10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Nov 22)

8. Kevin Kelly Came Up With The Triple H & Stephanie Marriage Angle

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Pop quiz: who came up with the storyline that saw Stephanie McMahon marry Triple H? If you said Vince McMahon, you're wrong. If you said Triple H, it's another no. Vince Russo? Not quite. He had a hand in pushing the idea, but he wasn't the one to originally suggest it.

Kevin Kelly, best-known by casual WWE fans as that guy The Rock called a hermaphrodite, was.

During an interview with Talk Is Jericho, Kelly (who has done amazing work as an announcer for everyone from ROH to New Japan since) claimed he was the one who initially drafted up an angle that'd see 'The Game' wed Vinnie Mac's daughter. He sent the pitch via email to Vince, Russo, Shane McMahon, Stephanie, Kevin Dunn and Jim Ross.

A short while later, Vince McMahon enthusiastically replied in all caps with a hearty, "THAT'S GREAT SH*T!". Also, Shane popped his head into Kelly's office to give the idea another big thumbs up. That was Kevin's first and last involvement in the story.

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