In the world of sports and sports entertainment, few promoters have been as successful as Vincent K. McMahon. Born Aug. 24, 1945, to second- generation wrestling promoter Vincent J. McMahon, the young Vince eventually transformed his father's regional wrestling promotion, the northeastern U.S.'s World-Wide Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Federation, or WWF), into a worldwide success. Vince, who attended Fishborne Military School as a youth, was a star wrestler in high school. He eventually graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in marketing. By the early 1970s, the younger Vince convinced his father to hire him as promoter for his company, Capitol Wrestling Corp. (which promoted wrestling events as the WWF) He promoted his first WWF wrestling card in 1971 (in Bangor, Maine); the event was a rousing success, and started Vince Jr.'s rise to professional wrestling glory. In 1972, the then 27-year-old McMahon began providing play-by-play commentary for the WWF's weekly syndicated program; at the same time, he helped increase market clearances for the WWF's syndicated programs from nine northeastern U.S. stations (in 1972) to more than triple that by 1980. In 1982, the younger Vince purchased the Capitol Wrestling Corp. from his ailing father (he died in 1984), and began planning a vision to become the world's largest and most successful wrestling enterprise by giving the WWF a much broader audience. McMahon accomplished that through combining the traditional sport of wrestling with elements from the entertainment world (hence the term, sports entertainment); and giving the promotion a national audience (by promoting WWF events and selling airtime to local stations nationwide; airing weekly programs and pay-per-view events on cable and satellite TV). He also initiated one of the first successful major wrestling events, 1985's WrestleMania. However, McMahon's ride to success hasn't always been smooth -- in the early 1990s, allegations of steroid use among top superstars and other misconduct within the WWF nearly ruined Vince and his company. Also, ventures into the realms of bodybuilding (the World Bodybuilding Federation) and professional football (the XFL) failed miserably. For years, McMahon was engaged in a bitter ratings and promotions war with Ted Turner's wrestling ventures (the last being World Championship Wrestling (WCW); it was a battle Turner commanded at one point. McMahon eventually won the battle and today enjoys one of the world's most successful entertainment dynasties. His family -- wife, Linda; son, Shane, and daughter-in-law Marissa; and daugher Stephanie -- all play key roles in the family venture. McMahon is recognized today by many -- supporters and foes alike -- as a fearless and visionary promoter who turned the regional wrestling promotion WWF into a global sensation.
Wins WWF Title from Triple H, With the help of Stone Cold Steve Austin [September 1999] Was named the "Hoover's Headshot of the Week" by the Hoover's online business network. [July 2000] Father of Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon Is dyslexic. Chairman & CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) McMahon buys World Wrestling Federation from Vince McMahon Sr. [1982] Is said to be worth about US$200 Million McMahon bought the World Wrestling Federation from his father. [1982] He graduated from East Carolina University in 1964 with a degree in Marketing. He was sent to Fishburne Military School, as a youth, in Waynesboro, Virginia, where he became the first cadet in the school's history to be court-martialed, although unsuccessfully. Vince was the best man at Shane's, his sons, wedding. Former WWF Champion Won the 1999 Royal Rumble Is in direct Competetion with Eric Bischoff and WCW. Both WrestleMania 4 and WrestleMania 5 were held in Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. When WrestleMania magazine asked Donald Trump what the best part of the show was, he replied, "Getting to know Vince McMahon." And recently, at Madison Square Garden, when Trump was asked why he was sitting front row at a WWF house show, he replied, "Because I love the action and I'm a great friend of Vince's." Purchased Ted Turner's WCW after former WCW President Eric Bischoff and his partners in Fusient Media Ventures backed out of the deal, thereby owning his own competition. In real life, McMahon's World Wrestling Federation now owns World Championship Wrestling, its film library, and all its trademarked items and his son Shane is the man who simply oversees everything that happens in WCW, but in television storylines Shane bought the WCW out from under his father and thus is now being billed on TV as WCW owner Shane McMahon. [March 2001] Listed at #260 on Forbes.com's "400 Richest Americans" list, reportedly worth $700 million. [March 2002] In May 2002, after a bitter lawsuit was filed against the World Wrestling Federtion by the World Wildlife Fund over the initials "WWF", the federation changed their name and corperate trademark to "World Wrestling Entertainment" (WWE). Became involved in the sports-entertainment business after a ring announcer in 1971 left abruptly and his father, Vincent J. McMahon, needed a replacement. Brought Hulk Hogan back to the World Wrestling Federation in 1983. Before, his father had dismissed the then-young grappler as nothing more than "flavor of the month". But after _Rocky III (1982) , Hogan's popularity skyrocketed and McMahon decided to hire him. Complete opposite in real life as his on-screen character of "Mr. McMahon". Conceptualized the pay-per-view event WrestleMania in 1984 after his father passed away that same year. Owns over 80% of World Wrestling Entertainment stock. Worth $650 million USD. "Buried" the Undertaker alive, thanks to Kane! Owner of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Became a grandfather on February 13th, 2004, when Shane's son, Declan James McMahon, was born. On July 22, 1994, he was acquitted of conspiracy to distribute steroids to wrestlers. Purchased the WWF from his father and single handedly turned wrestling into Sports Entertainment. Took his 'regional' business and expanded nationally, buying out smaller territories around the country. Ran the company and also continued his announcing duties on WWF Television shows. At the WWF Survivor Series in 1997, he shocked the wrestling world by screwing Bret Hart out of the WWF title. He then used the screwjob incident to turn himself into the biggest heel in the company. Almost every match that he has been involved in is usually a match with no rules, like a street fight or a steel cage match or an I quit match (since McMahon is not a very well trained wrestler). Father in-law of Paul Michael Levesque a.k.a Triple H. In January 2005, during the Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View, he injured his quad while entering the ring. The injury was the cause of nothing more then a wrong foot plant, similar to injuries suffered by both Triple H and Kevin Nash. Always wanted to be a wrestler, but his father, the late Vince Sr. strictly forbade it. His now well known entrance theme song "No Chance In Hell" was originally the theme song to the 1999 Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Is good friends with fellow businessmen, Sir John David Ellison, and Mike Long Johnson. Has said in an interview that he started up his own production company, WWE Films, to make movies to try to win an Academy Award. Daughter Stephanie McMahon and her husband Paul Levesque welcomed their new baby daughter. Aurora Rose Levesque was born on Monday July 24 2006. Aurora weighs in at 8lbs 7oz