10 Most Infuriating Stephanie McMahon Moments
1. Not Even Cena Is Safe From Her Wrath
In the run up to WrestleMania 31, as he had done the previous year, Cena on a preceding RAW decided to enter himself into the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. A match, incidentally, nobody believed he would actually end up in.
Stephanie sauntered out to threaten Cena, getting in his face like there were some imaginary bars between then, and said that it would make no difference if Cena sat 'Mania out that year. That might be up for debate. 'Mania is an attraction unto itself and largely sells out before the card is announced.
But this is where the reality-driven Authority gimmick caved in on itself - if their raison d'etre was to do what was 'best for business', on what planet does withdrawing John Cena from WrestleMania, or even doing something that would alienate him at all, constitute that?
Most fans are aware that Cena is a mark for WWE, so there is some truth in Steph's comment that he can't survive without it. However, the Authority's selective kayfabe transgressions really only ensured that going that route at all is a fool's errand.
More incredibly still, Stephanie told Cena that he wasn't 'special', something even his most ardent of critics can't dispute.