Vince and Hunter stood menacingly atop the ramp, having just brutalised John Cena and a handcuffed Shawn Michaels, courtesy of a sledgehammer and steel chair combination.
With McMahon set to take on The Heartbreak Kid in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania 22 - and Triple H challenging for Cena's WWE Championship - the pair needed every advantage they could get heading into 'The Shows of Shows'.
The company's guys in the foreground, while the fan favourites lie in the background, bloodied and broken. That sounds about right, doesn't it?