WWE Six-Pack: The Miz Steals the Show

Promo of the Week: Stephanie McMahon, Raw

First, some props to Charlotte, who spoke so much truth to power that you almost couldn’t boo her: nobody in the division can touch her right now. Also, teasing the crowd with a Sasha Banks match before pulling the rug out for next week was heel 101. Charlotte’s doing incredible work right now.

But the promo of the week came from a woman who’s been doing it for nearly two decades.

Stephanie McMahon spent the better part of the time before and after the brand extension trying to suppress her heel tendencies. She embraced the return of Shane McMahon. She attempted to foster a respectful working relationship with Mick Foley. She tried appeasing the fans in every city. And we all kinda saw right through it.

Her promo on Mick Foley backstage brought back Stephanice McMahon at her evil, venom-spewing best. Poor Mick is just trying his best to not be overwhelmed by his general manager duties and to do right by everyone.

Then Stephanie spends a couple minutes cutting right to his core. A line like “Did I hire you for your medical expertise?” perfectly put Foley back in place after he got a little power hungry recently in his booking decisions. Stephanie delivered some ferocity throughout, and her closing line of “Don’t ever forget who you work for” beautifully and succinctly re-established the Raw pecking order and her heelish persona.