11. Stephanie Takes It In The Face (Raw, August 6, 2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au1RmQXM5Wc The verbal war between Stephanie McMahon and Chris Jericho had been raging on for well over a year by the time August 6, 2001 approached and in recent weeks, it had intensified. Jericho was a key member of the WWE roster while Stephanie was the owner of ECW and one of the leaders of the invading Alliance. It made sense that things between them would be anything but sunshine and rainbows. With Stephanie in the ring, cutting a promo about The Rock and promoting the Alliance, Jericho interrupted and peppered the beautiful Billion Dollar Princess with insults about her sexual proclivity. He was then joined by stars from the Tim Burton adaptation of the Planet of the Apes, who came bearing gifts. Moments later, Jericho retrieved a pie from a gift box and smashed it in the face of his bitter rival, eliciting a huge reaction from the fans in Anaheim. Stephanie screamed as she ran her fingers through the cream that coated her face, something Jericho probably would have had a cheap one-liner for had he had the opportunity. It was the latest humiliation suffered by Stephanie, who was a glutton for punishment when it came to Y2J and his creative ways of getting one over on her. A week later, she experience further embarrassment when the talented Canadian called her out over a recent breast enhancement.
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