Throughout the course of her career as an on-screen character, Stephanie McMahon has developed into one of the best heels on the entire World Wrestling Entertainment roster. Her ability to be just incredibly hated by the audience, grating on their nerves, but then also recognize that there comes a time when she must endure her comeuppance and, like her father did so famously numerous times over the last two decades, Stephanie takes the humiliation like a champ. But before she takes her medicine, so to say, she has been guilty of repeatedly emasculating the male talent that shares screen time with her. Whether Olympic gold medalist, all time greats, industry icons or even her own husband, many a WWE Superstar has been castrated of their dignity, dressed down and berated in episodes of Raw and SmackDown, all to establish the power of Stephanie and the fact that it is she that is most powerful, a woman ruling over all in a man's world. Some have withstood the emasculation and emerged healthy, their characters unblemished by the creative misstep. Others were not so lucky, adversely affected and in one case, the emphasis for the rapid descent of a once promising young star. As Stephanie's presence on Raw remains strong, her interactions with top stars such as Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns and John Cena remaining integral to parts of the program, relive some of the instances in which she did more harm than good by, harming the very characters she is expected to enhance.
Erik Beaston is a freelance pro wrestling writer who likes long walks in the park, dandelions and has not quite figured out that this introduction is not for Match.com. He resides in Parts Unknown, where he hosts weekly cookouts with Kane, The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango and The Boogeyman. Be jealous.
