LittleSis: Vince McMahon

Vince McMahon, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of WWE, Inc. (WWE), is a third-generation promoter who has made WWE into the global phenomenon it is today. As a pioneer in the television syndication business, a recognized television personality throughout the world, a visionary promoter and a fearless marketer, he continues to make his presence known as a leader within the broadcast and entertainment industries. In 1972, McMahon joined his father’s company, Capitol Wrestling Corporation, on a full-time basis. By 1979, the company had syndicated programming to 30 television stations. In 1982, he purchased the Capitol Wrestling Corporation from his father and decided to take what had been a regional operation and turn it into a national venture. McMahon soon became an innovator in the cable television industry by leveraging the new technologies of pay-per-view and closed-circuit television for the first WrestleMania in 1985. Now, not only had he built a brand that people would watch in syndication, he had built the WWE into a brand that people would pay to watch. In April 2000, more than 1 million fans purchased WrestleMania X-6, at the time making it the most-watched non-boxing event in pay-per-view history. In February 2014, WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 direct-to-consumer network, launched live in the U.S. In 2016, WrestleMania 32 set a new attendance record of 101,763, as fans from all 50 states and 35 countries converged on AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The previous WWE attendance record was at WrestleMania 3 in 1987, where 93,173 fans filled the Pontiac Silverdome. Today, WWE produces seven hours of live weekly programming 52 weeks a year with no off season. Programs such as “Monday Night Raw” and “WWE NXT” on USA Network and “Friday Night SmackDown” on FOX are ratings successes that can be seen in more than 900 million homes in 180 countries and heard in 28 languages. In addition, WWE hosts more than 550 live events a year within the United States and abroad, making WWE the largest traveling show in the world. Under McMahon’s leadership, WWE has developed into one of the most popular and sophisticated forms of global entertainment today. WWE is an integrated media and entertainment company that features a portfolio of specialized businesses that creates and delivers original content to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. In addition to its headquarters in Stamford, CT, WWE has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo. WWE trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WWE. In 2017, McMahon established and personally funded a separate entity from WWE, Alpha Entertainment and filed details with the S.E.C. of a sale of $100 million of WWE shares to fund an exploration of opportunities in other sports, including football.

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John Phelan	Richard Burr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Elise Stefanik, Romney Victory, Friends for an American Majority, Winning Women
Christine J Toretti	Susan Collins, Rob Portman, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Connecticut Republican Scc, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Mitt Romney, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Mia Love, Elise Stefanik, Romney Victory, Winning Women
Tea Nadezda Zegarac Pollack	Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Elise Stefanik, Thom Tillis, Romney Victory, Friends for an American Majority, Winning Women
Allen Simon	John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Mia Love, Dan Sullivan, Thom Tillis, Ben Sasse, Romney Victory
Peter Busch Orthwein	Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John McCain, Christopher H Shays, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Connecticut Republican Scc, Mitt Romney, Brook Johnson, Scott P Brown, Marco Rubio, Dan Debicella, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Mia Love, Dan Sullivan, Friends for an American Majority
Robert Rowling	Richard Burr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Thom Tillis, Romney Victory
David Koch	Richard Burr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Elise Stefanik, Thom Tillis, Romney Victory
Marlene M Ricketts	Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Kelly Ayotte, Steven Daines, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Elise Stefanik, Ben Sasse, Romney Victory, Winning Women
Jenny Craig	Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Connecticut Republican Scc, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Thomas Stuart Smith	Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Mia Love, Ben Sasse, Romney Victory
Richard Hohlt	Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Steven Daines, Romney Victory
Lanny Griffith	Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Christopher H Shays, Rob Portman, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan
Howard D Groff	Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Leadership Matters for America
Todd Ricketts	Richard Burr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, Mitt Romney, Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Elise Stefanik, Romney Victory, Friends for an American Majority, Winning Women
Terry Kassel	Susan Collins, Rob Portman, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Elise Stefanik, Thom Tillis, Friends for an American Majority, Winning Women
Trevor Rees-Jones	Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Todd Young, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Thom Tillis, Senate Battleground Fund
Stanley Tate	Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Dan Debicella, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan
Dwight C Schar	Richard Burr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Christopher H Shays, Rob Portman, Barbara Comstock, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan
Andrea Wynn	Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Connecticut Republican Scc, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Joe Heck, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Thom Tillis, Romney Victory, Leadership Matters for America
Linda Dresner	Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Joe Heck, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Elise Stefanik, Thom Tillis, Ben Sasse, Romney Victory

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John Phelan