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Stephanie McMahon
U.S.
Alma materBoston University (BS)
Occupations
  • Businesswoman
  • professional wrestler
Years active
  • 1989–present (business)
  • 1998–2018 (wrestling)
Title
  • Co-founder of
    Connor's Cure[1]
Board member of
Spouse
​
(m. 2003)​
Parent(s)Vince McMahon
Linda McMahon
FamilyMcMahon
Ring name(s)Stephanie McMahon[6]
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley[6]
Billed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[7]
Billed weight143 lb (65 kg)[7]
Billed fromGreenwich, Connecticut
DebutJune 27, 1998
RetiredApril 8, 2018

Stephanie Marie McMahon Levesque

professional wrestler. She is known for her various roles within WWE between 1998 and 2023.[10]

The daughter of

"I Quit" match
with her father.

After making only sporadic appearances for several years, McMahon began appearing regularly on Raw in 2008 as their general manager before disappearing once again. She returned to regular on-air appearances in 2013, this time under the gimmick of an unctuous, judgmental, bullying owner along with on-screen chief operating officer Triple H. They became a

public displays of affection. McMahon wrestled her final in-ring match at WrestleMania 34
in April 2018, after which she continued to focus on executive roles within the company.

McMahon's business career began as an

chief brand officer. In July 2022, McMahon was named the chairwoman and co-CEO of WWE, alongside Nick Khan, following her father's retirement.[11]
She then resigned from WWE in January 2023 following her father's return to the company.

Early life

Stephanie Marie McMahon was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 24, 1976, to professional wrestling promoters Vince and Linda McMahon.[12] She has an older brother, Shane. McMahon and her family are Irish American, and she has expressed pride of her Irish heritage.[13] During a WWE live event in Dublin in 2004, she revealed that her family originally came from County Clare.[14] Her great-grandfather, Jess McMahon, was born to Irish parents who had emigrated from Galway to New York City during the 1870s.

Soon after McMahon's birth, her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended Greenwich Country Day School through her elementary years. She started working for World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the age of 13 as a model for merchandise catalogs.[15] After graduating from Greenwich High School in 1994, McMahon attended Boston University. She graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in communications.[16] She became a full-time employee at the WWF post-graduation.[17]

Business career

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE

Early positions

McMahon entered the

Account Executive for the WWF offices in New York.[8][18] In her early years with the company, she did reception work, creative design, television production, and acted as a ring performer. In November 2000, McMahon became head writer of the company, replacing Chris Kreski.[19][20] After spending time as the director of creative writing, a job she had by 2002,[20]
she was promoted to Senior Vice President of Creative Writing in 2006.

Executive Vice President

McMahon was promoted to executive vice president of Creative in 2007. She was responsible for overseeing the creative process (storylines) for all television and pay-per-view programming. She oversaw all aspects of talent management and branding, live event booking and marketing, and all social and digital media properties.[8]

As executive vice-president of Creative, McMahon was able to spearhead the upbringing of the WWE app, which has been downloaded over 20 million times. She was also able to launch a huge partnership with the

Yahoo to bring WWE content.[21]
Stephanie also led WWE's Creative coalition for their Anti Bullying Campaigns.

Chief brand officer

On December 4, 2013, WWE announced the promotion of McMahon to

chief brand officer, where she will lead efforts to further enhance WWE's brand reputation among key constituents including advertisers, media, business partners, and investors.[22] She will also serve as the lead ambassador of WWE and work with business units to support key growth initiatives.[22] She will also lead WWE's targeted youth and moms marketing programs.[citation needed
]

McMahon's new position enabled her to spearhead the continued partnership with General Mills' Totino's brand.

On February 5, 2014, McMahon along with

KaBOOM! to build a playground for WWE's annual WrestleMania week in Louisiana. McMahon earned a combined salary of over $775,000 between her corporate role and as an on-screen talent in 2013. She also owns over $77 million in WWE stock.[23]

On April 15, 2014, during WWE's annual Business Partners Summit, McMahon confirmed that a new WWE logo would debut the night after WWE

NXT
.

On August 5, at the Needham fireside conference, McMahon alongside her husband Triple H, and WWE Chief strategy and financial officer George Barrios, discussed the Creative side of WWE, the WWE Network, and the difference between WWE and UFC.[24]

On May 19, 2022, McMahon tweeted that she would be taking a leave of absence from the majority of her responsibilities at WWE. She stated that she looked forward to returning to the company in the near future and was taking time off to focus on family.[25]

Interim Chairwoman and CEO

On June 17, 2022, amidst an investigation by WWE's board of directors into reported "hush money" paid to a former employee by Vince McMahon following an affair, McMahon stepped down as chairman and CEO of WWE and was replaced by his daughter, Stephanie McMahon Levesque, as the interim chairwoman and CEO of WWE.[26][27]

Chairwoman and Co-CEO

On July 22, 2022, Vince McMahon announced his retirement from WWE and named McMahon Levesque the company's new chairwoman and Co-CEO (alongside Nick Khan).[28] Triple H then replaced Vince McMahon as Head of WWE creative.[29] On January 10, 2023, McMahon Levesque resigned as Co-CEO of WWE and from the company, following her father Vince McMahon's return to the company as executive chairman. [30][31]

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE

McMahon-Helmsley Era (1999–2001)

In early 1999, at the suggestion of WWF writer

Backlash pay-per-view, which culminated in him almost marrying her in the middle of the ring the next night on Raw, before being rescued by Stone Cold Steve Austin.[34]

McMahon then began an on-screen relationship with wrestler

Las Vegas, Nevada, where they were married in a drive-through ceremony.[38][39] McMahon seemed to abhor Triple H at first, but at the inaugural Armageddon event, after Triple H defeated her father in a No Holds Barred Match, left with him after embracing. McMahon confronted Vince the next night on Raw and revealed the wedding was a planned event, which was a revenge plot against her father for the aforementioned kidnappings, thus turning her heel for the first time in her career.[39][40]

In late 1999, with Vince McMahon absent as a result of injuries inflicted upon him by Triple H at the Armageddon pay-per-view, Triple H and McMahon became the on-screen owners of the WWF, a period known as the "McMahon-Helmsley Era" (slightly different from the modern era of "The Authority") and dominated by the McMahon-Helmsley Faction.[41] Triple H held the WWF Championship and McMahon held the WWF Women's Championship after defeating champion Jacqueline with the help of Tori and D-Generation X on the March 28 episode of SmackDown![42] McMahon successfully defended her title against Lita on SmackDown on June 6 and 16.[43] McMahon reconciled with her father and brother at WrestleMania 2000 when they helped Triple H defend his title against The Rock, leaving Linda McMahon as the only fan-favorite in the McMahon family.[44]

WWF Women's Championship at King of the Ring
in 2000

In mid-2000, a

Lita despite the interferences from Angle and Triple H after special referee, The Rock, performed a spinebuster on McMahon.[49]

The internal disputes between the McMahons led to Linda McMahon being in a comatose and wheel-chair bound state due to the stress of being asked for a divorce by Vince, who took the opportunity to have a public affair with Trish Stratus.[50][51] McMahon briefly feuded with Stratus, defeating her at No Way Out.[52] Over the next few weeks, Vince made it clear that he favored McMahon over Stratus, allowing McMahon to bully and verbally abuse Stratus.[51] At WrestleMania X-Seven, Shane McMahon defeated Vince in a street fight.[51] During the match, Stratus slapped Vince and chased Stephanie from ringside, apparently upset with Vince's constant misogynistic treatment of her.[50][51]

The Invasion and divorce from Triple H (2001–2002)

Main articles: The Invasion and The Alliance

McMahon later revealed that she had purchased Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and intended to bankrupt the WWF (in reality, the ownership of ECW assets at this time was highly disputed), along with her brother Shane, who had become the on-screen owner of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the two rosters merged to form a "supergroup" known as The Alliance.[35][53]

Her team The Alliance consisting of her brother Shane, former WCW Champion Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle and Stone Cold Steve Austin were defeated by Team WWF consisting of The Undertaker, Kane, Big Show, Chris Jericho and The Rock at Survivor Series in a five-on-five, Winner Takes All elimination match.[54] The night after The Alliance was defeated, Shane and Stephanie were banished from WWF television.[55] McMahon returned in January 2002 when Triple H made a comeback as a fan-favorite, but the good couple began having problems, as McMahon began acting like a nagging and clingy wife.[39]

As part of the storyline, the couple "divorced" after McMahon claimed to be pregnant to trick Triple H into renewing their marital vows.

Triple Threat match for the Undisputed Championship, with the stipulation that, if McMahon was pinned, she would be forced to leave the WWF. In the match, McMahon came within a one count of becoming the first female WWE Champion in a pin on Jericho, but was ultimately pinned by Triple H.[61]

SmackDown! general manager (2002–2003)

On July 18, 2002, McMahon returned to the WWE (formerly WWF until a lawsuit from the

WWE Tag Team Championship.[64] She was also credited with signing Hulk Hogan back to SmackDown!, which caused friction between herself and her father.[65]

In the summer of 2003, Vince McMahon began to resent Stephanie's attempts to stop him from pursuing an affair with

"I Quit" match at No Mercy.[67][68] McMahon was accompanied by her mother, the CEO of WWE Linda McMahon, and Sable accompanied Vince in their match.[67] McMahon lost when Linda, at ringside threw in a towel on her behalf because Vince did not release a choke he had on her with a lead pipe.[67] As a result of losing the match, McMahon was forced to step down as SmackDown! general manager. The match was made to write Stephanie out of storylines as she was marrying Paul "Triple H" Levesque that week.[69]

Sporadic appearances (2005–2007)

McMahon returned as a villainess once again on October 3, 2005, for Raw Homecoming, where she confronted Stone Cold Steve Austin and received a Stunner.[70] On October 10, 2005, she, along with her father and, in a surprise twist, her mother fired Raw announcer Jim Ross.[71]

A visibly pregnant McMahon also returned on the March 6, 2006, episode of Raw, approaching

vignette with her immediate family at WrestleMania 22.[73]

McMahon returned during a backstage segment in April 2007 at WrestleMania 23, visiting her father before his "Battle of the Billionaires" match.[74] After her father returned to Raw after faking his own death,[75] McMahon publicly revealed that her father had an illegitimate child, who was among the WWE roster.[76] On the taped edition of Raw that aired September 3, 2007, McMahon, along with her mother Linda and her brother Shane, made several appearances to confront Mr. McMahon about the child, who was later revealed to be Hornswoggle, turning into a fan favorite.[77] On Raw's 15 Year Anniversary episode, she appeared along with Shane in a segment—also involving her husband Triple H and Hornswoggle—which ended with her kissing her real life husband Triple H, to humiliate her father on Raw.[78]

Raw general manager (2008–2009)

See also: The Legacy versus the McMahons

After the severe injuries sustained by Vince on the June 23, three-hour edition of Raw, Shane appeared requesting for the Raw Superstars to stand together during what was a 'turbulent time'.[79][80] Shane's plea was ignored, and subsequently, for the next two weeks, McMahon and Shane urged the superstars to show solidarity.[81][82] The following week, Shane announced Mike Adamle as their choice to be the new Raw general manager.[83]

After Adamle stepped down as general manager, McMahon soon became in charge of the brand and (reignited her feud) by having altercations with

RKO on McMahon.[86] Following the attack, he was chased out of the ring by Triple H, her real-life husband.[86] The rivalry among Orton, the Legacy and the McMahons heated up when Orton attacked and kissed Stephanie. Triple H and the Legacy's rivalry continued at WrestleMania 25, where Triple H defended the WWE Championship against Orton.[87] The following month, Orton won the championship at Backlash.[88]
After Backlash, McMahon left Raw and took a hiatus from WWE television.

Sporadic appearances (2010–2013)

McMahon appeared on the November 1 episode of Raw in a pre-taped segment, where she dreamt that Vince awoke from a coma after his doctor, played by actor and one-time WWE employee Freddie Prinze Jr., informed him that his wife Linda had invested millions in her campaign as she runs for senate.[6] Vince's heart rate elevated more and more as Prinze informed him on what was "wrong" with WWE since he went into a coma.[6] After beginning to feel better, Vince realizes that he has a serious case of "the runs", in which he gets out of bed and walks to the bathroom, in which he is covered in campaign signs, that block his backside.[6] McMahon suddenly wakes up from her dream and asks her husband, Triple H (off-screen and voice work only), if Vince was still in a coma, in which Triple H replies "Yeah, he's in a coma. I'm pretty sure he's brain dead."; McMahon responds by saying "Thank God," and then lays back down.

McMahon made an appearance as a guest speaker at the WrestleMania XXVII Press Conference.[6] Several months later, she appeared in a backstage segment at SummerSlam to wish CM Punk luck in his match.[6] Upon offering to shake his hand, Punk declined and insulted her: "I would, but... I know where that hand's been."[6] The following night on Raw, McMahon appeared backstage with CM Punk and threatened him: "...in the end, people always get what they deserve."[6]

On July 23, 2012, McMahon made an appearance on the 1000th episode of Raw where she confronted and then slapped Paul Heyman to convince him to accept a match between Brock Lesnar and Triple H at SummerSlam.[6] On April 6, 2013, McMahon inducted former on-screen rival Trish Stratus into the WWE Hall of Fame.[89]

On June 3, 2013, McMahon made an appearance to reveal her decision not to allow Triple H to compete that night.[90] On the June 17 episode of Raw, McMahon confronted new Divas Champion AJ Lee.[91] On the July 8 episode of Raw, McMahon fired Vickie Guerrero from the position of Raw Managing Supervisor when the WWE Universe voted "Failed" during Guerrero's job evaluation.[92]

The Authority (2013–2015)

Main article: The Authority

On the August 19 episode of Raw, McMahon turned heel when she interrupted Daniel Bryan and supported the actions of her husband at SummerSlam the previous night, telling Bryan that he wasn't suitable to be the face of the company. Later in the night McMahon stood beside Triple H and her father as they celebrated Randy Orton's WWE Championship Coronation, during which Daniel Bryan was attacked by The Shield and subsequently by Orton. In November 2013, McMahon signed a three-year performer's contract with the WWE, confirming her as a regular on its programming.[93] She and Triple H continued to rule the company as a controlling "power couple" dubbed The Authority. Swearing that their actions were "best for business", the pair belittled and punished any talent that went against their ideology, and formed a particular vendetta against Daniel Bryan. McMahon was at ringside when Triple H lost to Bryan at WrestleMania XXX.

Triple H and McMahon at the post-WrestleMania Raw in New Orleans, Louisiana

In June 2014, as part of the ongoing storyline with Bryan, McMahon threatened to fire his wife

pedigreed both twins.[103] At SummerSlam, Nikki turned on Brie, allowing Stephanie to hit a pedigree on Brie having Stephanie win her first pay per view match in over 10 years.[104]

On the October 27 episode of Raw, after John Cena, the No. 1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, rejected an offer to join the Authority, Triple H announced a Traditional Survivor Series tag team elimination match, with a team representing the Authority facing a team captained by Cena. On the November 3 episode of Raw, Vince McMahon announced that if Team Authority loses at Survivor Series, the Authority will be ousted from power. During the match, Triple H tried to get the last member of Team Cena, Dolph Ziggler, eliminated by attacking two referees and placing Seth Rollins (who was also the final member of Team Authority) on top of Ziggler and calling crooked referee Scott Armstrong into the ring to make the count; however, the debuting Sting came out and attacked Armstrong and Triple H, giving Team Cena the win and thus disbanding The Authority. Stephanie and Triple H appeared on the episode of Raw after Survivor Series stating that without them the company would be driven to the ground. They were then escorted out of the arena by the returning Daniel Bryan and only to be insulted by Mr.McMahon for letting him down and the McMahon family before exiting the arena. On the December 29 episode of Raw, The Authority was brought back in power by John Cena, and she and her husband entered and stepped on the entrance ramp celebrating their return with a glass of champagne and a kiss.[105] Stephanie and Triple H then proceeded to fire Erick Rowan, Ryback and Dolph Ziggler.

On the July 13, 2015, episode of Raw, Stephanie interrupted Team Bella (

Paige, Banks would ally with Tamina and Naomi, leading to a brawl between the three teams.[106]

On the February 22, 2016, episode of Raw, Mr. McMahon presented the "

Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence" award to Stephanie. Before she could start her acceptance speech, Shane McMahon returned for the first time since 2009 and demanded to gain control of Raw, claiming The Authority was running the company to the ground. Mr. McMahon accepted the offer, only if he won one more match. Shane accepted, and Mr. McMahon announced he would wrestle at WrestleMania 32 against The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell. On the post-WrestleMania episode of Raw on April 4, Mr. McMahon opened the show to announce that his returning son, Shane, would run Raw for one night only. However, Shane continued to run Raw due to "overwhelming fan support" until the April 25 episode of Raw, when Stephanie returned to announce that Mr. McMahon would decide who'd permanently control Raw at Payback
. Mr. McMahon announced that both Stephanie and Shane would run Raw together on a permanent basis, thus disbanding The Authority.

Raw Commissioner (2016–2018)

On the July 11 episode of Raw, Mr. McMahon announced Stephanie as the commissioner of the Raw brand, while Shane was named commissioner of SmackDown for them to compete against each other in the upcoming reestablished brand extension. The following week on Raw, Stephanie appointed Mick Foley as the Raw general manager. The next week on Raw, Stephanie and Mick Foley announced the WWE Universal Championship would be the main championship on Raw.

On the October 11 episode of SmackDown, Commissioner

Survivor Series elimination matches – involving each brand's best five male wrestlers, best five female wrestlers, and best five tag teams, respectively. The following week on Raw, Raw Commissioner Stephanie accepted the challenge. On the November 7 episode of Raw, Stephanie invited both Shane and Bryan to appear on the following week's Raw to address the interpromotional matches, which Shane and Bryan accepted. During this meeting, each commissioner and general manager touted the reasons why their respective brand was better and eventually called out their respective male teams. In the ensuing battle, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins of Team Raw stood tall at the end. At Survivor Series, Team SmackDown defeated Team Raw, On the March 20 episode of Raw, Foley was fired as Raw general manager for his actions. In April, Stephanie was written out of the storyline after being pushed accidentally through a table at WrestleMania 33 by Triple H, and did not appear on WWE TV for many months. However, McMahon made a one-off appearance after Kevin Owens assaulted her father on the September 12 edition of SmackDown.[107]

McMahon with her husband Triple H at WrestleMania 34

McMahon returned to Raw on the October 30, 2017, episode, confronting Raw general manager Kurt Angle regarding Shane and the Smackdown roster's attack on the Raw roster at the end of the previous week's Raw, naming him team captain for Raw at the

Paige, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville) ended in disqualification and a brawl ensued with the rest of the Raw women's roster (Alicia Fox, Asuka, Nia Jax, Dana Brooke, and Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss), Raw Commissioner Stephanie came out and the brawl stopped. Stephanie recapped the leaps that women's wrestling had taken the past few years, going from a revolution to the evolution of women's wrestling, including the first-ever women's Hell in a Cell match, the first-ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match
, and women main eventing Raw and SmackDown. She then announced the first-ever women's Royal Rumble Match for the 2018 Royal Rumble with the winner receiving a match at WrestleMania 34 for either the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship.

Sporadic appearances (2018–2024)

Upon the signing of Ronda Rousey, McMahon embarked on a feud with her, leading to a mixed tag-team match at WrestleMania 34 against Rousey and Kurt Angle with her husband, Triple H as her partner. This was McMahon's first match since SummerSlam (2014) and her first-ever WrestleMania match. At the event, her team was defeated when she tapped out to Rousey's armbar.[108] Following this loss, Stephanie would begin making only sporadic appearances on TV.

On the July 23 episode of Raw, McMahon returned to announce a match between

Money in the Bank contract to Owens. On that same episode, McMahon also announced the upcoming all-women Evolution Pay Per View. On the September 24 edition of Raw, Stephanie returned as a face
for the first time since 2013 when she told Baron Corbin about the lack of leadership he had been doing and if he doesn't improve that she would bring back Kurt Angle from vacation. She also returned on the 1000th Episode of SmackDown on Truth TV.

On the November 12 episode of Raw, McMahon returned to rally Team Raw at the Survivor Series and confronted Braun Strowman to make the business proposition that if Team Raw is victorious, she promised him to have a match with Baron Corbin and a Universal Championship rematch against Brock Lesnar.

On April 15, 2019, episode of Raw, McMahon turned heel once again by supporting her brother's actions against The Miz's father and also insulting the fans by saying Kurt Angle had his last match, telling them to get over it and also insulting the Montreal crowd.

She was then seen as a more neutral character, appearing very sporadically. She announced the draft picks during the 2019 WWE Draft, and introduced the live broadcast of WrestleMania 36. On May 19, 2022, McMahon announced a leave of absence from the company, stating that she wished to spend time with her family.[109] On June 17, 2022, Stephanie McMahon was announced as the interim chairwoman and CEO following an investigation by the board of directors into allegations of sexual misconduct towards her father, Vince McMahon. On July 22, 2022, upon her appointment as the permanent chairwoman of WWE following her father Vince's retirement, she returned on the following episode of SmackDown to thank the fans for their support on social media.

On January 10, 2023, McMahon announced her resignation from WWE upon her father's return as chairman of the company.[110]

At WrestleMania XL, Stephanie made an unannounced return at the start of the show on Night 2 to welcome all fans in attendance.

Other media

McMahon has appeared on

The Weakest Link where WWF personalities competed against each other for their respective charities. She made it to the final two but lost to Triple H.[111] On August 14, 2005, McMahon along with Stacy Keibler, appeared on the season five finale of MTV's Punk'd, where she assisted with the prank played on Triple H.[112]

On March 28, 2009, McMahon appeared alongside

Big Show
. In October 2013, Stephanie became the honorary chairperson for the Special Olympics of Connecticut.

McMahon has also appeared in numerous WWE video games which include:

WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, WWE '13, WWE 2K14, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, WWE 2K20, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, and WWE 2K22
.

McMahon was periodically featured during the first season of the E! television series Total Divas. On December 2, 2014, WWE released the WWE Fit Series, starring McMahon as a trainer in a fitness video designed for women. Triple H starred in a similar video for men titled WWE Power Series.

McMahon has appeared on promotional posters for WWE events such as the Royal Rumble of 2006 and the Elimination Chamber of 2014.

McMahon appeared in a voice over role as herself in the direct-to-video animated film Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon.

In May 2016, McMahon announced via Twitter that she was writing her memoir that was expected in 2020 but was never released.[113]

She has also participated in a celebrity edition of the

Undercover Boss
, disguised as a new employee just starting out in the WWE business office.

Personal life

Stephanie alongside her husband Paul "Triple H" Levesque on Raw in 2014

McMahon began dating Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H, in 2000 during their scripted romance. The couple were engaged on Valentine's Day in 2003 and were married on October 25, 2003, in a Roman Catholic ceremony at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow, New York.[114][115] In a radio interview with Opie and Anthony in 2004, Levesque claimed he began dating McMahon after being apart from his previous girlfriend, Joanie "Chyna" Laurer, for some time, despite Laurer's claims his relationship with McMahon began while they were still together.[116] After their marriage, Stephanie took her husband's surname and legally changed her middle name to McMahon.[9][117] The couple have three daughters together:[118] Aurora Rose (born 2006),[119] Murphy Claire (born 2008),[120] and Vaughn Evelyn (born 2010).[121]

McMahon is a Republican. She and Levesque donated $2,700 to former New Jersey governor Chris Christie's 2016 presidential campaign.[122]

Championships and accomplishments

Other honors

Job titles

Responsible for the creative design, plans, and initiatives for WWE television.
  • Senior vice-president
    , Creative Writing – 2006–2007
Responsible for overseeing the creative writing process, development, and management of the World Wrestling Entertainment creative team.
  • Executive vice-president, Creative Development and Operations – 2007–2013
Responsible for the creative development for all of WWE television including live and TV events and pay-per-views, as well as event bookings. Stephanie also served as a backstage producer/director.
  • Chief brand officer
    – 2013–2022
Responsible for leading WWE's effort's and brand reputation among key constituencies including investors, media, business partners, and advertisers. As well as marketing mom and kids initiatives.[8]
  • Interim chief executive officer and interim Chairwoman – 2022
  • Co-chief executive officer and Chairwoman – 2022–2023

Reception and legacy

Over the years, McMahon has been recognized by Forbes in the publication's annual World's Most Influential CMO list, and in 2020 she was named the world's most influential female CMO and earned the number No. 2 position overall.[citation needed] McMahon was named a Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Honoree at the 2017 ESPN Humanitarian Awards. Additionally, Adweek has included her in their list of the Most Powerful Women in Sports for the past five years and previously chose her as a 2019 Brand Genius honore.[133]

Former WWE wrestler Shelly Martinez who wrestled in WWE under the ring name Ariel praised McMahon stating "Stephanie McMahon was always very straight-forward with me, and I liked it."[134][135]

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Business positions
Preceded by Chairwoman of WWE
2022–2023 		Succeeded by
Vince McMahon
as executive chairman
Preceded by CEO of WWE
2022–2023
With: Nick Khan 		Succeeded by
Nick Khan