According to Triple H, Stephanie McMahon changed the culture in WWE from “the wild west” into a family.
On April 17th, Stephanie McMahon will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026. Ahead of the ceremony, McMahon’s husband, Triple H, appeared on her What’s Your Story? podcast. During their conversation, The Game paid tribute to the transformation McMahon brought to WWE throughout her career in the company.
“You put the culture in what we do. It didn’t exist before that. It was just the wild west. It’s just what the business was. You came in and sort of changed it. All of a sudden, there was a different take and perspective of it. It wasn’t that wild west business anymore. All of a sudden, it was a family.
“I don’t know that it was a family before that. It was a business before that. You had people on the road that you worked with that were like your family, but it was very much a business treated that way. Hard, cutthroat, all those things. Then, you changed it over time. You made the changes internally, you made the changes on the road. You were the person that listened and knew everybody’s families and kids and the crew.”
Triple H went on to tell McMahon that many in WWE considered her to be the “heart and soul” of the company.
“You changed that culture, and you still see it today. There is a component of it, that no matter what, you will hear people say it that were here. Some of the people that are new don’t get it, but anybody that was here through that period of time all the way through to when you left the office, ‘Steph was the heart and soul.’
“You’d hear it all the time. I still hear it. People light up when they see you. When you’re at the arena, and I see people later in the day, ‘Oh my God, I saw Steph.’ They are so excited and happy. If none of the other things were there, but that was there, then you changed the business. How could you not be in the Hall of Fame?”
Stephanie McMahon Says WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Is The Biggest Thing In Her Career
During the same episode, Stephanie McMahon reflected on the importance of her WWE Hall of Fame induction. The former WWE Co-CEO and Chairwoman said she had never imagined she would enter the Hall of Fame, calling it an honor and the biggest thing to happen in her career.
“My God, it feels… it’s such an honour. And I’m so grateful. It’s the biggest, I never, ever imagined it. And it’s just the biggest thing ever in my career. And I’m really proud.”
H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the above transcription.
