“It is unfortunate that [Lupton] died before I could kill him. I would have enjoyed that.” – Vince McMahon discussing his stepfather.
Born in Pinehurst, NC, to Victoria (Hanner) and Vincent McMahon, Vince was raised under the name Vinnie Lupton after his mother remarried. Vincent Sr. left the family when young Vince was a baby taking Vince’s 2-year older brother, Roderick, with him.
On the 1950 U.S. census, Vince was living with his mother and stepfather, Leo Lupton, in Manly, North Carolina. Roderick had been returned to his mother at this point and Lupton’s 10-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter were also in residence. Lupton was an electrician, and Victoria (listed as “Victory” on the census) was a waitress.
The neighborhood occupations were in part farmer, truck driver, and helper. Everyone on the page, except Victoria and her children, was born in North Carolina with the exception of the couple next door from Holland.
Later life
Vince met his father, who was a wrestling promoter when he was 12 and was immediately interested in the business. After his graduation from East Carolina University, he was eased into the business by Vince Sr. and by the 1970’s was a major player. He pushed for a name change to World Wrestling Federation and bought the company in 1982. In 1984, he signed Hulk Hogan to be the wrestling face of the company and took the WWF from a regional act to a nationwide behemoth. His biggest rival was Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling which, after heated competition, he eventually acquired.
He even involved himself in the action as the evil Mr. McMahon.
For the full Vince McMahon story, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_McMahon
Other happenings on August 24, 1945:
- The Battle of Wuhe was fought as part of the Chinese Civil War, resulting in a communist victory.
- Matsue incident: Approximately 40 Japanese dissidents opposed to surrender attacked facilities in Matsue.
- British Prime Minister Clement Attlee told Parliament that Britain was in “a very serious financial position” due to the abrupt ending of Lend-Lease and that “the initial deficit with which we start the task of re-establishing our own economy and of contracting our overseas commitments is immense.”
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Sources
- Wikipedia.org
- Ancestry.com
- Onthisday.com
- Picryl.com
- Youtube.com
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