5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (March 2)

5. Stephanie McMahon SELLS

There is a scene in the landmark TV drama Twin Peaks in which our intrepid protagonist, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, is shot down in his hotel room by the gun of a mystery assailant. It takes Coop a good five minutes to brave the pain and offer the well-meaning but ineffective porter checking in on him his trademark thumbs up gesture. It took a similar amount of time to acknowledge that Stephanie McMahon performed her role quite well across Elimination Chamber and RAW.

It took this long because Stephanie is the worst, but also because the segment was too, at least initially. Ronda Rousey is meant to be the Stone Cold Steve Austin of the Women's division, and whether through nerves and or because the script called for it, she, timid and humble, appeared more Bayley than Bayley. Then, something quite brilliant and uplifting happened, perhaps in response to the light smattering of boos. As the majority of the crowd threw their support behind Ronda - who needed it - the atmosphere in the arena changed. Kurt Angle resumed the role of unwitting Attitude Era goofball, unravelling the Authority's plan to "get that b*tch". Ronda's mood soured, transforming her into the death-staring badass we expected. She drilled Triple H through the table with an Uranage. And Stephanie, Stephanie, sold for Ronda as if she was terrifying, and not the tiresome inconvenience that is the rest of the roster, before slapping her smack across the face and retreating from the scene.

Was her selling understated in the face of such a dangerous dance partner? Perhaps so. But Stephanie knows that her version of her dad's big gulp must take place on the biggest stage.

Resuscitating a dying segment with comedy, violence and a genuine "Holy Sh*t!" moment, this was really good stuff...involving...Stephanie.