5 Facts you need to know about Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie McMahon has been a regular face on WWE TV since the late 1990s; the former Commissioner of WWE Monday Night RAW has literally grown up in front of the WWE Universe.

Despite living her life like an open book, there are some things about the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon that members of the WWE Universe may have forgotten.

Stephanie still makes appearances on WWE TV and was most recently involved in an angle surrounding the WWE RAW Women's Championship. Ahead of her impending return, here are just five facts every WWE fan needs to know about WWE's Chief Brand Officer.

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#5. Stephanie McMahon is a former Women's Champion

Stephanie McMahon was never trained to be a wrestler. When she came into the company it was part of a storyline and she had the right character to fit in, so it came as quite a surprise when she was able to win the richest female prize in WWE back in 2000.

Of course, Stephanie didn't win the match on her own. She took on WWE Hall of Famer Jacqueline and had the help of numerous members of D-Generation X, including Tori and Triple H, to help her defeat the champion.

Shockingly, Stephanie went on to hold the Championship for 143 days and was able to retain it in matches against Lita numerous times throughout 2000. That was before she eventually lost it to the former four-time champion on an episode of RAW is WAR in the summer of that year.

The Rock was the special guest referee for the Women's match and one of the main reasons why Stephanie McMahon dropped the championship. Interestingly, Stephanie has never challenged for or won a Women's Championship since, in the past two decades that she has remained on WWE TV.

#4. Stephanie McMahon was just 12 years old when she started working for WWE

Stephanie McMahon didn't make her debut on WWE TV until she was 21 years old, since her parents were strict about making sure she had an education.

Before Stephanie became known to the WWE Universe as her on-screen persona, she was recognisable since she was one of the models in WWE's merchandise catalog from the age of 13.

Stephanie also revealed during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show that she worked as a receptionist for her father's company for two years when she was just 12 years old. She had numerous jobs in WWE in the early years including being a creative designer and television producer.

In 2000, when she was just 24 years old, Stephanie became the head writer in WWE before moving on to become the director of creative writing two years later, and then Senior Vice President of Creative Writing in 2006. She has since portrayed several roles on both WWE SmackDown and WWE Monday Night RAW.

This led to more roles within the company before McMahon finally made her debut as an on-screen character in the late 1990s and has been a regular face ever since. At present, Stephanie is the longest-tenured female athlete in WWE since she has been signed to WWE from her debut in 1998.

#3. Stephanie McMahon has a degree in Communications

Stephanie McMahon has become a character who is known for her work on-screen, but off-screen the former Women's Champion was pushed into education before becoming an integral part of the business.

She attended a number of elementary schools when she was younger, before moving on Boston University, where she graduated with a degree in Communications back in 1998.

It was only after she achieved this degree that Stephanie was able to become part of her father's company full-time, after holding down several jobs within the company throughout her school years.

Stephanie has since climbed through the ranks in the company and was promoted to several new positions in her early years, whilst also appearing on WWE TV as a regular character before being given her current role a few years ago.

The daughter of Vince McMahon was promoted to Chief Brand Officer of WWE back in 2013 and she has held the position for the past seven years, whilst regularly continuing to make appearances on WWE TV.

#2. Stephanie McMahon almost became WWE Champion

No woman in WWE has ever won the WWE Championship and it's clear that the Women's Revolution won't be complete until this happens, though it almost did happen for Stephanie McMahon.

Interestingly, whilst many WWE fans believe that Chyna was the most dominant female star in the company during this era, Stephanie is the female who has come the closest to holding the prestigious title.

Back in 2002, the week after WrestleMania 18, McMahon had aligned herself with Chris Jericho and stepped into a triple threat match that also included Triple H for the Undisputed Championship.

McMahon lost the match after she was pinned by Triple H, but at one point in the match she came within a one count of becoming champion when she tried to pin Jericho, but he kicked out.

The added stipulation was that if shelost the match, then she would leave the company, which she did before returning just months later on the WWE SmackDown brand.

Despite women pushing for this kind of opportunity over the past two decade's Stephanie McMahon remains the only female wrestler to have ever wrestled for the WWE Championship.

#1. How did Stephanie McMahon know that Triple H was attracted to her?

It's the age-old question in any relationship, who's going to make the first move? Stephanie McMahon was the daughter of the owner of the company that Triple H was employed by and it's become well-known now that McMahon had a rule about any wrestlers dating his daughter, so how did Triple H bypass this?

Stephanie was part of an interview with The Howard Stern Show back in her early years in the company and stated that she only realized that Triple H felt the same way about her when he felt her leg on WWE TV.

One time when I was standing around the ring, he sort of crawled around me, he was on the floor and he felt my leg. And I was like that’s definitely flirtation. That’s not (part of the script).

The couple then began dating, which Stephanie McMahon confirmed that her father was later alright with.

"Well, he could see what was going on. He gave us the okay and then he took it away. Because it was like if we really were gonna be together, it would have to be a big deal. It would have to be the right thing to do. And so he let us come together and then he made us be apart. And we came back together again. And if it was meant to be, you know, it was meant to be."

The couple dated for a number of years before they married back in 2003 and have since welcomed three daughters.