10 Most Memorable Stephanie McMahon WWE Moments

2. Fighting Her Father

Stephanie finally being placed into a match with her own father was, in many ways, inevitable. 

In the fall of 2003, it finally happened. Vince was in the middle of one of his hot blonde romances (Sable this time), which irked the SmackDown General Manager and led to an I Quit match at No Mercy, where Stephanie would have to abandon her post if she lost. 

Stephanie had Linda in her corner for the 'contest', which was one of the weirdest matches in WWE history and should probably be psychoanalysed by a team of professionals at some point in time. 

Vince manhandled his daughter, beating her down in a brutal, often uncomfortable manner. It was effective, of course, building sympathy for Steph's eventual comeback, which she made with the aid of a steel pipe. 

But then Vince got possession of the weapon and in turn used it himself, culminating with him choking Stephanie with it. 

That was enough for long-suffering Linda, who threw in the towel and stopped was, basically, sanctioned child abuse. Again, as a match it wasn't exactly an ultra-athletic thriller or anything, but it had some great performances and story, and the crowd responded accordingly. 

Steph's last match until she faced Brie Bella at SummerSlam 2014.