
Allen also talked about his first time meeting former WWE Champion JBL, and the hilarious thing the future Hall Of Famer did when he first saw Allen:
“My first day at TV, JBL takes out his cell phone and takes a picture of me. He’s like, ‘You know why I’m doing that?’ I said, ‘No I don’t.’ He said, ‘It’s so I could remember your face when you’re gone next month.’ You could tell it was quite the revolving door.”
You can listen to The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast by clicking this link here.
The series would normally have a boss of certain company/corporation go ‘undercover’ within that place of work and perform the duties of the lower tier jobs to get a feel for the way business is running from the ground floor. It appears as though Stephanie will be going ‘undercover’ at the WWE Performance Center with the female talent/trainees.
Stephanie’s Role In The WWE
WWE announced in December 2013 that Stephanie McMahon had been promoted to the position of Chief Brand Officer where she would further enhance WWE’s brand reputation among key influencers including advertisers, media, business partners, and investors. McMahon also serves as the Lead Ambassador of WWE and works with business units to support key growth initiatives as well as leading WWE’s targeted ‘Youth and Moms’ marketing programs.
Are you interested in the WWE centric Undercover Boss episode? Considering the fact that Stephanie has a distinctive voice and has been featured on WWE television for the best part of two decades will the Performance Center staff and trainees REALLY not recognise her? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below:
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon has been a major character on TV for the sports entertainment company for two decades now.
Currently, she serves the Commissioner for the WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night RAW, and was last seen on television earlier this month the night after WrestleMania 34, which saw her and Triple H lose to Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle in a Mixed Tag Team Match.
The daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon spoke at the yearly Business Partner Summit to talk about the business.
During her speech, she explained why the company and its chairman decided to move away from using the term “pro wrestling” and coming up with “sports entertainment.”
“Advertisers either had an adverse reaction to the words ‘professional wrestling,’ or they simply didn’t understand what it was,” said Stephanie. “So, how could we create a term or a label that potential partners could understand? How could we describe the WWE was based on larger-than-life characters enthralled in relatable storylines? That was when we coined the term ‘sports entertainment’.” Stephanie brought up the fact that the greatest asset of the WWE is the company’s “ability to reimagine storytelling… whether it was capturing the all-American fervor of the 80s, the spirit of the antihero in the 90s, or the rise of the underdog in the 2000s.” WWE’s storytelling, according to Thom Loverro of The Washington Times, birthed the “entire reality television industry – scripted dramatic conflict posing as reality.”
Another change that WWE made was back in 2008 around August time when they decided to go into the PG era. “10 years ago, WWE once again reimagined our content and made the strategic decision to become more family-friendly, to grow our multi-generational audience and attract more blue-chip partners,” said Stephanie. “Looking around the room here today, it’s easy to see that this strategy worked.”
This past weekend in New Orleans former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made her in-ring WWE debut at WrestleMania 34. The Rowdy One teamed up with Kurt Angle to pick up a win over Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in Mixed Tag Team action.
Despite fans’ initial expectations, Rousey actually did very well for herself inside the ring and wound up picking up the win for her team after locking in an armbar on McMahon. WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin took to his podcast, The Steve Austin Show, to grade Rousey’s performance.
The Texas Rattlesnake said he “absolutely loved” the match and found it very entertaining:
“This was such an entertaining match and I was really wondering how Ronda would handle the moment. Some people have questioned some of her interview skills, and she’s not used to being on an RF mic in front of 20,000 people in these arenas. Mostly it’s trash-talk, and soundbites, and stuff like that and a shoot aspect, and not following storyline stuff, I was wondering, ‘would the moment be too great for her?’ And this match was so damn entertaining.
“There were so many twists and turns, and submission-type moves, and right when you thought, ‘well, here’s the finish,’ they extended it – that wasn’t the finish. And the crowd bought into this. It started off a tad slow. People were wondering, I think, just like I did, but boom! They set the hook there, mister. And, damn near from the bell, it was on. That crowd, everybody there was into that match.”
Austin then broke down Rousey’s body language during the performance, specifically noting how The Rowdy One was smiling from ear to ear when she made her way to the ring:
“When she came out smiling, she looked like a million bucks.” Austin recalled, “I liked the plaid skirt and she came out. She had her gear on and then it was time. She got her game face on at the point, but I know where that came from. I’ll guarantee you that was straight out of the old man. ‘Go out there and smile’ because we know she’s a badass. We know she [has] got that mean mug face when it’s time to go out there and do business.
“And there were plenty of opportunities, and that did happen during the course of the match, but it felt a little weird to me, too, but, I think that he wanted her to smile just to be accessible, maybe to calm the nerves or maybe she’s more free when she’s focused, that laser-focus that she has. But I didn’t expect her to smile.
“But it was her first big performance in front of 78,000 people. Some people were knocking her on it. I could go either way on it, but I do know that when the bell rang, I was watching her body language and hang onto that tag rope.”
With all that being said, taking into account Rousey’s overall performance on The Grandest Stage Of Them All, Austin gave Rousey an A+ – and offered the same grade to the match as well:
“Obviously, they put a lot of time into this, she’s obviously a very talented person, and you had three hands in there with Kurt, Steph, and Triple H being able to go out there and help along with the referee,” Austin explained. “So all of the pieces were set in place for this thing to be, and this thing was built to make all of them shine, but specifically Ronda and help get her over.
“And yeah, this one, I thought they knocked a grand slam, the bases were loaded, and they knocked it out of the park. And so, we’ll see what happens in the future when she starts moving into single’s endeavors, tag team endeavors. Yeah, this was great and they pulled it off. So she still has work to do, but as far as her performance goes, I give her an A+. And I give the match an A+ because that’s how entertained I was by it.”
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