WWE SmackDown!, 2002

Vince McMahon:
Hold on. Never before, never before have I seen such angst, such concern on the faces of WWE superstars. All I did was make one simple announcement last Monday night there'd be a new GM for Raw and a new GM for SmackDown!. I can say this, to all the superstars on Raw, if you are that concerned, as you think the grass is greener on the other side over here on SmackDown!, you are free to negotiate with the new GM of SmackDown!.

Tazz:
Who it is.

Vince:
Likewise, all the superstars of SmackDown!, if you think the grass is greener over on Raw, hey you can go ahead and negotiate with Raw‍'‍s new GM. I'm sure many of you thought I lost my mind when I named Eric Bischoff general manager of Raw. I'm sure you have complete control over all of my mental faculties and I know you're thinking, wait a minute, Eric Bischoff tried to put you out of business McMahon. Yeah, he tried. I named Eric Bischoff general manager of Raw because he's the best person for the job and because he is innovative, and because unquestionably, he enjoys ruthless aggression. Which would then bring us to tonight's announcement, and the announcement of your SmackDown! general manager. Likewise, this general manager is the best person for the job. Much like Bischoff, this person as well tried to put me out of business, and also has a history of ruthless aggression. The only difference between Bischoff and the new GM of SmackDown! is I said to the Raw audience they truly deserve Eric Bischoff as their general manager. I'm not so sure that all of you people, the SmackDown! audience, actually deserve your new general manager.

Tazz:
Who's it gonna be?

Vince:
So with that in mind, allow me to introduce you to the new general manager of SmackDown!, Stephanie McMahon!

Tazz:
Whoa!

Michael Cole:
What?! [Stephanie McMahon's music hits]

Tazz:
Ho ho! [Stephanie McMahon comes out]

Cole:
You mean, Mr. McMahon's daughter, Stephanie McMahon.

Tazz:
As she's the one, my man! There's only one Stephanie McMahon and you're looking at her. [Stephanie shakes hands with Vince] She's our new boss! [the SmackDown! roster is backstage looking distressed]

Cole:
The SmackDown! superstars in the back, I don't think any of them can believe what's going on.

Tazz:
Ruthless aggression. Stephanie McMahon's got ruthless aggression in the bloodline.

Stephanie McMahon:
Welcome to my show, SmackDown!. Eric Bischoff is a parasite. Shane was right. But the one thing my brother was wrong about was when he said that he was going to screw Vince McMahon, screw this company, and screw my family because I won't let that happen. And I won't allow Eric Bischoff to steal your SmackDown! superstars from you. Those superstars include The Rock, they include Hulk Hogan, they include Edge and they include the man who Bischoff says would have made WCW a success. The man who Bischoff knows to be the greatest ring general in the world today. The man who has truly earned the moniker "the game", Triple H.

Cole:
That's her soon to be ex-husband.

Stephanie:
Bischoff claimed that his first official act as the general manager was going to be at Vengeance, when he signed Triple H to Raw. So Bischoff at Vengeance, if you want Triple H to go down to that very ring and choose between Raw or SmackDown!, I don't have a problem with that, because the egg is gonna be on your face, Bischoff, when you're left standing there and Triple H leaves Vengeance and comes back home to his fans at SmackDown!. Now I am the general manager of SmackDown! with the full support of Vince McMahon. The same way you, Bischoff, are the general manager of Raw. But the only advantage you have over me Bischoff, is about three days. Now you said your official act, your first official act was going to take place at Vengeance? Well my first official act as general manager of SmackDown! is gonna take place right now when I throw you the hell out of my building!