Vince McMahon
American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945) · United States · Founders
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Something wrong?He turned regional wrestling into a global empire, then played a tyrant on-screen so convincingly that the character became inseparable from the man. The exit came not from a storyline but from lawsuits and federal settlements.
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McMahon with his father Vincent J. McMahon, c. 1970s
McMahon in the middle of a confrontation between Tony Atlas (left) and Jesse Ventura, 1982
McMahon sharing a joke with R-Truth at the 2008 Tribute to the Troops event
McMahon as a commentator, c. 1986
McMahon after losing his match at King of the Ring in June 2000
The Undertaker, McMahon, Brock Lesnar and Sable on SmackDown!In their own words 3
, I think there’s more going on here between these two guys, honestly. And, um… I’m not trying to be - I’m just being honest and blunt. But I don’t know.
Vince and I have no problem. He told me he’d support me 100 percent if I ran for president.
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Vincent Kennedy McMahon graduated from East Carolina University in 1968 and started as a WWE commentator through the 1970s before buying the company from his father in 1982. He consolidated what had been separate regional promotions into a near-monopoly, launching WrestleMania and later absorbing rivals World Championship Wrestling in 2001 and Extreme Championship Wrestling's assets in 2003. In 1997 he began performing as "Mr. McMahon," an on-screen villain who barked "you're fired!" and competed in matches, winning championships and headlining pay-per-views. Hush-money allegations over affairs with former employees forced him to step down as chairman and CEO in June 2022, replaced by his daughter Stephanie, and he announced retirement the following month. He returned as executive chairman in January 2023 and oversaw WWE's merger with UFC into TKO Group Holdings that April, but resigned from TKO in January 2024 after sex trafficking and sexual assault allegations surfaced. He settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges for over $1.7 million in January 2025 for undisclosed payments, without admitting or denying the findings.
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Amanda SaccomannoAlso in WrestleMania 37: Night 1 (2021)
Michael Clarke DuncanAlso in The Scorpion King (2002)
Vinnie JonesAlso in The Condemned (2007)
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