Vince McMahon Sr.
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Vince McMahon Sr. was an American professional wrestling promoter who ran the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) and laid the groundwork for what would become WWE.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vince McMahon Sr. canonical | 3 |
| Vincent J. McMahon | 2 |
| Vincent James McMahon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13348126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Vince McMahon Sr. Context triple: [Vince McMahon, relative, Vince McMahon Sr.]
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A.
Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter and businessman best known for transforming WWE into a global sports entertainment powerhouse.
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B.
Brien McMahon
Brien McMahon was a U.S. Senator from Connecticut who played a leading role in shaping early American nuclear policy and civilian control of atomic energy.
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C.
Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff is a professional wrestling executive and on-screen personality best known for leading WCW during the Monday Night War era against WWE.
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D.
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is a prominent professional wrestling promoter, on-screen manager, and creative mind best known for his influential work in ECW and WWE.
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E.
J. Alan Eagleson
J. Alan Eagleson is a Canadian lawyer and former sports agent best known for his influential yet controversial role in professional ice hockey administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vince McMahon Sr. Target entity description: Vince McMahon Sr. was an American professional wrestling promoter who ran the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) and laid the groundwork for what would become WWE.
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A.
Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter and businessman best known for transforming WWE into a global sports entertainment powerhouse.
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B.
Brien McMahon
Brien McMahon was a U.S. Senator from Connecticut who played a leading role in shaping early American nuclear policy and civilian control of atomic energy.
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C.
Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff is a professional wrestling executive and on-screen personality best known for leading WCW during the Monday Night War era against WWE.
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D.
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is a prominent professional wrestling promoter, on-screen manager, and creative mind best known for his influential work in ECW and WWE.
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E.
J. Alan Eagleson
J. Alan Eagleson is a Canadian lawyer and former sports agent best known for his influential yet controversial role in professional ice hockey administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
human ⓘ professional wrestling promoter ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1950s–1984 ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| child | Vince McMahon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-07-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-05-24 ⓘ |
| employer |
Capitol Wrestling Corporation
ⓘ
World Wide Wrestling Federation ⓘ
linked to:
World Wrestling Federation
|
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | McMahon ⓘ |
| father | Roderick James McMahon ⓘ |
| founded | Capitol Wrestling Corporation ⓘ |
| fullName |
Vincent James McMahon
ⓘ
linked to:
Vince McMahon Sr.
|
| givenName | Vincent ⓘ |
| industry | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| knownFor |
television syndication of wrestling programs
ⓘ
territorial wrestling promotion in the Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| leaguePromoted |
World Wide Wrestling Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Federation ⓘ |
| mother | Rose E. McMahon ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
expanded professional wrestling on U.S. East Coast television
ⓘ
laid groundwork for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) ⓘ
linked to:
WWE
|
| notableRelative |
Linda McMahon
ⓘ
Roderick McMahon III ⓘ Shane McMahon ⓘ Stephanie McMahon ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the World Wide Wrestling Federation ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
professional wrestling promoter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem
|
| placeOfDeath |
Miami, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Miami, Florida
|
| positionHeld |
owner of Capitol Wrestling Corporation
ⓘ
promoter for World Wide Wrestling Federation ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence | New York, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Vicky H. Askew ⓘ |
| successor | Vince McMahon ⓘ |
| workedOn | promotion of Madison Square Garden wrestling events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vince McMahon Sr. Description of subject: Vince McMahon Sr. was an American professional wrestling promoter who ran the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) and laid the groundwork for what would become WWE.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vince McMahon Sr.
subject linked to:
McMahon family
linked to: Vince McMahon Sr.
linked to: Vince McMahon Sr.