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Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15, 1970 in Gaithersburg, Maryland) is an American professional wrestler. He is the son of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) owner Vince McMahon and WWE Chief Executive Officer Linda McMahon. He is the brother of Stephanie McMahon-Levesque and the brother-in-law of her husband Triple H. He is currently WWE Executive Vice President of Global Media. CareerEarly YearsShane McMahon attended Roger Williams University in Rhode Island before transferring to Boston University. Following McMahon's graduation from Boston University in 1993, he worked in WWE's television production, sales, marketing, and international business development divisions before he helped form the company's digital media department in 1998. Shane McMahon and his team made WWF.com (changed to WWE.com in 2002) which receives more than seven million unique visitors each month. Since July 2003, Shane McMahon has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media, overseeing international television distribution, live event bookings, digital media, consumer products, and publishing. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Shane McMahon has also contributed to WWE's programming as a talent and creative contributor.Beginning his on-screen career as a referee in 1990, Shane McMahon was the first performer to walk out to greet the audience at WrestleMania VI. Soon leaving behind the blue shirt and bow-tie, Shane McMahon took on the role of a backstage official at WrestleMania VIII in an attempt to break up a brawl between Randy Savage and Ric Flair. 1998-99Shane finally became a regular on-air character in 1998, during his father's famous feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin. In the early days of that angle, Shane would offer support for his father in cameo roles, but would not become an enforcer as Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson had become. Later, in the summer, Shane was a color-commentator on Sunday Night Heat for a short amount of time. During this time, Shane largely played the role of a face announcer, supporting characters such as members of DX. After the announcing stint ended, Shane took a role as a regular character, turning on his father by signing Austin to a contract after Vince demoted him to the position of referee. But, this was revealed, as at the Survivor Series Shane turned on Austin and became an official member of the Corporation.Shane became a key component in the Corporation angle, winning the European title from X-Pac. The two would meet in a rematch at Wrestlemania 15, where Shane got help from his childhood friends The Mean Street Posse, among others, to retain the championship. Shane eventually retired the title, and it was later brought back by Mideon. After WrestleMania XV, Vince McMahon turned face, and Shane took the control of the Corporation. With wrestlers such as Triple H in this new faction, Shane feuded with his father and a new faction made up of former Corporation members, The Union. On the UPN pilot for Smackdown, Shane would join forces with The Undertaker and the Ministry of Darkness to form the Corporate Ministry. Eventually, Vince was revealed to be the mastermind behind this faction, and his face turn was explained to be a plot to get the WWF Title off of Austin. Austin met Shane and Vince in a ladder match at the King of The Ring 1999. After Austin took control of the company in a storyline, Shane shifted his sights to Test, whose storyline had him dating Shane's sister, Stephanie McMahon. Looking to protect his sister, Shane feuded with Test, and with help from the Mean Street Posse made Test's life a living hell. At SummerSlam 1999, Shane met Test in a "Love Her or Leave Her" match, with the stipulation being that if Shane won the match, Test and Stephanie could no longer see each other. Test was able to get the win, and Shane eventually settled his differences with Test, becoming his ally. Later in the year though, Stephanie would turn heel, siding with her new husband Triple H. With that, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction began, and all of the other McMahons disappeared from television. 2000At No Way Out 2000, Shane made his return, helping The Big Show defeat The Rock. This started the road to Wrestlemania 2000, where in the four-way main event each wrestler had a McMahon in his corner. The Rock had Vince, the Big Show had Shane, Triple H had Stephanie, and Mick Foley had Shane's mother, Linda McMahon. The Big Show was the first man eliminated, and soon after he and Shane would go their separate ways. This led to a match between the two at Judgment Day 2000, which Shane won after getting help from Test and Albert, among others. Over the course of the next several months, Shane would ally himself with other heel wrestlers, including Edge and Christian, who helped him with the Hardcore title from Steve Blackman. Shane met Blackman in a rematch at SummerSlam 2000, losing the title after being hit with an elbow drop from 30 feet in the air. Shane then disappeared from television, making occasional cameo appearances.The AllianceIn 2001, Shane McMahon once again feuded with his father. As fate would have it, rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was sold to the World Wrestling Federation one week before the McMahon father versus son match at WrestleMania X-Seven. In terms of the storyline, Vince McMahon demanded that Ted Turner sign the contract at WrestleMania X-Seven. With Vince McMahon's ego getting the best of him, Shane McMahon was able to seize the opportunity and purchase WCW, to the shock of Vince McMahon.As weeks and months progressed, Shane McMahon began to lead his WCW wrestlers against Vince McMahon and the WWF wrestlers, eventually joining forces with Paul Heyman and his band of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) wrestlers, along with their new owner Shane McMahon's sister Stephanie McMahon. Calling themselves the Alliance, they pledged to finally run the World Wrestling Federation out of business. However, the Alliance angle failed to impress wrestling fans, and it was eventually ended once and for all at Survivor Series 2001, with the WCW/ECW Alliance going out of business. The following night on RAW, Vince McMahon publicly fired both Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Following the destruction of the WCW/ECW Alliance, Shane McMahon remained off-screen, eventually briefly reappearing three times during 2002 to 2003. Often suggesting that his father's choice as RAW General Manager, Eric Bischoff, was a bad idea and that he (Shane) should be GM. 2003-05At WrestleMania XIX Shane McMahon went to check on his father's welfare following a bloody street fight with Hulk Hogan. He turned face once more in the summer of 2003 by getting involved in a feud with Kane and Eric Bischoff. He defeated Bischoff in a street fight at SummerSlam 2003. Shane McMahon also got involved in a rivalry with Kane, which culminated in Shane McMahon losing a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven 2003 and an Ambulance match at Survivor Series 2003.After Survivor Series, Shane McMahon left RAW to focus his attention on the executive creative staff and on his new family. At WrestleMania XX, Shane McMahon appeared briefly on camera during the opening of the event with Vince McMahon and his baby boy - three generations of the McMahon family. Shane McMahon would also make a short appearance at WWE Homecoming in 2005, where he entered the ring after Stone Cold Steve Austin had stunned Vince McMahon, and Shane McMahon received a stunner of his own. Steve Austin has stated that "Shane is one of the best people to ever 'sell' my stunner", meaning that Shane McMahon makes the Stone Cold Stunner seem the most realistic. 2006
The McMahon's feud with Michaels took a religious turn after Wrestlemania 22 (where Michaels defeated Vince McMahon) when Vince McMahon claimed that Michaels' victory was a result of "divine intervention," booked himself and his son in a match at Backlash against Shawn Michaels and his tag team partner "God." Around this time, Vince McMahon would begin to act strangely (if not somewhat insane) and at one point considered himself a God. Shane McMahon, who at this time was referred by Vince McMahon as "the product of [his] semen," would team with Vince McMahon and defeat Shawn Michaels and God at Backlash, due to help from the Spirit Squad. This feud would later develop to also involve Triple H, who would go on to turn away from the McMahons and Spirit Squad. Triple H would impale Shane McMahon with his signature weapon, the sledgehammer, in what was considered to be an accident that would put McMahon out of the ring for while. Triple H began a feud with the McMahons shortly after, leading to his siding with Shawn Michaels as well as the reformation of D-Generation X. In wrestling*Finishing and signature moves:*Coast-to-Coast (Corner-to-corner missile dropkick, driving a trash can into the face of the victim):*Leap of Faith (Diving elbow drop from top turnbuckle to announcer table with opponent on it or senton from the top of a high object to a laying opponent):*Sweet Shane Music (Superkick):*MoonsaultMacDaddy Elbow (Essentially a high-speed, high-angle, high-power elbow drop)MacFactor (Sitout facebuster):*Bronco buster:*Inverted facelock neckbreaker, often repeated multiple times :*Punching combination*Signature tauntsShane-O-Shuffle (Theatric antics) *Wrestlers managed by Shane McMahon:*Mean Street Posse (Joey Abs, Pete Gas, & Rodney):*Test:*The Big Show:*Edge and Christian:*Chris Benoit:*Kurt Angle:*Booker T Championships and accomplishments*Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*PWI Rookie of the Year (1999):*PWI Feud of the Year, versus Vince McMahon (2001)*World Wrestling Federation:*WWF European Championship::*Won from X-Pac on February 15, 1999 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.::*Shane McMahon retired the championship on March 30, 1999 in Uniondale, New York, USA. *WWF Hardcore Championship::*Won from Steve Blackman on August 21, 2000 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.::*Lost to Steve Blackman on August 27, 2000 in Raleigh, North Carolina. USA during SummerSlam. Job titles*1990 - WWE referee*1993 - WWE's television production, sales, marketing, and international business development divisions *1998 - He helped form the company's digital media department and Launched WWF.com (now known as WWE.com), a site that has more than seven million unique visitors a month. *2003 - Executive President of WWE Global Media, overseeing international TV distribution, live event bookings, digital media, consumer products, and publishing * During The Invasion, Shane was the storyline owner of World Championship Wrestling; in reality, WCW was owned by the WWE itself as it had been bought out days before the announcement on TV. Personal life
Shane married his high school sweetheart Marissa Mazzola on September 14, 1996. They used to live across the street from each other. Together they have two sons, Declan James and Kennedy Jesse. Declan was born on February 13, 2004 and weighed nine pounds. Kennedy was born in late March 2006. External links*WWE page*Shane McMahon.net
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