The McMahon-Helmsley Faction
| The McMahon-Helmsley Faction | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members | See below |
| Name(s) | The McMahon-Helmsley Era The McMahon-Helmsley Faction The McMahon-Helmsley Regime Corporate DX |
| Debut | December 13, 1999 |
| Disbanded | July 21, 2002 |
| Years active | 1999–2002 |
| Promotions | WWF/E |
The McMahon-Helmsley Faction was a villainous stable in the World Wrestling Federation, which was founded in late 1999, had mostly faded away by early 2001 and finally ended in mid-2002.
The period of its existence and dominance was also dubbed the McMahon-Helmsley Regime and the McMahon-Helmsley Era. Although initially it was an affront to The Corporation by the daughter of the owner, Stephanie McMahon, and one of its biggest up-and-coming stars, Triple H, it evolved into an alliance between then-heel stable, D-Generation X and a resurrected Corporation. It also included the majority of all heel wrestlers in the company at the time.
On the November 29, 1999 episode of Raw Is War, WWF owner Mr. McMahon's daughter Stephanie was set to marry Test, but Triple H interrupted the ceremony. He played a video on the titantron showing himself marrying a drugged Stephanie at a drive-through chapel in Las Vegas. This led to a match at Armageddon between Triple H and Mr. McMahon with the stipulations being that if Triple H won, he would receive a WWF Championship title shot on Raw Is War, whereas, if Vince was victorious, Triple H would sign an annulment. Triple H won the match, and afterwards, Stephanie turned on her father and hugged her new husband.
The next night on Raw Is War, Triple H announced the inception of the McMahon-Helmsley Era. His capture of the WWF Championship soon thereafter, coupled with Road Dogg and Billy Gunn's dominance of the tag team division helped cement the faction's power. With Vince injured and Linda and Shane McMahon absent, Stephanie was the sole remaining shareholder, so she and Triple H assumed control of the WWF.
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