What you need to know about Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15, 1970), is an American businessman and part-time professional wrestler who is a minority owner of WWE and the vice chairman of YOU On Demand.
McMahon is a fourth-generation wrestling promoter as a member of the McMahon family. He began working in WWE at age 15, starting in their warehouse, where he filled merchandise orders. McMahon was also a referee, producer, announcer, and eventually a wrestler on-screen, while also becoming WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Media behind the scenes. He is the great-grandson of Roderick "Jess" McMahon, grandson of Vincent J. McMahon, son of WWE Owner/Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon and former WWE CEO/U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, older brother of WWE executive/wrestler Stephanie McMahon, and brother-in-law of WWE executive/wrestler Paul "Triple H" Levesque.
During his time as a wrestler, he won the European Championship once and the Hardcore Championship once, and has wrestled in the main event of several WWE pay per views.
In 2009, McMahon announced his resignation from WWE that went into effect January 1st, 2010. He went to become CEO of multi-platform entertainment service company You On Demand in late-2010. On July 12, 2013, McMahon voluntarily stepped down as CEO of YOU On Demand and appointed Weikang Liu as his successor, while remaining the company's principal executive officer and Vice Chairman of the Board. He returned to WWE as an on-screen character in February 2016.
McMahon is a fourth-generation wrestling promoter as a member of the McMahon family. He began working in WWE at age 15, starting in their warehouse, where he filled merchandise orders. McMahon was also a referee, producer, announcer, and eventually a wrestler on-screen, while also becoming WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Media behind the scenes. He is the great-grandson of Roderick "Jess" McMahon, grandson of Vincent J. McMahon, son of WWE Owner/Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon and former WWE CEO/U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, older brother of WWE executive/wrestler Stephanie McMahon, and brother-in-law of WWE executive/wrestler Paul "Triple H" Levesque.
During his time as a wrestler, he won the European Championship once and the Hardcore Championship once, and has wrestled in the main event of several WWE pay per views.
In 2009, McMahon announced his resignation from WWE that went into effect January 1st, 2010. He went to become CEO of multi-platform entertainment service company You On Demand in late-2010. On July 12, 2013, McMahon voluntarily stepped down as CEO of YOU On Demand and appointed Weikang Liu as his successor, while remaining the company's principal executive officer and Vice Chairman of the Board. He returned to WWE as an on-screen character in February 2016.
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