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Vince McMahon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon, Vincent K McMahon, Mr.McMahon, Mr.Vince McMahon, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Vince McMahon, Mr McMahon, Mr Vince McMahon
American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)
Vince McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter born in 1945 who became a dominant figure in the wrestling industry. He matters because he shaped modern professional wrestling into a major entertainment business through his leadership and promotional strategies.
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Key facts
- Born
- Vincent Kennedy McMahon , ( 1945-08-24 ) August 24, 1945 (age 80) , Pinehurst, North Carolina , U.S.
- Other names
- Vinnie Lupton, Vince McMahon Jr., Vincent K. McMahon
- Education
- East Carolina University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Businessman media proprietor professional wrestling executive
- Spouse
- Linda Edwards ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. August 26, 1966</span>"}]]}'>1966 , separated )
- Children
- Shane Stephanie
- Father
- Vincent J. McMahon
- Relatives
- McMahon family
- Ring name s
- Mr. McMahon, Vince McMahon
- Billed height
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
- Billed weight
- 248 lb (112 kg)
- Billed from
- Greenwich, Connecticut
- Trained by
- Tom Prichard
- Debut
- 1969 (ring announcer), 1971 (commentator), April 13, 1998 (wrestler)
- Retired
- March 28, 2010 (wrestler)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- McMahon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pinehurst
- Spouse
- Linda McMahon
- Child
- Stephanie McMahon
- Father
- Vincent J. McMahon
- Position held
- chief executive officer
- Employer
- World Championship Wrestling
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Family
- Family McMahon
- Mass
- 106
- Official website
- corporate.wwe.com/who-we-are/leadership#vincent-k-mcmahon
- Image
- Vince McMahon 2.jpg
- Height
- 185
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Greenwich
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- Commons category
- Vince McMahon
- date of birth
- 1945-08-24
- relative
- Andrew Martin
- birth name
- Vincent Kennedy McMahon, Jr.
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- social media followers
- 2503840
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- honorific prefix
- Mister
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Encyclopedic overview
Vincent Kennedy McMahon (/məkˈmæn/ mək-MAN; born August 24, 1945) is an American businessman and former professional wrestling promoter. McMahon, along with his later-estranged wife Linda, is co-founder of the modern WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Outside of professional wrestling, McMahon has occasionally ventured into promoting other sports. His projects have included the World Bodybuilding Federation and the XFL football league.
McMahon graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in business in 1968, and began his tenure in professional wrestling as a commentator for WWE (then called the World Wide Wrestling Federation or WWWF) for most of the 1970s. He bought the company from his father, Vincent J. McMahon, in 1982 and almost monopolized the industry, which previously operated as separate entities across the United States. This led to the development of the annual event WrestleMania, which became the world's most successful professional wrestling event. WWE then faced industry competition from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the 1990s before purchasing and absorbing WCW in 2001. WWE also purchased the assets of the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 2003.
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