#3 As Lieutenant Commissioner and The Rock's Manager
Debra returned to WWE programming at Backlash in 2000, serving as the special guest ring announcer for the opening match. She then reappeared several months later when Commissioner Mick Foley introduced her as his Lieutenant Commissioner. She sanctioned matches for the Women's Championship, while also appearing in memorable segments with Foley, supporting him in backstage politics with the other Superstars.
She and Foley also hosted the famous Thanksgiving food-fight episode on Smackdown, which subsequently became an annual tradition on WWE programming.
Despite the magic that two shared on-screen, she soon returned to being a valet. Mr.McMahon inserted her into a high profile rivalry between The Rock and Stone Cold's rivalry when he assigned her to manage her husband's rival. Debra was more often than not the bridge between the two, who reluctantly teamed up against the likes of Triple H and Kurt Angle.
Stone Cold and The Rock's rivalry further ignited during this time after The Brahma Bull failed to prevent Angle and Rikishi from attacking Debra, while she was out managing him ringside. On an episode of Smackdown, Rikish attempted to stink-face Debra, only to have Stone Cold break out into the ring in the nick of time for the save.
Debra was scheduled to be ringside during The Rock and Stone Cold's match for the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania X- Seven but was relieved from her managerial role by McMahon after she failed to prevent a brawl between the two.
Following the end of the feud, Debra appeared only sporadically in backstage segments with Austin, slowly developing a more villainous persona. Once the Invasion storyline began in mid-2001, she and her husband aligned with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H when WCW and ECW invaded the WWF.