Linda McMahon doesn't let her children watch WWF wrestling. Not from the sidelines, anyway.

The president and CEO of World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has seen her daughter Stephanie and son Shane join their father Vince as integral characters in the show's storylines. Stephanie in particular has developed a sexy bad-girl image which often has her up to no good, both in and out of the ring.

"She's a very popular character right now. Stephanie is doing something she wanted to do her whole life: perform and entertain," her mother tells The Sun.

"Neither Shane or Stephanie were 'required' to be a part of the company, it was something they wanted to do. The one requirement if they wanted to work for WWF was they must graduate from college."

Both heirs worked for the mom-and-pop shop corporation between semesters.

"Shane has put up the ring, driven a truck around the country, taken jackets from the talent, put up posters, swept the warehouse. Stephanie has worked as a receptionist, she's been in our human resources department and in marketing. They have a real understanding of our company."

You know what they say - the family that hits people over the head with metal folding chairs together, stays together.

"God knows, our television persona is certainly that of America's most dysfunctional family but in spite of that persona, the McMahon family is certainly not like that. We are a very close-knit family," McMahon says. "We have had a great deal of fun and pride in building the World Wrestling Federation to the entertainment-media company that it is today."

Source: SLAM! Sports