10 Disturbing WWE SmackDown Moments You Totally Don't Remember
1. Terror
Only a McMahon could make arguably the biggest terrorist attack in modern history about McMahons, but Stephanie's familial favouritism transcended even the usual egotism exhibited by her and her maniacal tribe.
Far from the usual tearful eulogy saved for wrestlers that depart on their watch, Vince and Stephanie were in rare form on the night itself, but McMahon's show-opening pomp was uncharacteristically well-measured. It was as if he'd cleared the way for his daughter to do the real damage.
And do, she did.
Peering through the souls of the shaken viewership, she regaled the television audience with the story of the US Government's attempt to convict Vince McMahon in his 1994 Steroid Distribution trial. In the same breath comparing those 'villains' to the terrorists that hijacked flights and murdered thousands of innocent people, the 'Billion Dollar Princess' made a sickeningly incorrect decision to tactlessly point-score at the expense of a message of solemn solidarity.
It was a ludicrous and thoughtless avenue to boule down. That, as a taped vignette, it even aired on the live edition of the show highlighted how delicate and precious McMahon bubble was.