The Power Trip
| The Power Trip | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Mr. McMahon Stephanie McMahon Helmsley Stone Cold Steve Austin Triple H |
| Name(s) | The Power Trip The Two-Man Power Trip |
| Heights | Stone Cold Steve Austin: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Triple H: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Debut | April 2, 2001 |
| Disbanded | May 21, 2001 |
| Years active | 2001 |
| Promotions | WWF |
The Power Trip was a villainous professional wrestling tag team and stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE) in 2001 consisting of Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H.
At WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1, 2001, Stone Cold Steve Austin took on The Rock for the WWF Championship in a no disqualification match between two fan favorites; however, during the match, Mr. McMahon interfered, which eventually led to Austin attacking The Rock with a steel chair to win the WWF Championship and in the process aligning himself with his long-time enemy. The next night on Raw Is War, there would be a rematch between the Rock and Stone Cold, this time in a steel cage match in which Triple H would get involved in the picture when he demanded to know why Vince aligned himself with Austin, claiming that he took out Austin (referring to his previous feud with Austin that had ended only a month prior) for him. Vince arrogantly replied that Austin was a winner at WrestleMania (as Triple H lost to The Undertaker) which led Triple H to leave the arena in frustration.
Later that night, during the Austin-Rock match, Triple H entered the cage with his sledgehammer with the crowd believing that he would help The Rock. This was not the case, however; Triple H, along with Austin, attacked The Rock. Stone Cold showed a new, vicious, and much more violent side to him as he would attack wrestlers like The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane), Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff), and even Lita with the steel chair several times. The two, who did not christen themselves under any name, were called "The McMahon Alliance" for a brief time before being officially known as "The Two-Man Power Trip" (or "The Power Trip" for short). On the episode of Smackdown following Wrestlemania, Austin as per request of Mr. McMahon assaulted his long-time friend Jim Ross after Jim Ross told Austin his opinion of his alliance with Triple H and Vince McMahon. Later that night, Triple H defeated Chris Jericho to win the Intercontinental Championship. During this time, Triple H actually won the Intercontinental Championship twice; a week after defeating Jericho he was defeated by Jeff Hardy for the belt, but Triple H quickly regained the title on the following Raw Is War. The reigns were his third and fourth overall. Austin would go on to be named the "Most Hated Wrestler" of 2001 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
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