15. Stunners All Around
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhBB8PRP7v8 On October 3, 2005, World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship show Raw returned to USA Network after a five-year stint with TNN/Spike TV. To celebrate the return, the company promoted a huge "Homecoming" episode of the show. The show featured pay-per-view quality matches and the return of several WWE legends but it was "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and the McMahon family reunion that had fans buzzing by night's end. One-by-one the McMahon clan made their way to the ring and one-by-one, Austin dropped them with his trademark Stone Cold Stunner, including the otherwise innocent Linda. He cracked open a few Steveweisers to celebrate an eventful and effective return. The Stunner to Stephanie drew a strong reaction. The loud mouth Billion Dollar Princess is always so obnoxious, so overbearing when she is at her best as a heel and this was no different. She got in Austin's face and, just like her father had several times throughout the Attitude Era, found herself on the receiving end of one of the most popular finishing maneuvers of all-time. That moment, with Stephanie lying motionless in the center of the squared circle with the rest of her family is one of the best, most underrated moments in the history of Raw.
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