Vince McMahon: The Unheard Story before the WWE
Born on August 24th, 1945, Vincent Kennedy McMahon is one the biggest and most influential icons in the world of sports entertainment. With an amassed wealth of over $2.6 billion, there’s no arguing over the impact he has had on the world of wrestling since he first entered the industry in the late 1960s and early ‘70s.
Vince McMahon is popularly known as the Chairman of the WWE, and as a successful wrestler, promoter, and announcer before that. He is a one-time ECW Champion and a one-time WWF Champion. To add to his accomplishments, he even won the Royal Rumble in 1999.
Overall, he has won bouts over former Champions such as Ric Flair, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H. He continues his backstage and on-screen roles as the main authority figure along with the rest of the McMahon family while coming out to take an occasional Stunner from Stone Cold.
We all know about his influence on the WWE but do we know anything about what influenced the man to become what he is today? You may love him or hate him, but here are some facts about his childhood you never knew before.
#5 Vince attended military school-and got court-martialed.
One of the biggest problems Vince McMahon faced in his early life was overcoming dyslexia. Dyslexia caused a lot of trouble for him as a student and caused him anger issues.
Unsurprisingly, Vince had a bit of a nasty boy streak during his teenage years. He was caught stealing cars and offered a choice to either go to reform or military school.
He attended the Fishburne Military school and still couldn’t shake off his unruly habits. What did he do, you must be wondering? Well, he basically loved fooling around and was pretty slack and disrespectful about the military.
He stole his commandments car and gave his dog a hamburger filled with laxatives. Vince claims this made him the first cadet to be court-martialed in Fishburne history along with WWE Hall Of Famer Johnny Valiant.
The charges against him were ultimately dropped and he graduated in 1964.
“I was court marshalled and kicked out of there,” Valiant recalled. But, because McMahon was “a big star on campus,” he was allowed to stay, Valiant said.