* 1914 – Vince McMahon, Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded WWE ( d. 1984 )

Gradually, the nature of professional wrestling became an open secret, although American promotions ' events were still often regulated by state athletic commissions through the 1980s, until World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon publicly admitted that wrestling was entertainment, not competition.

UPN aired only one regular network sports event program: the much-hyped XFL in 2001, as part of a package from co-creator Vince McMahon which also included what was then WWF SmackDown!

The league was founded by World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon.

A further problem was that the XFL itself was the brainchild of Vince McMahon, a man who was ridiculed by mainstream sports journalists due to the stigma attached to professional wrestling as being " fake "; many journalists even jokingly speculated whether any of the league's games were rigged, although nothing of this sort was ever proven.

* Coliseum Video, a video distribution company founded by Vince McMahon

The team was a member of the XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States.

Vince McMahon is the majority owner, chairman and chief executive officer ( CEO ) of the company.

Although the WWWF had withdrawn from the NWA, Vince McMahon, Sr. quietly rejoined the organization in 1971, although he did not book an NWA world champion in his territory until Harley Race in the late 1970s.

Vince McMahon, founder of Titan Sports, Inc. and current Majority owner, Chairman, and CEO of WWE.

Following Bret Hart's departure, Vince McMahon used the resulting backlash in the creation of his " Mr. McMahon " character, a dictatorial and fierce ruler who favored heels who were " good for business " over " misfit " faces like Austin.

Both Vince McMahon, Sr. and Vince McMahon, Jr. were inducted in to the Madison Square Garden walk of fame, and altogether four generations of the McMahon family have promoted events at the Garden.

* Vince McMahon, Professional wrestling promoter and owner and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, was born and raised in Pinehurst.

* The main competition of Tenderloins is SiliCones, a strip club owned by Dirk McMahon ( voiced by Vince McMahon ) who openly admits his obsession for Erotica to work at his club.

Since Vince McMahon only acquired select assets, the company that was once WCW became known as Universal Wrestling Corporation once again ; its only purpose now, however, was to deal with old contracts and lawsuits.

Shortly after the purchase, Vince McMahon purchased the entire tape library for an additional $ 1. 7 million, bringing the final tally of World Championship Wrestling's sale to $ 4. 2 million.

* XFL is founded by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, but the league folded that same year, after the Los Angeles Xtreme won the league's only championship.

WWE chairman Vince McMahon said, " Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs, obviously Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke did not have enough faith in his own team to hold the May 25 date for a potential playoff game.

Described by WWE ( formerly the WWF ) chairman Vince McMahon as the most profitable wrestler in the company's history, he gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF during the mid-to-late 1990s as " Stone Cold " Steve Austin, a disrespectful, beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied McMahon, his boss.

In February 1978, a deal seemed to have been agreed ; however chairman Vince Barker accused the council of delaying the deal when it was not complete 12 months later.

Green energy tycoon and Ecotricity owner Dale Vince launched a takeover of the club in August 2010 and Vince became the clubs majority shareholder and then chairman a few months later.

In December 2010 chairman Dale Vince publicly announced his consideration that for the 2011 – 12 season the club would introduce a pink away kit and in May 2011 the club released a consultation for supporters inviting opinions on the clubs decision to change its badge.

This was influenced by the chairman, Dale Vince.

However, it can also be orchestrated by the wrestler himself, as was the case with David Sammartino ( son of the legendary champion Bruno Sammartino ) in the late 1980s when he purposely lost in a squash match to jobber Ron Shaw as a protest against his treatment as a competitor by Vince McMahon, the chairman of the World Wrestling Federation.

An example of this is WWE chairman Vincent Kennedy McMahon who is sometimes credited as Vince McMahon, Jr. because his own father ( Vincent James McMahon ) was credited as Vince McMahon, Sr.

On the September 23, 1996 episode of Monday Night Raw, Ross delivered a worked-shoot promo during which he ran down WWF Chairman Vince McMahon ( outing him as chairman and not just a commentator for the first time in WWF storylines ) and debuted his " new " Diesel and Razor, claiming that while working in the WWF " front office " he had been the man responsible for so many people leaving the company as part of his " revenge " against the WWF for how they treated him in the past.

The group was founded in 1982 by chairman Vince Power, with a venue called simply Mean Fiddler.

Roberts ' departure came after he was upset that WWF chairman Vince McMahon did not offer him a position on the writing staff, despite being promised such previously.

During their feud, Austin's wife Debra, who was trying to get back into managing, was ordered by WWF chairman, Vince McMahon, to be The Rock's manager against her wishes as well as both Rock and Austin's.

WWF chairman Vince McMahon originally allowed Blaustein full access to behind-the-scenes aspects of his company, but later tried to pull out of their deal.

They later became a part of the on-going scripted feud between WWE chairman Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels.

They later became a part of the on-going scripted feud between WWE chairman Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels.

The most recent instance was in June 2007 for Mr. McMahon ( WWE chairman Vince McMahon's on-screen persona ), as part of an angle where he was inside a limousine that exploded, and was presumed dead.

They later became a part of the on-going scripted feud between WWE chairman Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels.

* Vince McMahon ( born 1945 ), chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment

Mr. McMahon is the on-screen character of WWE chairman Vince McMahon, with the gimmick of being an often egotistical and conniving boss.

She is the daughter of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon, the younger sister of Shane McMahon, and wife of WWE wrestler Paul " Triple H " Levesque.

McMahon was accompanied by her mother, the CEO of WWE Linda McMahon, and Sable accompanied Vince McMahon in their match.

During her segment, Vince McMahon awoke from a coma after his doctor, played by actor and one-time WWE employee Freddie Prinze Jr., informed him that his wife Linda had invested millions in her campaign as she runs for senate.

After a bloody Cena won the match, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced there would be one final match to close out the evening because Edge was going to cash in his Money in the Bank contract to face Cena for the championship.

After Steve Austin abruptly left WWE while in a program with Flair, a match was hotshotted between Flair and Vince for sole ownership of WWE, which McMahon won, thanks to interference by Brock Lesnar.

On July 26, 2004, Sammartino met in Pittsburgh with Vince and WWE officials about doing a DVD release and providing commentary for WWE 24 / 7 Classics, but Sammartino would not agree to be a part of the current product.

" Mr. Socko has often served as a sidekick for Foley's Mankind character, having been introduced to the world during a skit on WWE television as a means of " cheering up " WWE owner Vince McMahon, who had just been beaten by nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin.

WrestleMania was conceptualized by WWE owner Vince McMahon.

Following Bret Hart's return to WWE in over twelve years since the Montreal Screwjob incident, Bret Hart defeated Vince McMahon in a No-Holds Barred match with members of the Hart wrestling family present.

Examples of well-known business magnates include Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group, utility and transportation magnate Samuel Insull, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst of the Hearst Corporation, oil magnate John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, automobile magnate Henry Ford, Lakshmi Mittal of Arcelor Mittal, poultry magnate Frank Perdue of Perdue Farms, shipping magnate Charles T. Hinde, automobile magnate Ferdinand Piëch of Volkswagen Group, telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim, and sports entertainment magnate Vince McMahon of WWE.

WWE owner, Vince McMahon, named three matches to be interpromotional on the February 16 edition of Raw.

Kane stated that he watched Undertaker show compassion by defending Stephanie McMahon ( during her feud with Vince McMahon ) and show weakness in losing to Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at No Mercy.

In August and September 2005, Ray and Devon made several appearances on the independent circuit, most notably Hardcore Homecoming, an unofficial ECW reunion show organized by ECW alumnus Shane Douglas, a frequent critic of WWE and Chairman Vince McMahon.

In August and September 2005, Devon and Ray made several appearances on the independent circuit, most notably Hardcore Homecoming, an unofficial ECW reunion show organized by ECW alumnus Shane Douglas, a frequent critic of WWE and Chairman Vince McMahon.

During the October 17, 2005 episode of Raw, Hurricane was assaulted by Kurt Angle at the request of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.