Team McMahon Team McMahon , also known as The McMahons in appropriate general reference to the family involved , is the name of a familial alliance in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , usually on its Raw brand and consisting of WWE chairman / majority owner Vince McMahon , his son Shane , and at least one wrestler aligned with the two . Though the majority of Vince and Shane ' s combinations have been on a villainous basis , the latest incarnation of this unit was on the fan favorite side and included Vince ' s son - in - law and Shane ' s brother - in - law Triple H . with support from Triple H ' s wife , Shane ' s sister , and Vince ' s daughter , Stephanie . History . Villainous Alliances ( 1998 – 2008 ) . Though Vince and Shane had paired up before in numerous operations and stables over the years since their authority in the company was acknowledged on - screen in 1998 , it was not until 2006 that the pair became a regular tag team . The team formed as heels when Shane returned to aid his father ' s rivalry with Shawn Michaels . Shane appeared on " Raw " to force Michaels to join Vince ' s " Kiss My Ass club " . He also faced Michaels in a street fight on the March 18 , 2006 edition of " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " and , in a fashion similar to the Montreal Screwjob , Shane put Michaels in the Sharpshooter as Vince called for the bell , giving Shane the victory . In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 22 , Vince recruited the services of Triple H ( seemingly a revival of the McMahon - Helmsley Faction , but with no implications of their relationship ) , and Michaels enlisted the aid of WWE Champion John Cena ( whom Triple H was feuding with at the time ) to help him against the McMahons . Michaels got his revenge at WrestleMania by defeating Vince in a No Holds Barred match and forcing Shane to join his father ' s " Kiss My Ass Club " in the process . The McMahons ' rivalry with Michaels took a religious turn after WrestleMania , when Vince , claiming that Michaels ' victory was a result of " divine intervention " , booked himself and his son in a match at Backlash against Shawn Michaels and his tag team partner , " God " . Around this time , Vince began to act strangely , and at one point began considering himself a god in a personal religion called " McMahonism " . Shane teamed with Vince to defeat Shawn Michaels " and God " at Backlash , due to help from The Spirit Squad , a team of male cheerleaders whom the McMahons had recently encouraged to join with them . Triple H later turned away from the McMahons and walked out of a WWE Championship match for which he was referee , leading to Michaels taking over and helping Cena retain his championship against Spirit Squad member Kenny . Triple H accidentally hit Shane with his sledgehammer while aiming for Michaels , putting Shane out of the ring for a while . When Triple H then attempted to lead the Spirit Squad in an attack on Michaels , he was disrespected by Kenny , and as a result , turned on the Squad . Triple H began his rivalry with the McMahons shortly after , leading to his siding with Shawn Michaels in the reformation of D - Generation X ( DX ) . Vince booked a match for Vengeance on June 25 , 2006 , where DX defeated the Spirit Squad in a 5 - on - 2 handicap match . Vince also booked a match at another " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " on the July 15 edition in a 5 - on - 2 elimination match , where DX was again victorious . This loss frustrated the McMahons to a point where Vince made a match at SummerSlam between himself and Shane against DX . Despite interference from various villains including the Spirit Squad , Mr . Kennedy , Finlay , William Regal , Big Show and Umaga , DX were again victorious . The McMahons then recruited ECW Champion , Big Show to join their force against DX . Vince booked a match at Unforgiven on September 17 where he teamed up with his son Shane and Big Show to take on DX in a 3 - on - 2 handicap Hell in a Cell match . At Unforgiven , DX defeated the McMahons and Big Show and embarrassed Vince by putting his face in Big Show ' s lower backside , ending the rivalry once and for all . The McMahons were then seen together in March 2007 , scheming for Shane McMahon to be the guest referee at WrestleMania 23 in his father ' s " Battle of The Billionaires " match . Ultimately , their quest was denied as Stone Cold Steve Austin was announced as the guest referee . Shane and Vince then reunited once again , this time at WrestleMania where Shane tried to help his father win his match against Donald Trump by helping knock out Austin and revealing himself as being a second referee . But their efforts failed when Bobby Lashley , who was Trump ' s representative pinned Mr . McMahon ' s representative , Umaga , and as a result , Vince had to have his head shaved bald . After WrestleMania , Shane then helped his father out once again by siding with him in his ongoing feud with Bobby Lashley . The McMahons , along with Umaga , faced Lashley at Backlash for his ECW Championship in a 3 - on - 1 Handicap match . At Backlash , Shane helped his father claim his first ECW Championship . At One Night Stand , Vince lost the title back to Lashley , despite interference from Shane and Umaga . Vince would go insane from losing the title , even for his own persona ' s standards , in a storyline which would become infamous for a limo explosion scene through which the Mr . McMahon character became " presumed dead " . Shane , Stephanie , and their mother / Vince ' s wife Linda McMahon would become key figures pushing the storyline investigation . However , this angle suddenly preempted with the real - life death of Chris Benoit , as in paying what was thought to be proper tribute before the grisly details behind Benoit ' s passing came to light , Vince effectively retconned his own character ' s death by appearing on " Raw " in an empty arena and disclosing on - air that it was a faked event . In September 2007 until the beginning of 2008 , Vince and Shane seemingly didn ' t appear very often on " Raw " , except for the short - lived angle involving Hornswoggle , which ended at Survivor Series in November , but started up again in February 2008 . Hiatus ( 2008 – 2009 ) . In 2008 , McMahon had to no alliances formed as he hosted " McMahon ' s Million Dollar Mania " for the first half and was inactive the rest of the year , as the Million Dollar Mania storyline ended with yet another " death " for McMahon in the form of a pyrotechnic accident . This angle was a work , but was made to look real as possible with Triple H coming to Vince ' s aid , and Vince calling him by his real first name " Paul . " In late 2008 / early 2009 , Vince returned , but only to be punted by Randy Orton . Weeks later , Shane and Stephanie would suffer the same fates . This would be the beginning of the fan favorite alliance of Team McMahon . Face Team ( 2009 ) . On the March 30 , 2009 edition of " Raw " , Vince McMahon , Shane McMahon and WWE Champion Triple H ( now openly acknowledged as Stephanie McMahon ' s husband ) joined forces to attack Randy Orton and The Legacy ( Ted DiBiase , and Cody Rhodes ) . This was part of the current feud between Triple H and Orton , which was spurred on by Orton ' s attacks on Vince , Shane , and eventually Stephanie , to get to Triple H over the preceding months . This marked the first time that Vince McMahon has been in a fan favorite group since Team WWF during the Invasion storyline , and the first time that Vince and Shane McMahon have ever been aligned together as hero characters . The night after Triple H ' s victory over Orton at " WrestleMania XXV " , Vince and Shane continued to stand by Triple H in his feud against Orton , even booking themselves alongside him in a six - man tag team match against Legacy at " Backlash " ( albeit one in which a Legacy win would grant Orton the WWE Championship ) . However , when Orton beat Vince down to near - incapacitation in a match on the same night , Batista returned from an injury at the hands of Orton ( in storyline ) seeking revenge . Vince allowed Batista to take his place at " Backlash " . Shane , Batista , and Triple H worked as a unit against Legacy the entire month leading up to and including the match , but had some moments of dissension due to all wanting to destroy Orton themselves . One of those miscues , involving Batista and a steel chair at " Backlash " , actually allowed Orton to punt Triple H , pin him for the WWE Championship , and hospitalize him in storyline for two months . and they were losers and dx are better than them Second heel run ( 2009 ) . With Shane and Stephanie disappearing from on - screen involvement as well , Batista would carry on alone in his fight with Orton and Legacy . He eventually won the WWE Championship in a steel cage match at " Extreme Rules " , but would be sidelined with another injury credited in storyline to an Orton assault the next night on " Raw " . Before Orton could take the title back by forfeit , however , Triple H returned and beat Orton down . Orton would win the now - vacant championship back again the following week by pinning Big Show in a fatal - four - way also involving Triple H and John Cena , though Triple H would win a 10 - man battle royal the same night to remain number one contender . That same night , Vince McMahon diverged into a business deal storyline with Donald Trump in which he would become somewhat villainous again . The week afterwards , Triple H challenged Orton to a draw in a last man standing match , after which Vince , fresh off " buying back " the " Raw " brand that he had " sold " to Trump , forced Orton into another title defense against Triple H , this one being Three Stages of Hell at " The Bash " . The McMahons have only gotten involved one time in Triple H and Orton ' s feud since , when Vince , in the midst of his storyline on " SmackDown " of being unfair towards General Manager Theodore Long , would team up with DX for one night only against the Legacy on his birthday . The match would dissolve into a fight , following which John Cena , who was Orton ' s direct rival at the time , got involved and aligned himself with Team McMahon . After this , though , Vince would continue his villainous role on " SmackDown " in his storyline with Long and consultant Vickie Guerrero , making reappearances on " Raw " in roles of enmity with fan - favorite legend guest hosts Roddy Piper and Bret Hart , as well as John Cena , an avid supporter of Hart . Batista would begin a feud with Cena , initially because Vince wanted to punish Cena for supporting Hart . Vince ' s involvement in the feud waned as it became more personal , stemming from Batista and Cena ' s similar histories , with both wrestlers debuting in 2002 , winning world championships at " WrestleMania 21 " in 2005 ( both successfully defending their first reigns for 9 months as well ) , and becoming top stars in the company since . The " McMahon vs Hart " and " Batista vs John Cena " feuds would conclude at WrestleMania XXVI with Hart and Cena winning their matches . As of now Team McMahon hasn ' t been a stable since Vince was kayfabe injured by the Nexus .