McMahon ushered in 'Paul Levesque Era' at WrestleMania 40

WWE personalities Stephanie McMahon and Paul "Triple H" Levesque. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Stephanie McMahon ushered in the 'Paul Levesque Era' at WrestleMania 40

By Adam Taylor | Last updated 4/8/24

WrestleMania 40 was the first event of its kind without Vince McMahon's involvement. The former CEO of WWE was forced to resign earlier this year.

Paul "Triple H" Levesque spearheaded the event, making it the first WrestleMania under his watch.

On Night 2, Stephanie McMahon made her first on-air appearance since she resigned from the company in 2023. She gave a speech to open up Sunday's events, where she credited her husband with ushering in a new era of WWE programming.

"Each WrestleMania is special for its own reason," McMahon said. "But, I think WrestleMania 40 might be the one that I am the most proud of. Because this is the first WrestleMania of the Paul Levesque era."

There has been a lot of talk of WWE entering a new era. Cody Rhodes recently coined it the "redemption era." Others refer to it as the "attitude era part two."

However, when speaking at his post-show news conference, Levesque was quick to bat away the suggestion of this being his era despite his hand in a massive resurgence for the company.

"It's not my era, it's our era," Levesque said. "When I say our, I mean everybody in WWE. The people that endured. The people that hung in there. The people that trusted. The people that, over the last year [or] whatever it's been, gave their sweat and tears to get where we are."

Regardless of what name or label people want to give the current version of WWE, the fact is that the company is enjoying an incredible period of growth and interest.

Undoubtedly, they are the hottest, most talked about professional wrestling company in the world. WrestleMania 40 was a resounding success. You don't need a label to know that.

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