The Authority (professional wrestling)

The Authority was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that existed from 2013–2016.^[2] 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.^[1]

The Authority
Stephanie McMahon, Kane, Triple H and Randy Orton representing the Authority
Stable
Members	See below
Name(s)	The Authority[1]
Debut	August 18, 2013
Disbanded	April 4, 2016
Years active	2013–2016

Members

L	Leader
*	Founding member(s)

Name	Tenure	Notes
Triple H* (L)[1]	August 18, 2013 – April 4, 2016	WWE Chief operating officer
Stephanie McMahon* (L)[1]	August 18, 2013 – April 4, 2016	WWE Chief brand officer
Mr. McMahon (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
Randy Orton[3]	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
Dean Ambrose[3]	August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014	Joined as a member of The Shield Left after turning on Kane
Roman Reigns[3]	August 19, 2013 – March 17, 2014
Seth Rollins[3]	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
Scott Armstrong[4]	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
Kane[5]	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
Billy Gunn[6]	January 13, 2014 – April 6, 2014	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
Road Dogg[6]
Batista[7]	April 7, 2014 – June 2, 2014	Joined as a member of Evolution Left and quit WWE after Triple H did not give him him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Daniel Bryan
Joey Mercury[8]	September 19, 2014 – July 6, 2015	Joined as a member of J&J Security Left after being injured by Brock Lesnar
Jamie Noble[8]
Big Show[9]	November 23, 2014 – April 26, 2015	Joined after turning on John Cena at Survivor Series Left after losing to Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Feud of the Year (2013) – The Authority (vs. Daniel Bryan)^[10]
  • Feud of the Year (2014) – Seth Rollins (vs. Dean Ambrose)^[11]
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2013) – The Authority^[12]
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2014) – Triple H and Stephanie McMahon^[13]
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins^[14]
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)^[15]
  • Wrestler of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins^[16]
  • Ranked Seth Rollins No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015^[17]
• WWE
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Randy Orton^[18]
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins), The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg)^[19]
  • WWE United States Championship (2 times) – Dean Ambrose (1), Seth Rollins (1)^[20]
  • WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship¹ (4 times) – Randy Orton (2), Triple H (1), Seth Rollins (1)^[21]
  • André the Giant Memorial Batlle Royal (2015) – Big Show^[22]
  • Royal Rumble (2016) – Triple H^[23]
  • Money in the Bank (2014) – Seth Rollins^[24]
  • Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award (2016) – Stephanie McMahon^[25]
  • Slammy Award (9 times)^[26]
    • Breakout Star of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)^[27]
    • Faction of the Year (2013) – The Shield^[27]
    • Fan Participation (2014) – Seth Rollins for "You Sold Out"^[28]
    • Insult of the Year (2013) – Stephanie McMahon for insulting Big Show^[27]
    • Match of the Year (2014) – Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series^[29]
    • Rivalry of the Year (2014) vs. Daniel Bryan^[29]
    • Superstar of the Year (2015) – Seth Rollins^[30]
    • Trending Now Hashtag of the Year (2013) – The Shield for #BelieveInTheShield^[27]
    • "What a Maneuver" of the Year (2013) – Roman Reigns for the spear^[27]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Booker (2015) – Triple H (with Ryan Ward)^[31]
  • Most Improved (2013) – Roman Reigns^[32]
  • Most Overrated (2013) – Randy Orton^[32]
  • Most Overrated (2014) – Kane^[33]
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) – The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)^[32]
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2013) – vs. Big Show^[32]

1 ^ During Orton's first reign and the beginning of his second reign the title was simply known as the WWE Championship.