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From being the WWE Women’s Champion to becoming a part of the authority and now playing her role as the Chief Brand Officer (CBO) of WWE, Stephanie McMahon has done a lot in her career.
While you won’t hear stories of Stephanie’s wrestling abilities, the bizarre storylines she was a part of are still remembered to this day. Since becoming one of the decision-makers for the company, Stephanie has been working hard to give fans the best wrestling experience possible.
Stephanie has been credited with giving fans the first all-women pay-per-view in the form of WWE Evolution and was also instrumental in bringing WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey to the company.
There are several backstage stories regarding Stephanie that are very interesting, and we will look at five backstage or them regarding the CBO of WWE, Stephanie McMahon.
#5 Stephanie McMahon only wants WWE Superstars to talk about their wrestling experiences
WWE hires their wrestlers for wrestling and their writers for writing, and Stephanie McMahon wants to make this clear to the employees.
Former WWE writer Court Baurer told a story about the time when Stephanie wasn’t too pleased with him. He revealed that a group of wrestlers were telling their stories backstage when he joined in the conversation, something that Stephanie did not appreciate.
“So, I start telling the story of when he was in MLW when he did an angle with Low-Ki and Homicide and they ultimately cracked a broomstick over me and they used the wrong side and there was a sharp edge to it that sliced my forehead open and I’m gushing blood. So, we start talking about that and everyone and it’s a very chill, laid-back conversation”
“Stephanie then points to me and says, “Can you come here?” after the meeting. We used to call that “getting called to the principal’s office.” She told me never to do that again. I said, “Why?” She said, “Only the boys can talk about getting color.” I said, “Well, I was in wrestling. You hired me for my experience in wrestling. I’ve been in wrestling since 1998. That was 6-7 years ago. This is 2005. This is a little shady. But that’s what she wants and I was like, “Fine. No problem.”
WWE likes to keep its policies strict so that the WWE Superstars who are in front of the WWE Universe and the employees who work backstage all follow certain rules to ensure that they stay out of controversies.
#4 Stephanie McMahon sent a WWE writer to get her a blueberry muffin
We’ve heard many interesting stories regarding Stephanie McMahon, but this one is one of the more hilarious ones. Back when Stephanie was pregnant with her first child, she sent a new WWE writer on an interesting first official task after their formal introduction.
Former WWE writer, Jason Allen, spoke about how WWE Superstars are backstage on The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. He told the WWE Universe about a very interesting first official task that he’d to do for Stephanie.
“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.”
Pregnancy cravings are wild, and this story shows that even Stephanie has had some very bizarre cravings at the oddest times.
#3 Stephanie McMahon was instrumental in giving us the WWE Money in the Bank idea
Stephanie McMahon is the current Chief Branding Officer of WWE, but she’s been leading WWE in a new direction whenever she’s gotten the opportunity.
During an episode of WWE Backstage, Stephanie McMahon spoke to Renee Young regarding several topics. One of those topics included the birth of the first-ever Money in the Bank ladder match.
The first Money in the Bank ladder match took place at WrestleMania 21, and Stephanie was leading the pitch meeting for the match before the show.
“Right before WrestleMania 21 which we called ‘WrestleMania Goes Hollywood,’ my dad actually tore both his quads at the Royal Rumble, so he was not able to come to TV. I had to step in and help fill that role. I remember the pitch meeting when all of the competitors in the Money In The Bank match were actually pitching me after the show and they were saying, ‘This is the idea, this is what we wanna do and we wanna do it at WrestleMania.’ So, that’s the Money In The Bank story with a little extra flavor.”
Had it not been for Stephanie, the MITB match may have been very different or may not have seen the light of day at all. Thankfully, she was ready to hear the talent out before making a final decision.
#2 Stephanie McMahon first appeared on camera thanks to a former WWE man
Stephanie McMahon seems like a natural in front of the camera, and it seems like she was born to do what she does both on and off screen. However, it wasn’t always like that as she wasn’t the first choice to appear in front of the camera in WWE.
While most would assume that Vince McMahon would have been the first person who’d have wanted his daughter to appear in WWE, it was Jim Cornette who suggested the move in the first place.
Bruce Prichard spoke about the time when Cornette suggested that Stephanie should be used on camera while appearing on the Something to Wrestle podcast:
“Contrary to popular belief, from my knowledge, the first person to suggest Stephanie being on camera was [Jim Cornette impression to follow in italics] Godda*mn Jim Cornette, what the **** is this big ***** Demi Moore looking ***** doing walking around the house and we don’t have her on camera? Cornette thought she would be perfect. She was good looking, put her ass on TV. She’s a McMahon, exploit the name. It was Jim Cornette the first time I ever heard it.”
Cornette made the right call, and it did not take Stephanie long to become a big on-screen character for WWE in the 90s. She is still someone fans want to see appear on their television screens.
#1 Stepanie McMahon pushed John Cena and wanted him to turn heel in WWE
We now know that Stephanie McMahon has been behind several big ideas and Superstars in WWE, but one interesting thing that some fans don’t know is that she was behind John Cena’s initial push.
The Doctor of Thuganomics has spoken about coming close to being cut from WWE before he tried his Ice Man gimmick that caught Stephanie's eye. She then backed him up and helped him get some big bookings.
That’s not all, as speaking to ESPN Cheap Heat before WrestleMania 33, Stephanie also revealed that she wanted to see Cena turn heel in his career.
“At one point in his career, I really wanted to see him turn heel,” she said. “I wanted it as a fan and I also thought it was the right thing to do, but it turns out I was wrong. And Vince and John…oh yeah, oh yeah, totally, I did. Yeah, but I’m glad that we didn’t go that way, and I think, now, it would be odd for John to turn heel.”
When asked if he would ever turn, she said:
“I guess never say ‘never’ because anything can happen in WWE, but I don’t think I would really miss it. I think that we would miss him. I don’t know that we would miss the heel turn.”
Stephanie’s ideas have worked for WWE for several occasions, and maybe a heel-turn for Cena could have helped him add another dimension to his character.
