Título: Vince McMahon
Seção: 1980s wrestling boom
Background: Vincent Kennedy McMahon was born on August 24, 1945 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, the younger son of Victoria (Askew) and Vincent James McMahon. His father left the family when McMahon was still a baby and took his elder son Rod with him, therefore McMahon did not meet him until age twelve. McMahon's paternal grandfather was promoter Roderick James "Jess" McMahon, whose parents were Irish emigrants from County Galway. His paternal grandmother, Rose Davis, was also of Irish descent.

Conteúdo: On February 21, 1980, McMahon officially founded Titan Sports, and the company's headquarters were established in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, using the now defunct Cape Cod Coliseum as a home base for the company. At the time of his purchase of the WWF, professional wrestling was a business run by regional promotions. The various promoters shared an understanding that they would not invade each other's territories, as this practice had gone on undeterred for decades; McMahon had a different vision of what the industry could become. In 1983, the WWF split from the National Wrestling Alliance a second time, after initially splitting from them in 1963 before rejoining them in 1971. The NWA was the governing body for all the regional territories across the country and as far away as Japan.  He began expanding the company nationally by promoting in areas outside of the company's Northeast U.S. stomping grounds and by signing talent from other companies, such as the American Wrestling Association (AWA). In 1984, he recruited Hulk Hogan to be the WWF's charismatic new megastar, and the two quickly drew the ire of industry peers as the promotion began traveling and broadcasting into rival territories. Nevertheless, McMahon (who still also fronted as the WWF's squeaky clean babyface announcer) created The Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection by incorporating pop music stars into wrestling storylines. As a result, the WWF was able to expand its fanbase into a national mainstream audience a

user: how did Vince influence the wrestling boom?

assistant: promoters shared an understanding that they would not invade each other's territories, as this practice had gone on undeterred for decades; McMahon had a different vision

user: What year did they decide not to invade each other's territories?

assistant: this practice had gone on undeterred for decades;

user: what happened in 1980?

assistant: On February 21, 1980, McMahon officially founded Titan Sports, and the company's headquarters were established in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts,

user: Did he have any rivals?

assistant: such as the American Wrestling Association (AWA).

user: is there anything interesting about the wrestling boom?

assistant: In 1984, he recruited Hulk Hogan to be the WWF's charismatic new megastar,

user: who else did he recruit?

assistant: created The Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection by incorporating pop music stars into wrestling storylines.

user: Did Vince have anything to do with wrestling being televised?

assistant: the WWF was able to expand its fanbase into a national mainstream audience as the promotion was featured heavily on MTV programming.

user: What other programs would it show on?

assistant: on closed circuit television in various markets throughout the U.S.