Stephanie McMahon recently spoke with Chicago Now, here are
the highlights…
On Being a Heel and Taking Over For Her Father: I wouldn’t
say I am taking over for my Dad. My husband and I are involved in a fun
storyline where we represent the “evil owners”. Playing the bad guy is so much
fun for me and I’m not sure why. But it’s very impactful when I do the community
service such as the anti-bully campaign. I have the opportunity to tell these
kids about entertainment versus reality. Our whole goal is to give these kids
tools to stand up to bullying. It’s funny when I get to show footage during a
speaking engagement such as Hijack Raw that happened in Chicago. I will often to
show footage that features my character in villainous light and people laugh.
The speech I’m giving is in my executive voice and me as a person. Seeing me in
character is a complete opposite take of who I am outside of the ring. It’s fun
and enjoyable and at the end of the day that’s what it’s all about.
On Writing The Shows and Working Around Injuries: In terms
of the creative writing process, injuries will happen. We just have to prepare
for those types of unforeseen incidents. NXT is absolutely one level of our
developmental systems. That is really our foundation. The NXT slogan is “The
Future Is Now” and we have to prepare the next superstars and divas for that
call they could get at any time. The plan also is to have several talent at many
levels ready to move up when an injury occurs.
On WrestleMania Returning to Chicago: I would say we would
love to have that happen again. Like I said before these fans are the most
energetic, engaged and passionate fans and Chicago is a huge part of the WWE
history. Nothing can be announced officially, but we would love to come back for
another WrestleMania.
