Vincent Kennedy McMahon was born August 24, 1945. In 1970, he and his wife Linda had their first child, Shane Brandon McMahon. In 1976, their second child, Stephanie Marie McMahon, was born. In 1982, Vince bought his father's, Vincent James McMahon's, wrestling company -- then, the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. He then moved with his family to Greenwich, Connecticut and set out to build the World Wrestling Federation. From his early twenties, Vince McMahon was always closely involved with the WWF and with its wrestlers. Known for his strong family values, Vince brought his son Shane and his daughter Stephanie to many wrestling events, only recently giving them on-camera personalities. By combining sports with a soap opera-like appeal, the WWF brings in millions of fans and billions of dollars in revenue.
Linda E. McMahon married Vince in 1966, and immediately set foot into his endeavors. In 1982, she was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Titan Sports/World Wrestling Federation, Incorporated. Since then, Linda has gone on to even have an on-camera role in the World Wrestling Federation, playing the distraught mother of Stephanie McMahon and even going against her husband and son in a past WWF angle. In a recent interview, Linda said that working with her husband and his company is a great honor and she wouldn't trade it for the world. When she's not working on-camera, Linda often sits in the audience to observe the shows from a fan's perspective.
Shane Brandon McMahon was born January 15, 1970 to Linda and Vincent McMahon. From his birth, Shane was the heir apparent to his father's multi-million dollar entertainment industry. Shane received an ivy league education at Boston University, majoring in business and communications. From the time he was sixteen, Shane has worked in his father's company. Starting his career as a lowly ring sweeper on the ring crew, Shane gradually worked up to referee, ring announcer, commentator, and was only recently revealed as Vince's son. In 1994 Shane went to work full time for his father's company, and since then, Shane has taken an on-camera personality, at one time being one of the most hated men in the WWF. When Shane was 25 years old, he married, quite literally, the girl next door -- Marissa Mazzola. Since their marriage, Marissa has gone on to work in the World Wrestling Federation as well, doing interviews and field correspondence for both Smackdown and Livewire.
Marissa Mazzola grew up across the street from Shane McMahon in a posh neighborhood in Greenwich, Connecticut. They dated throughout high school, and when Marissa was 22, she and Shane married. While Marissa has not yet surfaced as an on-camera personality, rumor has it that she will soon be introduced as Shane's wife and be involved in a WWF angle. She has, however, been seen in the World Wrestling Federation before. Being a publicist for the WWF, she conducts many interviews, and even cohosts Saturday morning Livewire with Michael Cole. In addition to that, she is Stone Cold Steve Austin's long time manager, often appearing with him on talk and radio shows.
Stephanie Marie McMahon was born on September 23, 1976 to Linda and Vince McMahon. Receiving an ivy league education at Boston University, Stephanie graduated with a degree in communications. Immediately, Stephanie went to work full-time for her father's corporation. However, Stephanie was not new to the business. Since she was 12, Stephanie had done odd jobs for the company, screening phone calls for WWF.com's Byte This, modeling t-shirts and other clothing in WWF magazines, and even working in the accounting department of Titan Sports Headquarters in New York. About a year ago, Stephanie was introduced as the daughter of Vince McMahon, and has since played an on-camera personality in the WWF. In a recent interview Stephanie is quoted as saying, "working with my father is an honor...it is something I have always wanted to do".
