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Stephanie McMahon Lovingly Tends To Her Dad
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Godd*mmit.

As Kevin Owens slunk away from the scene of the crime - elder abuse, in this case - he wore a conflicted expression on his face. This is a department in which Owens is sorely underrated. You could read in his expression the gravity of his actions suddenly dawning on him. He knew he was in trouble. And who to administer the spanking? Did you even have to ask?

Bear in mind that Kevin Owens, the character, is volatile and cunning. He created a loophole through which to aim his bonce at Vince's skull. It was a crazed transgression - he just battered Vince McMahon! - from a crazed character evidently in a charged emotional state. Stephanie McMahon was simply too hard to care about the prospect of coming into harm's way; as was implied, she wasn't the only McMahon offspring capable of beating Owens' ass. She shot him a look as she squared up to him. It was as if to say "You're gonna pay for this..." The subtext: "...in the main event of WrestleMania, if I could! D*mn this new inter-gender PG policy!"

Surely, surely, the appropriate response to watching this psychopath nut her father would be to cower in fright, for the purposes of both realism and this new edge to the Owens character.

But no. Bravado is fine.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!