In 1972, Vincent Kennedy McMahon decided to dive into the pro wrestling world by commentating for his father, an American professional wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, Sr. After attending Fishburne Military School, the Pinehurst, North Carolina native eventually graduated from East Carolina University. To capitalize on his degree in marketing, Vince convinced his father to start assisting him in promoting events for his company, Capitol Wrestling Corporation. After working in a TV role for his father’s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) as an announcer, Vince bought the company 10 years later. After purchasing the company, Vince changed the name to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and began the expansion of the company from local to national. His father passed away in 1984, and the following year – just three years after purchasing the company – Vince made a major gamble by starting the WrestleMania series on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Thankfully, with the help of major stars like professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, Mr. T., Muhammad Ali, Roddy Piper, and Andre the Giant, the main event was a major success, and spawned the biggest annual event in the company ever since. During the WrestleMania series, Vince McMahon has also worked with President Donald Trump, as both WrestleMania IV and V were held at the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. During this time, McMahon also introduced three other major annual events — Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. In 1999, McMahon continued his global mission by going public. At this point, as reported by CNN Money, superstars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker propelled WWF to pull in a revenue of $251.5 million with a net income of $56 million. Also at this time, WWF was heavily involved in the Monday Night Wars with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), while also transitioning from pro wrestling into more of