10 Things you probably did not know about Stephanie McMahon

What does Stephanie McMahon and George Bush have in common?Getting credit for their hard work is not something that professional wrestlers enjoy very often.Although there comes the fame and the fan following, it usually does not measure up to the work that he or she puts into the business. The case of Stephanie McMahon isn’t any different. The McMahon family practically runs the business and Stephanie had all the opportunities to sit back and enjoy the empire that her father built.Instead, she works day in and day out for the company and is positioned perfectly to take over the company alongside her husband. Stephanie has been around the business for a long time but still, there are certain lesser known facts about the McMahon girl and here is a look at them.

#10 Stephanie started as a model for WWE

Stephanie McMahon is currently playing a corporate role in WWE, but she did not start out with such a role.

As a teenager, she worked in WWE as a model. She was seen donning WWE Tshirts and merchandize and posing for WWE magazines. And since her name did not appear in the magazines, not many of the fans knew that the young girl in the pictures belonged to the McMahon family.

She then graduated with a degree in Communications and in 1998, she joined WWE as an Account Executive for WWE sales office in New York.

Later, Stephanie did some reception and creative work before making it onto television as a character and the rest is history.

#9 The legendary school that she studied

Stephanie McMahon was born in Hartford, Connecticut on September 24, 1976. Her family later moved to Greenwich and this landed Stephanie a coveted spot in the Greenwich Country Day School.

On paper, the school might not sound much, but it is a selective school where some big names have studied. The alumni of the school include some notable names.

The most stand out from the lot would be George H W Bush, who was the forty-first president of United States. Apart from him, the school also boasted Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the twin brothers who represented the United States in Olympics and claim to be the brains behind 'Facebook'.

Hollywood director Neil Burger, NYTime best selling Author Bill Simmons, Actress Bryce Howard are some other names whose scholling was done at Greenwhich Cintry Day School.

#8 Giving back to the community

In the kayfabe world, Stephanie McMahon might be a heel character that attracts the hate of WWE fans.

But outside the Wrestling business, she is an inspiration to many. Stephanie is extremely charitable and has kicked off many initiatives to give back to the community.

The most notable creation of Stephanie is the Connor's cure. Stephanie had a major role in helping the eight-year-old Connor Michalek and when Connor passed away due to cancer, Stephanie along with Triple H started the organization called Connor's cure.

It helps in organising funds for brain and spinal cancer research and also helps out children who are suffering from dangerous diseases. Stephanie is involved in a plethora of other charitable organizations as well.

#7 Two time feud of the year winner

We already talked about Stephanie being an underrated performer in the wrestling business.

A majority of the fans still does not recognize the brilliance of Stephanie as a performer, but the Pro Wrestling Illustrated has honoured her on numerous occasions. She was named the Women of the year back in 2000. Later, Stephanie won the Feud of the Year awards on two separate occasions.

The first one came in 2002 for her storyline with Eric Bischoff and the second one came in 2013 for that Authority vs. Daniel Bryan angle. She has also won the Most Hated Wrestler of the year award in 2013 and 2014.

#6 The love story with Triple H

The love story of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon is too interesting to keep out of this list.

Although we know most of it, there are still parts about it which belong to the lesser known category. Triple H claims that he started dating Stephanie after splitting up with Chyna.

However, Chyna claims that Hunter cheated on her to be with Stephanie. Either way, Triple H and Stephanie got engaged on the Valentine's day of 2003 (romantic right?). They then got married on October 25, 2015.

The couple currently has three children, Aurora Rose, Murphy Claire and Vaughn Evelyn. The marriage also made Stephanie change her middle name from Marie to McMahon. She is currently Stephanie McMahon Levesque.

#5 WWE App, Yahoo, Tout and Many more

Stephanie McMahon has played a pivotal role in improving the WWE product over the year.

She has spearheaded and overseen many projects during her tenure in the WWE corporate ladder. The WWE App was one of Stephanie's most successful ventures. She was the centre figure in upbringing the same and also, she managed to land deals with Tout and Yahoo to share WWE content.

The anti-bullying campaigns of WWE are also one of Stephanie's pet projects. She does all that, takes care of her children, does all the charity work, and is also a character on television. Doesn’t she deserve the respect or what?

#4 Undertaker and Stephanie Almost had an onscreen marriage

We already saw how Stephanie started off her career in WWE, but not many remember how her on-screen career kicked off.

It was Vince Russo that urged Vince McMahon to bring Stephanie into a storyline and McMahon did not hesitate in doing so. Stephanie's first storyline was with Undertaker. During the angle, Undertaker stalked and abducted Stephanie and almost married her on Live television.

Taker was stopped by Austin and later, Stephanie started an on-screen relationship with Test.

She then went on to have another almost on-screen marriage with Test but on the night of her wedding, she was kidnapped by Triple H, who married a drugged Stephanie in the driveway.

Stephanie’s almost on-screen wedding and kidnapping is still a better love story than Twilight.

#3 The incest storyline

Vince McMahon has had some wild ideas during her tenure as the WWE chief. And one among that was the incest angle that he suggested for his family.

Stephanie was pregnant at one time with Triple H's child. Vince immediately suggested an angle where Vince would be revealed as the father of the child. Stephanie shot down the idea, but Vince was in no mood to stand down.

He came back with an alternative soon and added Shane McMahon to the equation. The new idea was to reveal Shane as the father. Thankfully, Stephanie refused again and she stood her ground. Vince decided to give up on the idea and dropped it completely.

#2 Only women to pin Dwayne The Rock Johnson

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is a decorated name in the business.

He has achieved a lot during his career and pinning him is not something that should be taken lightly. And when the superstar under consideration is a woman, it should be categorized as a miracle. Only one woman has managed to pin the Great one and it is none other than Stephanie McMahon.

During a match in 2001, Test and Stephanie McMahon teamed up to faced Rock in a handicap match. Though it was in a tainted way, Test managed to beat up Rock and allowed Stephanie to get an easy pin.

#1 Her favourite wrestler

Growing up in the McMahon family has its own perks. You get to meet wrestlers every time and also, there is an open access to the business as well.

Stephanie enjoyed all these perks and though she was an insider, she had her favourites as well. And if you thought that Triple H was her favourite wrestler, think again.

During an interview, Stephanie revealed that her favourite wrestler was Andre the Giant. Andre was like a best friend to Stephanie while growing up and she has some great memories with him. Andre used to hang out with Steph and the photos of them aren’t that hard to find on the Internet.

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Edited by Staff Editor