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Stephanie McMahon Is Terrible And Should Be Off Raw – Here’s Why

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Stephanie McMahon has always been one of my personal favorites. I started watching WWE just before she aligned herself with Triple H, and while I outwardly acted like I despised her, deep down I secretly wanted to be her. And who wouldn’t want to be Stephanie McMahon, presumed heiress to the WWE throne?

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But the “Billion Dollar Princess” version of Stephanie is long gone. Over the last several years, Stephanie has essentially taken the place of her father onscreen, morphing into the all-powerful and completely evil authority figure that Vince McMahon was back during the Attitude Era.

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However, there’s one big difference between Vince and Stephanie. Whereas Vince always got his just deserts, most often at the hands of Stone Cold Steve Austin, there’s a growing contingent of fans who feel that Stephanie is allowed to stomp around like a tyrant, belittling wrestlers and making a big deal of herself, without suffering any of the consequences.

I’ve long heard these complaints about Stephanie’s onscreen character, but as a fan of hers, I always denied the evidence. But, I have to admit: last night’s episode of Raw might have changed my mind.

What the Hell, Steph?

Back in March, Stephanie – who is the commissioner of the Raw brand – fired Raw General Manager Mick Foley because she thought he was bad at his job. And last night, she tried to do the exact same thing to Kurt Angle. In fact, the vast majority of the opening segment of the show was devoted to Stephanie cutting Angle down and emasculating him in front of a worldwide audience.

Yes, Stephanie is a heel and being a b**** is kind of her schtick, but again: she did this exact same thing to Foley. Swap Angle out for him and the segment would hardly be any different.

Plus, Stephanie’s tirades against the Raw roster are just downright difficult to watch.

But the cringey opening segment wasn’t even what made me start to think that Stephanie needs knocked down a notch. Later in the show, Angle was on the verge of announcing who would replace Jason Jordan on Team Raw at Survivor Series when Stephanie interrupted – just to urge Angle to get on with it already. Immediately after, Triple H made his big return and announced that he was replacing Jordan.

Here’s my gripe with that segment: Stephanie’s involvement was completely unnecessary. She said all of two sentences, and if she was removed from the segment it would have changed literally nothing. Actually, I think her absence would have made Triple H’s return that much more impactful because her presence only served to preempt it.

In other words, it seemed like Stephanie was only involved because she wanted to be, and not because it added anything to the moment.

The PG “Problem”

So yes, I officially think Stephanie needs to start reaping the consequences of her actions and tone it down a bit. There’s just one problem: in the “PG” era of WWE, a man hitting a woman is a definite no-go.

They’ve gotten around this issue in recent years by having other women, like Ronda Rousey, attack Stephanie on behalf of the men, or by having her “accidentally” go through a table.

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But given the magnitude of Stephanie’s evilness, one bump a year at WrestleMania is not enough. So what’s the solution? As one fan pointed out on Twitter, the consequences don’t necessarily have to be physical:

Stephanie McMahon’s character is more protected than John Cena or Roman Reigns right now. She needs a good foil – and not just one day of the year at WrestleMania.

What do you think about Stephanie McMahon’s character? Do you think she’s a good heel or do you think she needs to be put in her place more often? Sound off in the comments below!

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