Vincent Kennedy McMahon (/mɪkˈmæn/; born August 24, 1945) is an
American professional wrestling promoter and executive, American
football executive, and media proprietor currently serving as the
chairman and CEO of WWE, and the founder and owner of Alpha
Entertainment.McMahon was born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and
graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in business in
1968. He worked for the WWE for his father as a commentator and he
assumed control of the company in 1982; McMahon saw the commercial
potential of monopolizing the industry, which previously operated as
separate fiefdoms across the United States. This led to the
development of the annual WrestleMania, which has since become the
most successful professional wrestling event in history. He faced
stiff industry competition from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in
the 1990s, but eventually purchased the company in 2001 after a long
power struggle, and also purchased the assets of the defunct Extreme
Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 2006.McMahon has embarked on a number
of WWE-related ventures; in 2014, he launched the WWE Network, an
over-the-top video streaming service. McMahon also owns other WWE
subsidiaries related to multimedia such as film, music, and magazines,
as well as a professional wrestling school system. Outside of
wrestling, McMahon joint-owned and operated the XFL, a football
league, twice; both iterations folded after a single season. He also
headed the short-lived World Bodybuilding Federation, and co-owns the
clothing brand Tapout.
American professional wrestling promoter and executive, American
football executive, and media proprietor currently serving as the
chairman and CEO of WWE, and the founder and owner of Alpha
Entertainment.McMahon was born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and
graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in business in
1968. He worked for the WWE for his father as a commentator and he
assumed control of the company in 1982; McMahon saw the commercial
potential of monopolizing the industry, which previously operated as
separate fiefdoms across the United States. This led to the
development of the annual WrestleMania, which has since become the
most successful professional wrestling event in history. He faced
stiff industry competition from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in
the 1990s, but eventually purchased the company in 2001 after a long
power struggle, and also purchased the assets of the defunct Extreme
Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 2006.McMahon has embarked on a number
of WWE-related ventures; in 2014, he launched the WWE Network, an
over-the-top video streaming service. McMahon also owns other WWE
subsidiaries related to multimedia such as film, music, and magazines,
as well as a professional wrestling school system. Outside of
wrestling, McMahon joint-owned and operated the XFL, a football
league, twice; both iterations folded after a single season. He also
headed the short-lived World Bodybuilding Federation, and co-owns the
clothing brand Tapout.
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