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 had been a one-time ECW World Champion, one-time WWE Champion, and was the winner of the Royal Rumble in 1999.[4][5][6]
Vince McMahon | |
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 McMahon in 2006 | |
| 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 |
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| Children | 2, Stephanie and Shane |
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| Family | McMahon |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. McMahon Vince McMahon |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 248 lb (112 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Greenwich, Connecticut[2] |
| Debut | 1969 (commentator) 1998 (wrestler) |
Forbes estimates his net worth to be around $2.5 billion.[7]
Career
changeMcMahon 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, Vincent 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.[8]
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.[9] He would return to the company as executive chairman in January 2023.[10]
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.[11]
Personal life
changeMcMahon married his wife, Linda McMahon, on August 26, 1966 in New Bern, North Carolina. They separated sometime before 2022 but have not gotten divorced.[12] They have two children: Shane and Stephanie. In 2016, President-elect of the United States Donald Trump nominated McMahon's wife Linda as Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Federal sexual assault and trafficking investigation
changeOn February 2, 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that federal authorities in New York had launched an investigation into sexual assault and sex trafficking allegations made against McMahon. Federal agents had previously executed a search warrant for McMahon's phone and delivered a subpoena to him for documents related to any allegation of "rape, sex trafficking, sexual assault, commercial sex transaction, harassment or discrimination" against current or former WWE employees.[13]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vince McMahon profile". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Mr. McMahon - WWE Bio". WWE. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "Vincent McMahon Forbes Profile". Forbes.
- ↑ "WWE Championship history". WWE. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ↑ "ECW Championship history". WWE. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble (1999) results". WWE. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Vincent McMahon". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ↑ "Mr. McMahon". WWE.
- ↑ "Vince McMahon Steps Down as Head of W.W.E. During Misconduct Investigation". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "WWE Board of Directors unanimously elects Vince McMahon executive Chairman of the board". WWE. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Vince McMahon resigns from TKO day after ex-employee's lawsuit". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Vince McMahon And Wife Linda No Longer Together". Inside the Ropes. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ↑ Roeloffs, Mary Whitfill. "Billionaire WWE Founder Vince McMahon Under Federal Sex Trafficking Investigation, Report Says". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
Other websites
change- WWE Corporate Bio Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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