World Wrestling Entertainment/Characters/McMahon Family

Lists the various wrestlers belonging to the McMahon Family in the WWWF, WWF, and WWE. This includes the RAW, SmackDown, and new ECW brands. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in the WWE.

Vince McMahon, Sr. (Vincent James McMahon)

Family Business: Wrestling is definitely in the blood. Vince is the second generation of McMahon wrestling promoters.
Generation Xerox: As an American professional wrestling promoter, just like his father before him.
It Runs in The Family
Ur Example: He created the WWWF, without him, there'd be no WWF / WWE.
Wrestling Family

Vince McMahon, Jr. (Vincent Kennedy McMahon, Jr.)

Abusive Father: Vince both exemplifies and is on the receiving end of this trope. In his "Mr. McMahon" persona, he acts the role. In Real Life, Vince has mentioned that his stepfather beat him, and if the man weren't dead already, he'd kill him himself.
Action Survivor
A God Am I
Badass Grandpa
Big Bad: More or less. If there was to be a single Big Bad for the entire WWF/E's history, it would be him. He is subject to a Heel Face Turn like anyone else, of course.
Canadian Wrestling Fans Hate Vincent Kennedy McMahon: So Much after the Montreal Screwjob.
Chronic Backstabbing Disorder
Complete Monster
Control Freak
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Daddy DNA Test: The subject of an ongoing storyline as to which WWE superstar was Vince's illegitimate child. It was revealed to be Hornswoggle.
- It was later revealed that Hornswoggle wasn't Vince's illegitimate child. Instead, this was part of a deal he had made with Finlay, the details of which were never revealed.
- What Could Have Been: Vince's illegitimate child was originally supposed to be Mr. Kennedy, until he got busted for drugs.
Dirty Old Man
Evil Overlord
Executive Meddling
Family Business: Wrestling is definitely in the blood. Vince is the third generation of McMahon wrestling promoters.
Generation Xerox: As an American professional wrestling promoter, just like his father and grandfather before him.
High School Sweethearts: With Linda in Real Life.
Humiliation Conga: DX's favorite revenge on him. A CMOF is the parade of female and male Superstars who came out during the "McMahon family portrait" segment of the 15th anniversary show of Raw in response to having slept with Vince.
It Runs in The Family
I Was Quite a Looker
Large Ham: So, so much. Particularly his Catch Phrase, "YOU'RRRRRE FIIIIIIIIIIRRRRREDDD!!!!"
Manipulative Bastard
No Indoor Voice
Old Shame: The hilariously bad performance of "Stand Back" at the 1986 Slammys. Most recently seen in the segment where Triple H and Shawn Michaels parodied Vince and Shane.
Rich Bastard
Screw the Rules, I Have Money
Screw the Rules, I Make Them
Smug Snake
Ted Baxter
Wrestling Family

Linda McMahon (Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon)

Beware the Nice Ones: Arguably the sanest and most cool-headed of the McMahons, should you betray her (* cough* Vince and Stephanie), she will use all her power as CEO to make your life miserable.
- In fact, Jim Ross didn't even see it coming when Linda both fired and kicked him in the balls in late 2005.
Bunny Ears Lawyer: She has a Bachelor's of Science degree in Education, after all, not to mention running the business side of WWE for nearly 25 years. In 2010, she ran for Senate.
Da Chief
High School Sweethearts: With Vince in Real Life.
Liz Lemon Job: Babysit a bunch of muscular, not-entirely level-headed wrestlers, keep the company in financial order, and make sure her family (Vince in particular) doesn't screw it up. It really kind of sucks to be Linda sometimes.
Long Bus Trip: All the time. Entire years go by where no one remembers she even exists or is the CEO. The longest bus trip is probably just starting, considering her Real Life resignation from WWE to make a bid one of Connecticut's senate seats.
- Which she lost, so who knows, she may be back after all.
  - Currently, she plans on running again.
Missing Mom: Linda is very rarely seen on television.
Only Sane Man
Straight Man

Shane McMahon (Shane Brandon McMahon) 1990, 1998-2009

Badass Normal: The son of the boss who can hold his own in the ring against trained wrestlers, and sometimes even win? Yeah, he qualifies.
Brother-Sister Team: As owner of WCW during the Alliance storyline.
Calling the Old Man Out: To Vince if they're not on the same side.
Corrupt Corporate Executive: When he's a heel.
The Dragon: To his father Vince McMahon when both are heels.
Ensemble Darkhorse: Surprisingly, considering he's a McMahon. The guy gets cheers and chants even when he's just showing up for his father's off the air birthday celebration. Might have something to do with Sibling Yin-Yang, but it probably has more to do with his willingness to be thrown through glass and jump off Titantrons.
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Harming Linda is his biggest Berserk Button.
Family Business
Finishing Move: Both of his involve jumping from high places. The Van Terminator was hijacked from Rob Van Dam and modified with a trash can instead of a chair, and the Leap of Faith involves the complete destruction of the Spanish Announcers Table.
Genius Bruiser
High School Sweethearts: With Marissa
Holy Shit Quotient: Any time Shane O'Mac steps into a ring for a No DQ/Hardcore/Street Fight-type match, the HSQ goes through the roof. Like the time he dropped an elbow from the top of the fifty foot high Titantron.
Hot Dad
How Much More Can He Take?: Pretty standard in Shane matches. His Street Fight with Kurt Angle in 2001 was a double How Much More Can He Take?, considering the spots with the glass.
I Have the High Ground: Ranging from a simple turnbuckle to the top of the big-ass screen used as WWE's set, the Titantron. Jumping off high places is Shane's hat.
Improvised Weapon: Uses a trash can for his Coast-to-Coast Van Terminator.
It Runs in The Family
Long Bus Trip: Resigned from WWE to "pursue other interests" (becoming the CEO of an Asian internet corporation), his absence hasn't been explained on television.
Money Song
Only Sane Man: As a face, usually toward Vince.
Screw the Rules, I Have Money: When he's a heel.
Screw the Rules, I Make Them: When he's a heel.
Sibling Yin-Yang: Generally, Shane is the more level-headed businessman to Stephanie's spotlight-loving Yandere.
Singapore Canes Are Even Better
Spanish Announcers Table: His elbow-drop from the top turnbuckle onto a prone Test on the table has become synonymous with the Spanish Announcers Table bump, and one of the most infamous examples.
Warrior Prince
Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: Has been, in order - a referee, part of his father's entourage, a wrestler, the owner of WCW, a wrestler again, and finally, co-owner and GM of WWE.

Marissa Mazzola-McMahon (Marissa Ann Mazzola-McMahon) 1998-2000

Alliterative Name
The Cameo: She was a bird merchant in The Scorpion King, a film co-produced by WWE Films and stars The Rock.
Genki Girl: When she co-hosted WWF Livewire with Michael Cole.
High School Sweethearts: With Shane
Hot Mom
It Runs in The Family

Stephanie McMahon (Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque) 1999-2009

Action Survivor
Becoming the Mask: She and Triple H fell in love with each other during their storyline.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Chris Jericho, so much so that the fanfic writers went bonkers. Every fangirl who ever wrote wrestling fic has a Smoochy Dreamer fic in her past.
- What Could Have Been: They were actually supposed to get together onscreen, but it was shot down by Triple H.
Bratty Teenage Daughter: Played it in her 20's, but played it straight.
Brother-Sister Team: As owner of ECW during the Alliance storyline.
Clingy Jealous Girl: Towards Triple H during her Heel run in the early 2000s.
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Damsel in Distress: During the Ministry of Darkness storyline in which she was kidnapped by The Undertaker.
Executive Meddling
Family Business
Fire The Hypotenuse: What she did to Chyna in 2001.
- To be fair, Chyna's ego had been getting way out of control at that point.
Gag Boobs: Went from being flat-as-a-board to a D-cup almost over night. Hilariously lampshaded by Chris Jericho when she got her first boob job (she's had at least two more since then).
It Runs in The Family
Hot Mom
Large Ham
Rich Bitch
Screw the Rules, I Have Money
Screw the Rules, I Make Them
Sibling Yin-Yang: Stephanie likes the spotlight, Shane plays it cooler.
Smug Snake
Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
Warrior Princess
Yandere: If she's a Heel.

Triple H (Paul Levesque) 1995-

Alliterative Name: His full name is Hunter Hearst Helmsley, hence the nickname "Triple H".
Anti-Hero: Type IV or III, depending on the storyline.
Badass
Badass Beard: Although he shaved it a few times in the past.
Badass Long Hair
Batman Gambit: One of the masters of it. First he had to read Orton well enough to know he wouldn't be willing to fight him in a sledgehammer vs. sledgehammer fight and would want both of them to drop their weapons. Then he had to be completely sure that Orton wouldn't ambush him right then and there. And then he had to be completely sure that no one would notice the spare sticking out in his jacket.
Becoming the Mask / Romance on the Set: He and Stephanie fell in love with each other during their storyline.
Blond Guys Are Evil: As a heel.
Blood Brothers: With the Kliq, but especially Shawn Michaels. God help you if you mess with Shawn Michaels and Triple H is around to witness it.
Breaking the Fourth Wall: One of the most infamous examples in wrestling history, he's one of the four wrestlers who publicly said buh-bye to Kayfabe with the Curtain Call.
Chronic Backstabbing Disorder
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Crowning Music of Awesome: "ITS TIME TO PLAY THE GAME! RAHEHEHE!"
- Not to mention his initial theme upon his ascension to the main event in 1999, "My Time."
Delinquents: DX loves this trope, mainly because it has a basis in Shawn and Hunter's Real Life antics.
Dem Bones and Creepy Cool Crosses: His logos and merchandises have these, especially during his "King Of Kings" gimmick.
Determinator: The man wrestled through a full quad tear. Twice.
Do Not Call Me "Paul": Half the Trope Namer. Seriously, do not call him Paul.
Draco in Leather Pants
Drop the Hammer: His trademark Weapon of Choice.
Evil Is Cool
Evil Overlord: When he's the top heel.
Executive Meddling
Fan Nickname
- Triple Haitch (William Regal's pronunciation of the name).
- The Nose of Noses, in reference to one of his in-canon nicknames, "The King of Kings", and his rather prominent schnozzola.
- His Finishing Move, the Pedigree, is called "The Burial" for certain reasons.
Fourth Wall Observer
Fun with Acronyms
Genius Bruiser
Genre Savvy: All the time. Especially the time he gave an entire lesson/LampshadeHanging on how to properly cut a promo and how the heel has to wait until the face has their back to the ramp before they jump him.
Green-Eyed Monster
God Mode Sue: To the point where one of the guidelines for screenshots that reviewers could take of one of the Smackdown vs. Raw video games one year was Not to show Triple H in a compromised or weakened position!
- Villain Sue: Especially during his 2002-2005 heel runs.
Heterosexual Life Partners: Not that we don't wonder about the "heterosexual" tag, but Triple H and Shawn Michaels are, in the words of Jim Ross, "closer than a lot of brothers" in Real Life as well as in-character.
- He also calls Shawn the best wrestler he's ever faced in his "I Believe" promo on the March 1st, 2010 Raw.
Hot Dad
Ho Yay: Has boatloads of it with Shawn Michaels, with or without DX, and once famously quipped "I'm bi- a lot of things. Lingual isn't one of them." Subverts it with Randy Orton and Edge - "you want to do what to my ass?"
Iconic Wrestler: Debated. While he does have legit talent, haters doubt him for using backstage politics to get, and remain, in the spotlight.
In-Series Nickname: "The Game," "King of Kings," or most awesomely of all, "The Cerebral Assassin."
Large Ham
Loveable Rogue: As part of DX.
Magnificent and Manipulative Bastard
Never Live It Down: The typical Smart Mark reaction towards a Triple H win is "OMG TRIPPPLE H BERRIED HIM, LULZ!"
No Fourth Wall: All the freaking time.
- It's like, 11:08, guys, we're off the air!
Precision F-Strike
Screw the Rules, I Have Connections: First the Kliq and then the McMahons.
Screw the Rules, I Have Money
Screw the Rules, I Make Them: During the McMahon-Helmsley Era. Also many feel he does this is Real Life.
Sharp-Dressed Man: When he was with Evolution. Any other time, he looks like he lives in jeans and tee shirts.
Smug Snake
Spotlight-Stealing Squad
Ted Baxter: During his 2003 fueds with Goldberg and Scott Steiner.
True Companions: The Kliq. Mess with one, and the rest will make your life a living hell.
Underwear of Power: He became a 13 time World Champion when he started wearing one.
Upper Class Twit: His original gimmick.
Vitriolic Best Buds: Heel or face, only Hunter's allowed to kick Shawn Michaels' ass and mock his receding hairline.
Wacky Fratboy Hijinx: Two Words: D Generation X.
Weapon of Choice: The Sledgehammer.

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