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| Members | Triple H Stephanie McMahon Randy Orton Dean Ambrose Seth Rollins Roman Reigns Kane |
| Name(s) | The Authority |
| Debut | August 19, 2013 |
The Authority is a professional wrestling stable in WWE, which originated due to Triple H helping Randy Orton win the WWE Championship at SummerSlam in August 2013. The group includes Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, who play tyrannical, power-abusing and sadistic co-owners of WWE who justify their actions as being "best for business". Other members of the group include The Shield, who act as the Authority's main henchmen to offer protection or carry out attacks, as well as Kane, the "Director of Operations". Orton is the Authority's hand-picked champion and "face of the WWE".
The name of "the Authority" was only introduced in October 2013 and was originally a reference to the duo of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. The Authority shares similarities with The Corporation and the McMahon-Helmsley Faction.
History
Formation (2013)
Triple H refereed the John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan WWE Championship match at SummerSlam. After Bryan won the match and the title, Triple H gave Bryan a Pedigree so that Randy Orton could cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase, turning villainous for the first time since 2006. The following night on Raw, Orton appeared with Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H for a title coronation. Triple H invited Bryan to the ring to clear the air from SummerSlam. This proved to be a ruse however, as Orton delivered an RKO to Bryan, and the McMahon's stood over him, holding the WWE Championship high.
On the same night, The Shield began working Triple H as his enforcers. They would begin aiding Randy Orton against Daniel Bryan, while also attacking wrestlers such as Big Show and Dolph Ziggler for speaking out against Triple H's regime.
Feud with Daniel Bryan, the Rhodes Family, and Big Show (2013)
On the September 2 edition of Raw, as punishment for speaking out against Chief Operating Officer Triple H's authoritarian rule, Cody Rhodes was forced to put his job on the line when he faced Randy Orton in a non-title match; Rhodes lost and was duly "fired". Over the next few weeks, his brother Goldust also lost to Orton with Cody's reinstatement on the line, while his father Dusty Rhodes, after confronting Stephanie McMahon, was knocked out by Big Show while pleading for his sons to get their jobs back. At Battleground, a fired Cody Rhodes and Goldust earned their jobs back by beating Rollins and Reigns in a non-title match. On the October 14 Raw, Rollins and Reigns faced the Rhodes brothers again with the tag titles on the line in a no disqualification match; The Shield lost the tag titles after an attack by Big Show.
It was later announced that Orton would defend his WWE Championship against Bryan at Night of Champions. At Night of Champions, Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. However, the next night on Raw, Triple H stripped Bryan of the title, due to a fast 3-count by referee Scott Armstrong, but refused to give the championship back to Orton. Shortly afterwards, in an interview with Michael Cole, Triple H made a rematch between Orton and Bryan at Battleground for the vacant WWE Championship. The match ended in a no contest after Big Show knocked out both competitors. Bryan and Orton once again faced off for the vacant championship at Hell in a Cell, where Orton won the title after special guest referee Shawn Michaels attacked Bryan, proving his allegiance to the Authority.
As result of speaking out against Triple H, Big Show was placed into a three-on-one handicap tornado tag team match against The Shield, which Big Show lost. Additional punishment followed with Big Show being forced to sit ringside and watch his friends being attacked by The Shield at the risk of being fired. Following this, Triple H and McMahon claimed Big Show was broke, and in order to save his job, forced him to knock out his friends including Daniel Bryan, Dusty Rhodes, and The Miz.
When Big Show attempted to revolt on the September 30 episode of Raw, he was almost arrested for threatening to knock out Triple H, but Stephanie McMahon would come to his aid, insulting him afterwards. At Battleground, Big Show interfered in the WWE title match between Bryan and Orton and knocked out both of them, sending a message to Triple H and The Shield as well. The following night on Raw, he was slapped and fired by Stephanie McMahon after Big Show said Stephanie and Triple H had told him to knock out Daniel Bryan. On the October 7 Raw, Triple H was knocked out by Big Show and was carried out by officials out of the arena.
Triple H later announced that Big Show is banned from WWE for life, after many run-ins and assaults on various superstars, however on the November 4th Raw, The Authority was forced by the Board of Directors to give Big Show whatever he wants in return for not suing the company. Big Show wanted his job back and a WWE Championship match at Survivor Series, which he received. He was then forced to compete in a handicap match against The Shield and Randy Orton. Big Show won the match by disqualification after Kane, who had recently pledged allegiance to The Authority, distracted him. The Shield proceeded to Triple Powerbomb him through the announcers table. The next week on Raw, after Orton lost to Cody Rhodes and Goldust by countout, Big Show would came out to attack Orton, chokeslamming him through the announce table. However, Orton would went to successfully retain his title against Big Show at Survivor Series.
Champion of Champions (2013–present)
On the November 25 edition of Raw, Orton's long time rival, World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, suggested that there should only be "one champion" in WWE, so Triple H stated there would be a unification match at the TLC pay-per-view. Orton defeated Cena at TLC to unify his WWE Championship with Cena's World Heavyweight Championship, and with that victory officially being recognized as the final World Heavyweight Champion. Orton would then defeat Cena again in the subsequent rematch at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, aided by The Wyatt Family. On February 23, 2014 Orton defeated John Cena, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Christian and Cesaro at WWE's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship and secure his position in the title bout at WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014.
In wrestling
- Entrance themes
- "King of Kings" by Motörhead (August 2013–present)
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Feud of the Year (2013) - with Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2013) - The Authority
- Tag Team of the Year (2013) - Rollins and Reigns
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Improved (2013) - Reigns
- Most Overrated (2013) - Orton
- Tag Team of the Year (2013) - Rollins and Reigns
- Worst Feud of the Year (2013) - vs. Big Show
- WWE
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) - Orton
- WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current) - Orton
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Reigns and Rollins
- WWE United States Championship (1 time, current) - Ambrose
- Slammy Award for "What a Maneuver" of the Year (2013): Reigns - for the Spear
- Slammy Award for Faction of the Year (2013) - The Shield
- Slammy Award for Trending Now Hashtag of the Year (2013): The Shield - for #BelieveInTheShield
- Slammy Award for Breakout Star of the Year (2013) - The Shield
References
- ^ Caldwell, James. "Raw news: Next week's theme, The Authority misses Raw, Heyman returns, IC Title match, Arm Wrestling, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
The Authority (Stephanie McMahon and Triple H) did not appear on the pre-taped Raw from the U.K., setting up DOO Kane, Raw GM Brad Maddox, and Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero to bicker about booking matches throughout the show.
- http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-11-11/comparing-the-authority-and-the-corporation/page-5
- http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-11-11/comparing-the-authority-and-the-corporation/page-6
- McNichol, Rob. "Is The Authority's presence on WWE programming the Steph that dreams are made of?". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
It seems that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are now to be known as The Authority, given that commentators mentioned this throughout Raw this Monday.
- http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2013/john-cena-daniel-bryan-26131903
- Tylwalk, Nick. "Raw: Rhodes, Big Show get put in no-win situations". SLAM! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- Asher, Matthew. "Battle may be over but WWE Battleground still leaves unresolved issues". SLAM! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- Tylwalk, Nick. "Raw: The Rhodes brothers get their big chance". SLAM! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- "RAW NEWS: Bryan stripped of WWE Title & title held up, Dusty returns & gets KO'ed, locker room revolt, Ryback/Heyman, new #1 contenders, more post-PPV developments". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- Waldman, Jon. "Hell in a Cell: The usual suspects end up on top". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 9/2 (Hour 2): Orton vs. Rhodes career-threatening match, Prime Time Players, more".
- http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwebattleground/2013/daniel-bryan-randy-orton-26148906
- http://www.wwe.com/videos/wwe-coo-triple-h-addresses-wwe-universe-concerns-over-a-new-regime-superstar-fir-26146347 WWE COO Triple H addresses WWE Universe concerns over a "new regime," Superstar firings and more: WWE.com Exclusive, Sept. 4, 2013
- "WWE Champion Randy Orton def. Big Show". WWE. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- Clapp, John (2013-11-25). "World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match)". WWE. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton def. John Cena". WWE. Retrieved 2014-26-01.
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