Published 14:49 IST, April 28th 2020
Vince McMahon talks about childhood beatings, military school and becoming a billionaire
Vince McMahon said his father used to take him to wrestling shows and he used to love it. " I just knew that I wanted to do that as soon as I saw it."
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At 74-years-old WWE CEO Vince McMahon has achieved nearly everything in life. After entering wrestling industry almost 40 years ago, Vince McMahon created some incredible storylines and events which went on to make WWE biggest wrestling company in world. Vince McMahon brought many skilled wrestlers to WWE ring who went on to become WWE legends. Many kw story of legendary superstars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rock, John Cena and ors who Vince McMahon signed, but few kw how much WWE CEO suffered to become a billionaire whom fans love to hate.
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life of WWE CEO Vince McMahon: Living in a trailer
In an interview, Vince McMahon said that he used to live in a cramped ‘eight-foot-wide New Moon trailer’ which was t bad for him. He said he was t born with a silver spoon in his mouth because his birth far left his mor when he was just a kid. He said when he was a kid, being poor didn’t bor him. However, he always hated people who used to treat him differently because of his ecomic situation.
“It always bugged me that people would think y were better than me. I developed a philosophy that one’s better than me, and at same time, I’m better than anyone else.”
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life of WWE CEO Vince McMahon: Stepfar troubles
Vince McMahon n talked about his mor who he loved and his stepfar who used to beat him every time. Vince McMahon said that when he was six years old, his mor got married again. He said he hated his stepfar Leo Lupton because he had anger issues. "Leo used to get angry for tiny reasons and used to ‘beat s**t’ of me", claimed Vince McMahon. WWE CEO n said that people Leo used to be with were also same.
“This one particular stepfar I did t get along with at all. Leo Lupton. It’s unfortunate that he died before I could kill him. I would have enjoyed that.”
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life of WWE CEO Vince McMahon: Meeting his birth far and military school
Vince McMahon said that he met his birth far Vincent J McMahon after a decade when he was 12 years old. Vince McMahon said he fell in love with his far moment he met him. “It was like going from rags to riches when I’d go to Washington, D.C., to see him.” McMahon said he had a good connection with his far because he was ‘a wonderful, caring, bright man’. Vince McMahon said when he turned 14, he was his own man. He started doing workouts and went to military school.
Vince McMahon revealed that military school was expensive and his mor couldn’t afford fees. He said he talked to his far and his far took care of it. However, Vince McMahon was t a fit for military school, “I was first cadet in history of school to be court-martialled.” After that, he started meeting his far more often. He said more he met his far more he liked spending time with him.
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Vince McMahon stated his far used to take him to wrestling shows at old Uline Arena in Washington and he used to love it. “ passion was just so strong, I just knew that I wanted to do that as soon as I saw it... My dad always knew that I wanted to be in business from first exposure.” His far n taught him about business and he went on to found Titan Sports which became WWF and later turned into flourishing WWE business.
te: information above was sourced from Vince McMahon's interviews with Headliners & Legends With Matt Lauer, New York Times, Playboy and Muscle & Fitness.
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14:49 IST, April 28th 2020