The McMahon family is an

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family, primarily known for their involvement in the

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business. They are the founders, owners, and promoters of the wrestling company, WWE.

Vince McMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon (; born August 24, 1945) is an American media proprietor and retired professional wrestling promoter, executive, and performer. From 1982 to 2022, he served as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of WWE, the ...

, a third generation wrestling promoter, was the chairman and CEO of the company. McMahon joined his father's regional wrestling company in 1969 and purchased the promotion 13 years later. WWF (now called WWE) went public in 1999 and today its programs are broadcasting in around 150 countries and more than 30 languages. The company has also branched out into

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and - separate to WWE -

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, with two incarnations of the XFL.

History

The family’s involvement in wrestling started when

Jess McMahon Roderick James "Jess" McMahon Sr. (October 29, 1882 – November 21, 1954) was an American professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter, and the patriarch of the McMahon family. It is not certain if either he or his son Vincent J. ...

, who was descended from the Thomond

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clan of

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, began promoting wrestling shows in 1915. He died in 1954. Jess and his son, Vincent J. McMahon, formed the

Capitol Wrestling Corporation Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd. was an American sports promotion company. It was run by Vincent J. McMahon from 1953 to 1982. Operating as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC), the company was originally a professional wrestling and boxing ...

in 1952, which would subsequently be renamed twice during his tenure (as the World Wide Wrestling Federation, and then the World Wrestling Federation). Vince Sr. had two wives, Victoria Askew and Juanita Johnston. When he retired in 1982, his son from his first marriage,

, purchased the business and served as

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and

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of the company until July 2022, at which time he retired as a result of a sex scandal. The company is now known as World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) since 2002 and Alpha Entertainment, LLC since 2017. Vince and

Linda Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake i ...

's children are

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and Stephanie. Shane is married to Marissa Mazzola, and Stephanie is married to

Paul Levesque Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler currently serving as the chief content officer for WWE. He is widely regarded as o ...

, best known by his wrestling moniker

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. Stephanie and Paul have three daughters named Aurora Rose, Murphy Claire, and Vaughn Evelyn. Shane and Marissa have three sons, Declan James, Kenyon Jesse, and Rogan Henry. Linda would step down as CEO to run for United States Senate in Connecticut. Their son, Shane also eventually departed WWE at the beginning of 2010 to become Chairman and Principal executive officer of YOU On Demand Inc., a New York City based company with its primary business in China, but he would later return to the WWE in 2016 as an on-screen talent. Vince, Stephanie, and Shane are the only three members born into the McMahon family working under the brand as of 2021. Although every member holds a collective 90% of WWE stock through WWE's Class B shares, which the family controls completely. As of June 2016, the WWE has a

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market cap that is over $1.38 billion. In December 2016, Linda was nominated to be the

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, and served from 2017 through 2019.

Family tree

McMahon job titles

– Former Chairman and CEO of WWE * Linda McMahon – Chair of

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, Former SBA

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, former CEO of WWE *

Stephanie McMahon Stephanie McMahon Levesque (born Stephanie Marie McMahon; ; September 24, 1976) is an American businesswoman and retired professional wrestler. She is the current chairwoman and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of WWE, the world's largest prof ...

– Chairwoman and co-CEO of WWE, former Chief Brand Officer of WWE *

Shane McMahon Shane Brandon McMahon (; born January 15, 1970) is an American businessman and professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he was a wrestler, producer and minority owner. He is the founder and executive chairman of Idean ...

– Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ideanomics; Minority owner of WWE

References

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History

Family tree

McMahon job titles

See also

References