The Authority (professional wrestling)

The Authority
The official Authority logo
Stable
Name(s)	The Authority
Former member(s)	See below
Debut	August 19, 2013
Disbanded	May 1, 2016
Years active	2013–2016
Promotions	WWE

The Authority was a villainous professional wrestling stable in WWE, which originated due to Triple H helping Randy Orton win the WWE Championship from Daniel Bryan at the 2013 SummerSlam pay-per-view.

The stable was led by company executives Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Many other wrestlers were a part of the group, including Seth Rollins as "The Man" until suffering a knee injury in November 2015, Kane as the "Director of Operations" until October 2015 and Randy Orton as The Authority's hand-picked champion and "Face of the WWE" until November 2014.The Shield formerly acted as The Authority's main henchmen to offer protection or carry out attacks until March 2014.

The name of "The Authority" was introduced in October 2013 and initially referred to only Triple H and Stephanie McMahon as a power couple. The Authority shared similarities with The Corporation and The McMahon-Helmsley Faction, and has also had ties to Triple H's previous stables D-Generation X and Evolution.

The stable's run ended after WrestleMania 32 when Triple H was dethroned as WWE World Heavyweight Champion by Roman Reigns, and Shane McMahon received authority to run Raw.