10 Ridiculous Stephanie McMahon Ego Trips

7. Extremely Cruel Words

Stephanie McMahon
WWE

Trampling on ECW's vaunted initials less than six months after the company went out of business, it took Stephanie slightly longer to squash the genius behind its creation after countless backstage battles whilst both held prominent roles on the creative team.

A vocal critic of Heyman's ideas and methods, McMahon has gone on record discussing their difficult working conditions, but overdosed on catharsis when she had the opportunity to spew her bile on-screen. Awkwardly miscast as as a babyface alongside husband Triple H as he prepared for his tepid SummerSlam 2012 match with Brock Lesnar, she took advantage of a promo segment on the 1000th edition of Monday Night Raw to tear into 'The Beast's advocate as if it were they competing at the upcoming supercard.

After Heyman had made mention of the McMahon-Helmsley progeny, Stephanie stormed the ring to stare a hole through him, incensed that he'd dare talk about her children. She then proceeded to talk about his! Suggesting that they should be ashamed of him for his repeated failures, she ripped through Heyman's personal and professional failings, before slapping him hard as she landed on 'parasite' as her final insult.

Not permitted anything resembling revenge, Paul was incredulous at how, as usual, she 'always got what she wanted'. Physically incapable of portraying a relatable normal human on television, Stephanie merely glanced to the ceiling with a 'Well I suppose so!' as if she was about to get a Steve Austin-like pop for being inordinately wealthy as well as obnoxious.

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