Vince McMahon, Sr.
Troy was hired by Vince McMahon to be the head coach and general manager of the Cape Cod Buccaneers for their inaugural season 1981-82 season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League. In their only season in the ACHL, the Buccaneers went 17-21-1. After the Buccaneers folded, Troy remained with McMahon as senior vice president of Titan Sports, Inc. In 1983, he helped McMahon purchase the WWF from his father, Vince McMahon, Sr. Later that year, Troy reached an agreement with USA to replace Southwest Championship Wrestling on the network's schedule. The deal allowed the WWF to be broadcast to 24 million homes a week (29% of homes that had cable). In 1987, he helped convince McMahon to test the pay-per-view market. He resigned from the company in 1989, following a physical altercation with wrestler Koko B. Ware. on a European tour.