The Authority (professional wrestling)

**The Authority** was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that existed from 2013–2016. It was based around the company's Chief operating officer, Triple H and his wife, Stephanie McMahon, who gained control as the general managers of both _Raw_ and _SmackDown._

## Members

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|Leader|
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|class="unsortable"|Name|class="unsortable"|Tenure|class="unsortable"|Notes|
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|(**L**)|August 18, 2013 – April 4, 2016|WWE Chief operating officer||||
|(**L**)|August 18, 2013 – April 4, 2016|WWE Chief brand officer||||
|(**L**)|December 14, 2015 – April 4, 2016|WWE chairman and Chief executive officer Joined after Triple H was injured at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs Left after Shane McMahon got control of _Raw_||||
||August 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014 February 23, 2015 – March 9, 2015|Joined after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract briefcase at SummerSlam with help from Triple H Removed from the group after turning on Seth Rollins Rejoined as a trick to attack Rollins as revenge for his earlier attacks on Orton||||
||August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014|rowspan="2"|Joined as a member of The Shield Left after turning on Kane|||
||August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014|||||
||August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014 June 2, 2014 – November 5, 2015|Joined as a member of The Shield Left after turning on Kane Rejoined after betraying The Shield Left after vacating the WWE World Heavyweight Championship following a knee injury||||
||September 15, 2013 – January 4, 2016|Joined as The Authority's referee Left after failing to help Sheamus defeat Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship||||
||October 28, 2013 – October 25, 2015|Joined as The Authority's Director of Operations Fired from his role as Director of Operations after losing to Seth Rollins at Hell in a Cell||||
||rowspan="2"|January 13, 2014 – April 6, 2014|rowspan="2"|Joined as a member of The New Age Outlaws Left after The New Age Outlaws and Kane were defeated by The Shield at WrestleMania XXX||
||April 7, 2014 – June 2, 2014|Joined as a member of Evolution Left and quit WWE after Triple H did not give him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Daniel Bryan||||
||rowspan="2"|September 19, 2014 – July 6, 2015|rowspan="2"|Joined as a member of J&J Security Left after being injured by Brock Lesnar||
||November 23, 2014 – April 26, 2015|Joined after turning on John Cena at Survivor Series Left after losing to Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules||||

## Championships and accomplishments

- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Feud of the Year (2013) – The Authority <small>(vs. Daniel Bryan)</small>
    - Feud of the Year (2014) – Seth Rollins <small>(vs. Dean Ambrose)</small>
    - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2013) – The Authority
    - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2014) – Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
    - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins
    - Tag Team of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
    - Wrestler of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins
    - Ranked Seth Rollins No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2015
- **WWE**
    - World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Randy Orton
    - WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins), The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg)
    - WWE United States Championship (2 times) – Dean Ambrose (1), Seth Rollins (1)
    - WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship (4 times) – Randy Orton (2), Triple H (1), Seth Rollins (1)
    - André the Giant Memorial Batlle Royal (2015) – Big Show
    - Royal Rumble (2016) – Triple H
    - Money in the Bank (2014) – Seth Rollins
    - Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award (2016) – Stephanie McMahon
    - Slammy Award (9 times)
        - Breakout Star of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
        - Faction of the Year (2013) – The Shield
        - Fan Participation (2014) – Seth Rollins for "You Sold Out"
        - Insult of the Year (2013) – Stephanie McMahon for insulting Big Show
        - Match of the Year (2014) –
        - Rivalry of the Year (2014) vs. Daniel Bryan
        - Superstar of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins
        - Trending Now Hashtag of the Year (2013) – The Shield for #BelieveInTheShield
        - "What a Maneuver" of the Year (2013) – Roman Reigns for the spear
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Best Booker (2015) – Triple H (<small>with Ryan Ward</small>)
    - Most Improved (2013) – Roman Reigns
    - Most Overrated (2013) – Randy Orton
    - Most Overrated (2014) – Kane
    - Tag Team of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
    - Worst Feud of the Year (2013) – vs. Big Show

## Infobox (wrestling team)

- **article name**: The Authority
- **type**: S
- **image**: The Authority plus Kane and Randy Orton.jpg
- **caption**: Stephanie McMahon, Kane (wrestler), Kane, Triple H and Randy Orton representing the Authority
- **members**: _#Members, See below_
- **names**: The Authority
- **debut**: SummerSlam (2013), August 18, 2013
- **disbanded**: April 4, 2016
- **years active**: 2013–2016