Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy McMahon, better known as Vince McMahon or Mr. McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is an American businessman, wrestling promoter, professional wrestler, and movie producer. He is the co-founder of modern WWE. McMahon has been both the ECW World Champion and the WWE Champion.[4][5]
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Born | Vincent Kennedy McMahon August 24, 1945 |
Education | East Carolina University (BA) |
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Employer | WWE |
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Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Linda Edwards (m. 1966) |
Children | 2, Stephanie and Shane |
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Family | McMahon |
Ring name(s) | Mr. McMahon Vince McMahon |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 240 lb (109 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Greenwich, Connecticut[2] |
Debut | 1969 (commentator) 1998 (wrestler) |
Career
McMahon started his wrestling career in 1971 as an announcer. He worked for the "World Wide Wrestling Federation" (WWWF) which later changed its name to "World Wrestling Federation" (WWF). The name was changed again to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The company was originally owned by his father, Vince J. McMahon. McMahon bought the company from his father in 1984. McMahon took the business from a local promotion in the north eastern part of the United States and made it a global company.
McMahon played the role of an evil boss for many years.[7]
In June 2022, McMahon stepped down as the chairman and CEO of WWE. This came after multiple reports of McMahon paying alleged hush-money agreements for many alleged affairs.[8] He would return to the company as executive chairman in January 2023.[9]
On January 26, 2024, McMahon would again step down from WWE and TKO after reports from the The Wall Street Journal about a lawsuit. It would allege that McMahon participated in sex trafficking and commited sexual assaults on a former employee.[10]
Personal life
McMahon married his wife, Linda McMahon, on August 26 1966 in New Bern, North Carolina. They have two children: Shane and Stephanie. In 2016, President-elect of the United States nominated McMahon's wife Linda as Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
References
Other websites
- WWE Corporate Bio Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine