Shane McMahon

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Shane McMahon
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Statistics
Ring name(s) Shane McMahon
Shane Stevens
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight 234 lb (106 kg)[2]
Born January 15, 1970 (1970-01-15) (age 38)
Gaithersburg, Maryland[3]
Resides New York City, New York
Billed from Greenwich, Connecticut[1]
Trained by Vince McMahon
Pat Patterson
Jerry Brisco
Debut October 26, 1998

Shane Brandon McMahon[3][4] (born January 15, 1970)[1] is an American executive and small-time professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He is the son of the current WWE chairman, Vince McMahon and CEO Linda McMahon and brother of Stephanie McMahon, making him brother-in-law to her husband Paul "Triple H" Levesque. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Global Media.[4] In WWE, he is a 1-time European and Hardcore Champion.[5][6]

Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media, overseeing International Television Distribution, Live Event bookings, Digital Media, Consumer products, and Publishing. Addition to his corporate responsibilities, he has also contributed to WWE’s programming as a talent and Creative contributor. In September 2006, he was named one of Detail Magazine's 50 most powerful men under 42 in the annual "power issue".[7]

Shane is considered the 4th Generation McMahon as he follows his great-grandfather, Jess McMahon, his grandfather Vincent J. McMahon, and his father Vincent K. McMahon. His sons, Declan and Keynon, with wife Marissa Mazzola, are considered the 5th generation.

Contents

Career

Shane Brandon McMahon was born January 15, 1970, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He's the son of Vince and Linda McMahon and brother of Stephanie McMahon. After graduating from Greenwich High School in 1988, he attended Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. His time at RWU, he studied Media and Marketing, before his transfer to Boston University. In 1993, he graduated from Boston.[4] Afterwards, he started working 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 and his team made WWF.com (changed to WWE.com in 2002).

He began his on-screen career as a referee named Shane Stevens[8] in 1990 and was the first performer to walk out to greet the audience at WrestleMania VI. He soon left behind the blue shirt and bow-tie and 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. In addition, he also liked the idea of Chyna joining the WWF with Triple H and Shawn Michaels.[9]

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

Shane O Mac (1998-2000)

Shane in a Raw ring
Shane in a Raw ring

Shane became a regular while being an on-air character in 1998, during his father's on-air feud with Steve Austin. In the early days of that angle, Shane offered support for his father in cameo roles, but he did not become an enforcer like Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson. Later, in the summer, Shane was a color commentator on WWE HEAT for a short amount of time with Jim Cornette. 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. Yet at Survivor Series, Shane turned heel by turning on Austin and became an official member of The Corporation.[10]

Shane became a key component in the Corporation angle, winning the European title from X-Pac.[11] The two met in a rematch at WrestleMania XV; Shane got help from his childhood friends the Mean Street Posse and Triple H, who turned on X-Pac during the match, to retain the championship.[12] Shane then retired the title, wanting to retire as an "undefeated champion". Shane later gave the title to Mideon, who found it in Shane's duffel bag (thus reactivating it).

After WrestleMania, Vince briefly made his second face run and Shane took 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 joined 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 then met Shane and Vince in a ladder match at the King of the Ring for ownership of the WWF (storyline wise, Austin had 50% (which was assigned to him by Linda and Stephanie McMahon, upset by Vince and Shane's complicity in the storyline kidnapping of Stephanie by the Corporate Ministry), while Vince and Shane each had 25%). Shane and Vince won the match when a mystery associate raised the briefcase out of Austin's reach when he climbed the ladder, allowing Vince and Shane to grab the case and regain 100% ownership of the WWF.[13]

With his ownership reinstated, Shane shifted his sights to, then babyface, Test, who (kayfabe) was dating Shane's sister, Stephanie. Shane disapproved of the relationship, feeling Stephanie was dating "beneath the family's standards", and wound up feuding with Test. With help from the Mean Street Posse, Shane made Test's life a living hell. At SummerSlam, 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, and if he lost, Shane would give his blessings to the pair. Test was able to get the win, and Shane eventually settled his differences with Test, thus making his second face run by becoming his ally.[14] Later in the year, Stephanie turned heel, siding with her new husband then-heel, Triple H. With that, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction began, and all of the other McMahons disappeared from television.

At No Way Out, Shane made his return as a heel again by helping Big Show defeat The Rock.[15] 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,[16] and soon after he and Shane went their separate ways. This led to a match between the two at Judgment Day, which Shane won after receiving help from Test and Albert, amongst others.[17] Over the course of the next several months, Shane allied himself with other heel wrestlers, including Edge and Christian, who helped him win the Hardcore title from Steve Blackman.[18] Shane met Blackman in a rematch at SummerSlam, losing the title after falling 40 feet through the stage (Shane climbed up the set running away from Blackman, who gave chase and hit Shane with a Singapore cane, knocking him off).[19] Shane then disappeared from television, making occasional cameo appearances.

The Alliance (2001)

Main article: The Alliance (wrestling)

In 2001, Shane made his third face run by once again feuding with his father, Vince. The feud with Vince was due to the elder McMahon's (kayfabe) affair with Trish Stratus. As fate would have it, rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was sold to the World Wrestling Federation one week before the 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 was able to seize the opportunity and purchase WCW himself, to the shock of Vince McMahon. Shane defeated his father at WrestleMania X-Seven, in a Street Fight.[20] At Backlash, Shane was in a Last Man Standing match against the Big Show. Shane performed the Leap of Faith (from the top of the scaffolding), causing Shane to get the victory when Show could not answer the 10 count.[21]

Shane then began a feud with Kurt Angle. By King of the Ring 2001, on June 24, Shane's feud with Angle had culminated. After already participating in two tournament matches that night, Angle wrestled Shane in a Street Fight. After a suplex on the hard floor, Angle was thought to have cracked his tailbone. Angle also delivered an overhead belly-to-belly suplex through the plated glass stage set, but Shane did not break through on the first attempt, causing him to fall head-first onto the concrete floor. After a successful second attempt, Angle was to put him through a second plate back out to the stage and again failed two more times. The match also had Shane missing a shooting star press and ended with Angle performing the Angle Slam off the top rope before scoring the victory over a bloodied Shane.[22]

Shane then began to lead his WCW wrestlers against his father 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's sister Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. Calling themselves The Alliance, they pledged to finally run the World Wrestling Federation (and specifically their father) out of business.

Ultimately, The Invasion came to a head at Survivor Series 2001. The team of Shane, Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, and Booker T lost to the team of the Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, and the Big Show. The WWF defeat of the Alliance, caused it to go out of business.[23] The following night on Raw, Vince McMahon publicly fired both Shane and Stephanie.[24] Following the destruction of the WCW/ECW Alliance, Shane remained off-screen, eventually briefly reappearing three times during 2002 to 2003.

Return (2003-2005)

At WrestleMania XIX Shane went to check on his father's welfare following a street fight with Hulk Hogan.[25] He turned face once more in the summer of 2003 by getting involved in a feud with Eric Bischoff (who had made improper remarks/gestures to Shane's mother Linda). He defeated Bischoff in a street fight at SummerSlam 2003.[26] Shane also got involved in a rivalry with then-heel, Kane after he had given Linda the Tombstone Piledriver (due to Linda not naming him #1 contender to the World Title). Their feud culminated in Shane losing a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven 2003 and an Ambulance match at Survivor Series 2003.[27][28]

After Survivor Series, Shane left RAW to focus his attention on the executive creative staff and on his new family. At WrestleMania XX, Shane appeared briefly on camera during the opening of the event with Vince McMahon and his newborn son, Declan James McMahon.[29]

In a special 3-hour edition of Raw in October 2005, billed as WWE Homecoming, all four members of the McMahon family were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Stone Cold Steve Austin.[30] The following week, Vince McMahon demanded an apology from ringside commentators for not coming to his family's aid, which developed into a new feud. Shane also appeared at Survivor Series 2005, though he did not appear on television. He can be seen on the DVD extra backstage talking to Theodore Long, when The Boogeyman tried to scare off Shane, who made no deal about it.[31]

The McMahons (2006-2007)

Main article: The McMahons
Shane doing his signature entranceway dance.
Shane doing his signature entranceway dance.

Shane turned heel once more by again siding with his father to help in the feud with Shawn Michaels. At the 2006 Royal Rumble, Shane eliminated Shawn Michaels by throwing him over the top rope.[32] After weeks of attacks from behind by Shane, one of which saw McMahon force an unconscious Michaels to kiss Vince McMahon's rear end, Shane and Michaels faced each other in a Street Fight at Saturday Night's Main Event. In a fashion similar to the real life Montreal Screwjob, Shane put Michaels in the Sharpshooter as Vince McMahon called for the bell and gave Shane the victory.[33]

The McMahons' feud with Michaels took a religious turn after WrestleMania 22 (where Michaels defeated Vince McMahon). Vince McMahon claimed that Michaels' victory was a result of "divine intervention" and booked himself and his son in a match at Backlash against Michaels and his tag team partner "God". Around this time, Vince McMahon began to act strangely and at one point considered himself a God. Shane, who at this time was referred by Vince McMahon as "the product of his semen", teamed with Vince McMahon to defeat Michaels and God at Backlash, due to help from the Spirit Squad.[34]

This feud later enveloped Triple H, who the McMahons had drafted to take out Michaels. Triple H was getting frustrated with this, as it was distracting from his quest to regain the WWE Championship. Triple H wound up bashing Shane with his signature weapon, the sledgehammer, in what was considered to be an accident that put Shane out of the ring for a while. Vince (and later Shane, who had recovered) sought to humble Triple H and get some retribution. Triple H then began a feud with the McMahons shortly after, leading to his siding with Shawn Michaels and the reformation of D-Generation X.

At SummerSlam, Shane, along with his father Vince, were defeated by DX.[35] About a month later at Unforgiven, The McMahons and then ECW World Champion The Big Show faced DX in a Hell in a Cell match. Shane was injured after Michaels elbow dropped a chair which was around Shane's neck. DX emerged victorious at Unforgiven, and Shane disappeared from television.[36]

Shane in the ring at Backlash 2007
Shane in the ring at Backlash 2007

On the March 5 edition of Raw, Shane came back to inform his father, Mr. McMahon, about the "guest referee" for the "Battle of the Billionaires". He told him that their opponents on the Board of Directors had won the vote, 5-4. The McMahons had intended for Shane to be the referee. Instead, the guest referee turned out to be the McMahons' old rival, Steve Austin.[37] During the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at WrestleMania 23, Shane's attempt to interfere on his father's behalf was stopped by Austin. During the match, Shane was able to hit the Coast-to-Coast dive with a trash can into Bobby Lashley's face.[38]

On April 9, Shane officially joined the McMahon/Umaga/Lashley feud when he faced Bobby Lashley for the ECW Championship in a Title vs Hair match which ended in Shane getting disqualified on purpose by punching the referee. After the match, Umaga, Mr. McMahon, and Shane all attacked Lashley.[39]

At Backlash in a Handicap match for the ECW title, Shane along with his father and Umaga defeated Lashley for the ECW Championship.[40] Mr. McMahon gained the pin making him the ECW World Champion. At Judgment Day, Lashley faced Shane, Mr. McMahon, and Umaga again, in a rematch for the ECW World Championship. This time, Lashley won the match, but since he pinned Shane rather than Mr. McMahon, Mr. McMahon remained the champion.[41]

At One Night Stand Shane and Umaga tried to help Mr. McMahon retain the ECW World title against Bobby Lashley, but failed when Lashley speared McMahon and pinned him for the win.[42]

On the taped edition of Raw that aired on September 3, Shane, along with his mother Linda and his sister Stephanie, made appearances to confront Mr. McMahon about his illegitimate child.[43]

Shane then returned at Survivor Series to accompany Hornswoggle, alongside his father, in his match against The Great Khali.[44]

Business

On October 21, 2006, PRIDE Fighting Championships held PRIDE 32 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shane was at attendance at the event,[45] resulting in speculation that WWE could be considering promoting MMA events.[46]

On November 17, WWE and DSE officials, the parent company of PRIDE Fighting Championships, had a meeting at WWE global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The meeting focused on the possibility of the two groups doing some form of business together in the future.[47] Yet on March 27, 2007, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, president of DSE, announced that Station Casinos Inc. magnate Lorenzo Fertitta, also one of the co-owners of Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, had made a deal to acquire all the assets of PRIDE FC from DSE after PRIDE 34: Kamikaze in a deal worth about USD$70 million. Therefore, the deal between DSE and WWE has reportedly been called off.[48]

Later in November, Shane and WWE Canada President Carl DeMarco traveled to South America to finalize a major TV deal in Brazil, which allowed their television station to air Raw and Smackdown!.[49]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Job titles

  • 1990 - WWF referee[51]
  • 1993 - WWF’s television production, sales, marketing, and international business development divisions[4]
  • 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 fifteen million unique visitors a month[4]
  • 2003 - Executive President of WWE Global Media, overseeing international TV distribution, live event bookings, digital media, consumer products, and publishing.[4]

Personal life

Shane married his high school sweetheart Marissa Mazzola on September 14, 1996. They used to live across the street from each other. Shane has stated that Marissa was the only girlfriend he ever had.[52] Together they have two sons, Declan James and Kenyon Jesse. Declan was born on February 13, 2004 and weighed nine pounds. Kenyon "Kenney" was born March 26, 2006. On July 24, 2006, Shane became an uncle, when his sister Stephanie had her daughter Aurora Rose Levesque.

Shane usually wears baseball jerseys for his matches, with the front saying Shane O Mac and the back reserved for McMahon, the name of the PPV he's participating in, or some other phrase relating to the match and/or his opponent.

When Vince McMahon was interviewed in Playboy, he mentioned that Shane was suffering from ADHD, for which they placed him on Ritalin.[53]

Although Shane is right-handed, he often throws left-handed punches.[54]

Shane's football jersey number was 61,[55] the same as his dad Vince.[56]

Shane had a brief role in the 2002 film, Rollerball.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c WrestleMania X8 Shane McMahon FAQ - IGN FAQs. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  2. ^ Information about Shane McMahon. ShaneOManiacs.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  3. ^ a b Info for Shane Brandon McMahon. NNDB. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
  4. ^ a b c d e f WWE Corporate. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  5. ^ W.W.F. European Heavyweight Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  6. ^ W.W.F. Hardcore Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  7. ^ The Power 50: DETAILS Article on men.style.com. Detail Magazine (October 2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  8. ^ "Amazing But True...." (November 2007): 96.  → WWE Magazine (November 2007). "Shane McMahon in pinstripes". Things you never knew : 96.
  9. ^ Michaels, Shawn. Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story (p.253)
  10. ^ Survivor Series 1998 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  11. ^ a b Shane McMahon's European Title History. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  12. ^ WrestleMania XV Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  13. ^ King of the Rings 1999 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  14. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 104. 
  15. ^ No Way Out 2000 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  16. ^ WrestleMania 2000 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  17. ^ Judgment Day 2000 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  18. ^ a b Shane McMahon's Hardcore Title History. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  19. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 106. 
  20. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 107. 
  21. ^ Backlash 2001 Results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  22. ^ King of the Ring 2001 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  23. ^ Survivor Series 2001 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  24. ^ RAW results - November 19, 2001. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  25. ^ WrestleMania XIX Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  26. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 113-114. 
  27. ^ Martin, Finn. "Power Slam Magazine, issue 112", Boldberg grabs gold (Unforgiven 2003), SW Publishing, 2003-10-22, pp. 22-23. 
  28. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 114. 
  29. ^ (2004). WrestleMania XX [DVD]. WWE Home Video.
  30. ^ RAW results - October 3, 2005. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  31. ^ (2005). Survivor Series 2005 [DVD]. WWE Home Video.
  32. ^ Royal Rumble 2006 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  33. ^ Power Slam Staff. "Power Slam Magazine, issue 142", Looking at WWE: SNMW (March 18, 2006), SW Publishing, 2006-04-20, pp. 25. 
  34. ^ Backlash 2006 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  35. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 121-122. 
  36. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 122. 
  37. ^ RAW results - March 5, 2007. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  38. ^ McElvaney, Kevin. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated, July 2007", WrestleMania 23, Kappa Publishing, pp. 74-101. 
  39. ^ RAW results - April 9, 2007. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  40. ^ Backlash 2007 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  41. ^ Judgment Day 2007 Results. PWWEW.net. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  42. ^ One Night Stand 2007 Results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  43. ^ RAW results - September 3, 2007. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
  44. ^ Difino, Lennie (2007-11-18). Friends in low places?. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  45. ^ Showbiz and MMA - Dave Doyle's FOXSports.com MMA Blog - FOX Sports Blogs. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  46. ^ FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  47. ^ WWE: Inside WWE > News > Archive > Update on PRIDE - WWE meeting. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  48. ^ "Japanese Magazine "Kamipro" Interview with DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  49. ^ Sid Vicious Talking With Vince McMahon; Shane McMahon Update, House Show Draws Lackluster Crowd
  50. ^ Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated - Rookie of the Year. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  51. ^ Shane McMahon's Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  52. ^ Shane's tell all on Marissa. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  53. ^ Shane McMahon Excerpts. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  54. ^ An image of Shane McMahon writing. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  55. ^ Shane McMahon's football jersey number. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  56. ^ Shane and Vince's football jersey number. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.

References

  • Shawn Michaels and Aaron Feigenbaum (November 22, 2005). Heartbreak And Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. World Wrestling Entertainment, 352 pages. ISBN 9780743493802. 
  • Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham (2002). Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. Crown, 258 pages. ISBN 1400051436. 
  • "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007. 

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