Stephanie McMahon Appears In The Crowd At WWE SmackDown

Stephanie McMahon remains an avid WWE fan.

On the night before the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble, Stephanie McMahon appeared in the audience during the January 31 episode of WWE SmackDown. In 2002, when the brand split first occurred, Stephanie was the first SmackDown GM.

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She has appeared in several events this week, including a WWE town hall where her husband, Paul "Triple H" Levesque, was announced as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2025. Learn more about that here.

Stephanie McMahon officially resigned from WWE in January 2023. stayed away from WWE until WrestleMania XL, months after Vince resigned from WWE/TKO following a lawsuit brought by former employee Janel Grant accusing him of sexual assault and sex trafficking.

Learn what Stephanie has to say about her time away from WWE here.

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