The Authority (professional wrestling)
professional wrestling stable
The Authority was an evil professional wrestling stable in WWE that existed from 2013–2016.[2] It was based around the company's Chief operating officer, Triple H and his wife, Stephanie McMahon, who gained control as the general managers of both Raw and SmackDown.[1]
The Authority | |
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Stable | |
Members | See below |
Name(s) | The Authority[1] |
Debut | August 18, 2013 |
Disbanded | April 4, 2016 |
Years active | 2013–2016 |
Members
changeL | Leader |
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* | Founding member(s) |
Name | Tenure | Notes |
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Triple H* (L)[1] | August 18, 2013 – April 4, 2016 | WWE Chief operating officer |
Stephanie McMahon* (L)[1] | August 18, 2013 – April 4, 2016 | WWE Chief brand officer |
Mr. McMahon (L) | December 14, 2015 – April 4, 2016 | WWE chairman and Chief executive officer Joined after Triple H was injured at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs Left after Shane McMahon got control of Raw |
Randy Orton[3] | August 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014 February 23, 2015 – March 9, 2015 |
Joined after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract briefcase at SummerSlam with help from Triple H Removed from the group after turning on Seth Rollins Rejoined as a trick to attack Rollins as revenge for his earlier attacks on Orton |
Dean Ambrose[3] | August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014 | Joined as a member of The Shield Left after turning on Kane |
Roman Reigns[3] | August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014 | |
Seth Rollins[3] | August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014 June 2, 2014 – November 5, 2015 |
Joined as a member of The Shield Left after turning on Kane Rejoined after betraying The Shield Left after vacating the WWE World Heavyweight Championship following a knee injury |
Scott Armstrong[4] | September 15, 2013 – January 4, 2016 | Joined as The Authority's referee Left after failing to help Sheamus defeat Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship |
Kane[5] | October 28, 2013 – October 25, 2015 | Joined as The Authority's Director of Operations Fired from his role as Director of Operations after losing to Seth Rollins at Hell in a Cell |
Billy Gunn[6] | January 13, 2014 – April 6, 2014 | Joined as a member of The New Age Outlaws Left after The New Age Outlaws and Kane were defeated by The Shield at WrestleMania XXX |
Road Dogg[6] | ||
Batista[7] | April 7, 2014 – June 2, 2014 | Joined as a member of Evolution Left and quit WWE after Triple H did not give him him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Daniel Bryan |
Joey Mercury[8] | September 19, 2014 – July 6, 2015 | Joined as a member of J&J Security Left after being injured by Brock Lesnar |
Jamie Noble[8] | ||
Big Show[9] | November 23, 2014 – April 26, 2015 | Joined after turning on John Cena at Survivor Series Left after losing to Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules |
Timeline
changeChampionships and accomplishments
change- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Feud of the Year (2013) – The Authority (vs. Daniel Bryan)[10]
- Feud of the Year (2014) – Seth Rollins (vs. Dean Ambrose)[11]
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2013) – The Authority[12]
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2014) – Triple H and Stephanie McMahon[13]
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins[14]
- Tag Team of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)[15]
- Wrestler of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins[16]
- Ranked Seth Rollins No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015[17]
- WWE
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Randy Orton[18]
- WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins), The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg)[19]
- WWE United States Championship (2 times) – Dean Ambrose (1), Seth Rollins (1)[20]
- WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship1 (4 times) – Randy Orton (2), Triple H (1), Seth Rollins (1)[21]
- André the Giant Memorial Batlle Royal (2015) – Big Show[22]
- Royal Rumble (2016) – Triple H[23]
- Money in the Bank (2014) – Seth Rollins[24]
- Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award (2016) – Stephanie McMahon[25]
- Slammy Award (9 times)[26]
- Breakout Star of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)[27]
- Faction of the Year (2013) – The Shield[27]
- Fan Participation (2014) – Seth Rollins for "You Sold Out"[28]
- Insult of the Year (2013) – Stephanie McMahon for insulting Big Show[27]
- Match of the Year (2014) – Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series[29]
- Rivalry of the Year (2014) vs. Daniel Bryan[29]
- Superstar of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins[30]
- Trending Now Hashtag of the Year (2013) – The Shield for #BelieveInTheShield[27]
- "What a Maneuver" of the Year (2013) – Roman Reigns for the spear[27]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
1 ^ During Orton's first reign and the beginning of his second reign the title was simply known as the WWE Championship.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ "The 10 Greatest Stables in Professional Wrestling History". Popdust. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "The shocking similarities between Mr. McMahon's Corporation and Triple H's Authority (Page 4)".
- ↑ "The shocking similarities between Mr. McMahon's Corporation and Triple H's Authority (Page 6)".
- ↑ "The shocking similarities between Mr. McMahon's Corporation and Triple H's Authority (Page 6)".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "SMACKDOWN SPOILERS 3/21: Caldwell's in-person report from Smackdown TV taping (w/Overall Thoughts)".
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "Caldwell's WWE Raw results 4/7: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – WM30 fall-out, WWE Title match teaser, Bryan's first night as champ, Warrior, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "WWE Hell in a Cell 2014 results: Bray Wyatt attacks Dean Ambrose in main event". Sky Sports. Sky plc. October 28, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ Murphy, Ryan (November 23, 2014). "Team Cena def. Team Authority (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)". wwe.com. WWE. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 34 (2): 34–35. 2014.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards - Feud of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 34 (2): 38–39. 2014.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 36 (2): 26–27. 2015.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 34 (2): 42–43. 2014.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards - Wrestler of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Releases its Top 500 List for 2015: Which WWE Star Topped This Year's List?, More Names Revealed". The Internet Wrestling Database. 4 September 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ↑ "WWE Tag Team Championship". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ↑ "United States Championship". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ↑ "WWE World Heavyweight Championship". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "Caldwell's WM31 PPV Report 3/29 (Pre-Show): Tag Title match, Andre Battle Royal, final WM31 hype, Stooges, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ Murphy, Ryan. "Triple H won the 2016 Royal Rumble Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "Caldwell's WWE MITB PPV RESULTS 6/29: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of WWE Title ladder match, MITB match, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 2/22/16 (Live results from Detroit)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "What is a Slammy?". WWE. February 23, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 "2013 Slammy Award winners". WWE. December 8, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Martin, Adam (December 8, 2014). "Early 2014 WWE Slammy Award winners announced". WrestleView. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "2014 Slammy Award winners". WWE. December 8, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Full list of 2015 WWE Slammy Award Winners". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 25, 2016). "January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 45. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1–37. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2015). "Jan. 26, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2014 awards issue w/ results & Dave's commentary, Conor McGregor, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 15. ISSN 1083-9593.