Vince McMahon Called Stephanie McMahon ‘Selfish’ for Not Letting Him Air Her Real Wedding on PPV

The Vince McMahon docuseries had fans all over watching closely to see what would be unearthed, and there is a lot to unpack. Vince McMahon was all about the show and getting content for his hours of screen time, and that included a desire to get his daughter’s actual wedding on live television.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon married in real life in 2003 after being involved romantically on-screen. We all know how Triple H drugged Stephanie to get them married in a Las Vegas chapel before she could wed Test. After seeing as Triple H and Stephanie were together on-screen, Vince McMahon thought he could use their real-life relationship to benefit the WWE audience.

During the Mr. McMahon Netflix docuseries, Triple H confirmed that Vince McMahon wanted to put his wedding with Stephanie McMahon on television. Vince saw pay-per-view dollars when he thought about his daughter’s wedding.

“As it’s moving forward, there are moments in time where it’s Vince, and he’s Vince McMahon-ing this, like, even as we’re looking for locations for the wedding at one point, he seriously suggests to us holding it on pay-per-view.”

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Vince McMahon also said, “So, what if Stephanie and Paul’s wedding was live on pay-per-view? Wow. People would buy that. It’d be awesome. It’d be great.” Stephanie replied, “Uh…no.”

Triple H then revealed that Vince McMahon thought Stephanie was selfish for her decision. This was followed by booking a match against his own daughter in a street fight before her wedding.

“When Steph says, ‘Absolutely not,’ he’s like, ‘Selfish. I can’t believe you’re selfish.’ Then Vince books Vince versus Steph, in I believe a street fight, six days before our legitimate wedding.”

The “I Quit” match between Vince and Stephanie took place at WWE No Mercy 2003. When thinking about that match, Stephanie McMahon recalled that there was a concern that she might walk into her wedding with a black eye.

“I remember my mom actually threatening my dad that if I had a black eye or a broken ankle for my wedding that she would divorce him on the spot. Needless to say, I had no black eye. I had no broken ankle. I may have gotten choked out in the match, but that’s different.”

Vince won the match and Stephanie was off television for two years. She did return for a variety of stories, but at this point in her career she decided to stay at home with her family. She is still part of WWE, as the company publicly wished her a Happy Birthday on September 24.

Paul Heyman gave her a glowing review for this decision during his WWE Hall of Fame speech. She was ringside for the ceremony with a huge smile on her face. As of this writing, there don’t seem to be any plans for her full-time return, but she is certainly welcomed at any event.

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We will keep an eye on this story for more Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon tidbits. Our official Vince McMahon news hub is the place to look for all information about the former Chairman of the Board.

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