Top 5 Stephanie McMahon moments in WWE

#1 Tapping out to Ronda Rousey

Stephanie McMahon put over Ronda Rousey beautifully.

Ronda Rousey entered WWE as one of the most credible fighters to have ever signed with the company. Pro wrestling was a new enterprise for her, though, and to get the most mileage out of her celebrity and skill, it made sense for WWE to start her out opposite the biggest stars it could muster.

Charlotte Flair was largely perceived as the face of the women’s division, Alexa Bliss had been pushed as a champion for most of the preceding year, and Nia Jax may have been the most realistically able to hold her own in a real fight with Rousey because her size advantage. In the end, however, WWE went in a very different direction in booking the Baddest Woman on the Planet opposite Stephanie McMahon.

The mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 34 was well constructed to pack in star power and protect the different talents involved for varying reasons with big names, ring generals, and plenty of bells and whistles. In the end, though, it was McMahon playing the formidable, but ultimately cowardly heel that most got Rousey over, ultimately enduring a barrage from the former MMA star en route to tapping to an arm bar.