10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 2000

8. If She Needs Personal Training, She's Fat

In 2000, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley (as she was known back then) was starting to get more and more air time. Aligned with her then-storyline hubby Triple H, Steph was a character designed to play off nepotism and people's natural anger towards those born with a silver spoon in their mouths. To further give the persona some depth, Stephanie was given a personal trainer, known as Muffy. This fitness guru would appear before crowds, encouraging them to get off their fat, lazy behinds and join her in some much-needed exercise. The idea was that Stephanie was mocking how unfit the fans were, and showing that she had somebody who could keep her in peak physical condition, proving her credentials as WWF Women's Champion. It was a sound idea, in theory, but somewhere along the line, Stephanie figured that if her character needed a personal trainer, that must mean she was out of shape, and didn't have a clue about exercise. The old McMahon ego came into play here, nixing the Muffy character from television, and doing away with that particular nuance to the gimmick. It's unlikely that many fans thought quite so deeply about Muffy to surmise that Stephanie was fat, but that's exactly why the fitness instructor schtick was abolished in 2000.