8 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Dec 17)
2. Is That A Hard Reset For Steph?
Ever since The Authority debuted on Raw way back in 2013, Stephanie McMahon has been an uber-heel.
Sure, she’s played to the fans here and there, and whenever there’s a major announcement about women’s wrestling, she suddenly morphs into a visionary leader, but when it comes to being an in-storyline, on-air character, Stephanie is a villainess.
But suddenly Monday, McMahon was standing there mocking her hand-picked former acting GM Baron Corbin, playing to the fans and encouraging them to boo him. She all but did a victory lap around the arena high-fiving fans.
So basically after five years and only getting her comeuppance 2-3 times (think Ronda Rousey and being put through a table at WrestleMania 33), is Stephanie suddenly a babyface? Or is she just going back to being a heel commissioner next week?
Either way, this gets a “down” for now, because there’s zero internal logic involved and felt more like a self-serving opportunity to soak in applause.