Shane McMahon Shane Brandon McMahon ( January 15 , 1970 ) is an American businessman , who is the chairman and former CEO of YOU On Demand . He is a member of the McMahon family . The former Executive Vice President of Global Media ( as well as an occasional professional wrestler and referee ) for the McMahon family - owned World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , he is the son of WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and United States Senate candidate Linda McMahon . He is also the older brother of Stephanie McMahon Levesque and brother - in - law of Paul " Triple H " Levesque . He worked for WWE for over 20 years before resigning in January 2010 . In WWE , he is a one - time European Champion and a one - time Hardcore Champion . On July 12 , 2013 , McMahon voluntarily stepped down as CEO of YOU On Demand and appointed Weicheng Liu as his successor , while remaining YOD ’ s principal executive officer and Chairman of the Board . World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment . McMahon began his on - screen career as a referee named Shane Stevens in 1990 and was the first performer to walk out to greet the audience at WrestleMania VI . Shane McMahon also refereed during the 1991 Royal Rumble match . He soon left behind the blue shirt and bow - tie and took on the role of a backstage official at WrestleMania VIII in an attempt to break up a brawl between Randy Savage and Ric Flair after he and other officials failed to keep Miss Elizabeth away from ringside . McMahon became a regular while being an on - air character in 1998 , during his father ' s on - air feud with Steve Austin . In the early days of that angle , McMahon offered support for his father in cameo roles , but he did not become an enforcer like Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson . McMahon was a color commentator on " Sunday Night Heat " alongside Jim Cornette and later Kevin Kelly , and announced with Jerry Lawler on the 1999 videogame WWF Attitude . Concurrently with this , Shane took a role as a regular character , turning on his father by signing Austin to a contract after Vince demoted him to the position of referee . Yet at Survivor Series , Shane turned heel by turning on Austin and became an official member of The Corporation . In February 1999 , McMahon moved away from the commentary role on " Heat " and became a key component in the Corporation angle , winning the European Championship from X - Pac . The two met in a rematch at WrestleMania XV ; McMahon got help from his childhood friends the Mean Street Posse and Triple H , who turned on X - Pac during the match , to retain the championship . McMahon then retired the title , wanting to retire as an " undefeated champion " . McMahon later gave the title to Mideon , who found it in McMahon ' s duffel bag , thus reactivating it . After WrestleMania , Vince briefly made his second face run and Shane took control of the Corporation . With wrestlers such as Triple H in this new faction , Shane feuded with his father and a new faction made up of former Corporation members , The Union . On the UPN pilot for " SmackDown ! " , Shane joined forces with The Undertaker and the Ministry of Darkness to form the Corporate Ministry . Eventually , Vince was revealed to be the mastermind behind this faction , and his face turn was explained to be a plot to get the WWF Title off Austin . Austin then met Shane and Vince in a ladder match at the King of the Ring for ownership of the WWF , as in the storyline , Austin had 50 % , which was assigned to him by Linda and Stephanie McMahon , upset by Vince and Shane ' s complicity in the storyline kidnapping of Stephanie by the Corporate Ministry , while Vince and Shane each had 25 % . Shane and Vince won the match when a mystery associate raised the briefcase out of Austin ' s reach when he climbed the ladder , allowing Vince and Shane to grab the case and regain 100 % ownership of the WWF . With his ownership reinstated , McMahon shifted his sights to , then babyface , Test , who was kayfabe dating Shane ' s sister , Stephanie . Shane disapproved of the relationship , feeling Stephanie was dating " beneath the family ' s standards " , and wound up feuding with Test . With help from the Mean Street Posse , McMahon made Test ' s life a living hell . At SummerSlam , McMahon met Test in a " Love Her or Leave Her " match , with the stipulation being that if McMahon won the match , Test and Stephanie could no longer see each other , and if he lost , McMahon would give his blessings to the pair . Test was able to get the win , and McMahon eventually settled his differences with Test , thus making his second face run by becoming his ally . Later in the year , Stephanie turned heel , siding with her new kayfabe husband then - heel , Triple H ( the two began their off - screen relationship around this time , but did not marry in real life until 2003 ) . With that , the McMahon - Helmsley Faction began , and all of the other McMahons disappeared from television . At No Way Out , Shane made his return as a heel again by trying to help The Big Show defeat The Rock ; these efforts failed as Vince McMahon returned the Next Monday Night , when the Rock got a rematch against the Big Show , and helped the Rock win the match . This started the road to WrestleMania 2000 , where in the four - way main event each wrestler had a McMahon in his corner . The Rock had Vince , the Big Show had Shane , Triple H had Stephanie , and Mick Foley had Shane ' s mother , Linda McMahon . The Big Show was the first man eliminated , and soon after he and Shane went their separate ways . This led to a match between the two at Judgment Day , which McMahon won after receiving help from Test and Albert , amongst others . Over the course of the next several months , McMahon allied himself with other heel wrestlers , including Edge and Christian , who helped him win the Hardcore Championship from Steve Blackman . McMahon met Blackman in a rematch at SummerSlam , losing the title after falling 40 feet ( 12 m ) through the stage ( McMahon climbed up the set running away from Blackman , who gave chase and hit Shane with a Singapore cane , knocking him off ) . McMahon then disappeared from television , making occasional cameo appearances . The Alliance ( 2001 ) . In 2001 , Shane made his third face run by once again feuding with his father , Vince . The feud with Vince was due to the elder McMahon ' s ( kayfabe ) affair with Trish Stratus and Vince ' s spite and demand to divorce Linda McMahon . As fate would have it , rival World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) was sold to the World Wrestling Federation one week before the Father versus Son match at WrestleMania X - Seven . In terms of the storyline , Vince demanded that Ted Turner sign the contract at WrestleMania X - Seven . With Vince ' s ego getting the best of him , Shane was able to seize the opportunity and purchase WCW himself , to the shock of Vince . McMahon defeated his father at " WrestleMania X - Seven " , in a Street Fight . At Backlash , McMahon was in a Last Man Standing match against the Big Show . In one of the most memorable moments in professional wrestling history , McMahon performed the Leap of Faith ( from the top of the scaffolding ) , causing McMahon to get the victory when Show could not answer the 10 count . McMahon then began a feud with Kurt Angle . By the King of the Ring , on June 24 , McMahon ' s feud with Angle had culminated . After already participating in two tournament matches that night , Angle wrestled McMahon in a Street Fight . After a suplex on the hard floor , Angle was thought to have cracked his tailbone . Angle also delivered an overhead belly to belly suplex through the plated glass stage set , but McMahon did not break through on the first attempt , causing him to fall head - first onto the concrete floor . After a successful second attempt , Angle was to put him through a second plate back out to the stage and again failed two more times . The match also had Shane missing a shooting star press and ended with Angle performing the Angle Slam off the top rope before scoring the victory over a bloodied McMahon . McMahon then began to lead his WCW wrestlers against his father and the WWE wrestlers , eventually turning heel by joining forces with Paul Heyman and his band of Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) wrestlers , along with their new owner , McMahon ' s sister Stephanie McMahon - Helmsley . Calling themselves The Alliance , they pledged to finally run the World Wrestling Federation ( and specifically their father ) out of business . Ultimately , The Invasion came to a head at Survivor Series in a match to determine which power would ultimately have control . The team , each respectively representing The Alliance and the WWF , of McMahon , Steve Austin , Kurt Angle , Rob Van Dam , and Booker T lost to the team of The Rock , Chris Jericho , The Undertaker , Kane , and the Big Show . The following night on " Raw " , Vince publicly fired both Shane and Stephanie , which Shane took in stride , admitting that he lost to the better man , while Stephanie pleaded with her father before being forcefully removed from the arena . Following the destruction of the WCW / ECW Alliance , McMahon remained off - screen , eventually briefly reappearing three times during 2002 to 2003 . Sporadic appearances ( 2003 – 2005 ) . Shane McMahon made his first on - screen appearance in two years on an episode of Smackdown before WrestleMania XIX , watching his father ' s training in the gym to prepare his match against Hulk Hogan . At WrestleMania XIX , he went to check on his father ' s welfare following a street fight with Hulk Hogan , with Hogan welcoming Shane in the ring and then walking out . He turned face once more in the summer of 2003 by getting involved in a feud with Eric Bischoff ( who had made improper remarks and gestures to Shane ' s mother Linda ) . He defeated Bischoff in a street fight at SummerSlam . McMahon also got involved in a rivalry with Kane after Kane gave Linda a Tombstone Piledriver because she did not name him the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship . Their feud culminated in McMahon losing a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven and to a first ever Ambulance match which he lost after a brutal match at Survivor Series . After Survivor Series , McMahon left Raw to focus his attention on the executive creative staff and on his new family . At WrestleMania XX , McMahon appeared briefly on camera during the opening of the event with Vince and his newborn son , Declan . In a special 3 - hour edition of " Raw " in October 2005 , billed as " WWE Homecoming " , all four members of the McMahon family were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Stone Cold Steve Austin . The following week , Vince demanded an apology from ringside commentators for not coming to his family ' s aid , which developed into a new feud . McMahon also appeared at Survivor Series , though he did not appear on television . He can be seen on the DVD extra backstage talking to Theodore Long , when The Boogeyman tried to scare off McMahon , who made no deal about it . Feuding with DX and Bobby Lashley ( 2006 – 2007 ) . McMahon turned heel once more by again siding with his father to help in the feud with Shawn Michaels . At the 2006 Royal Rumble , Shane eliminated Michaels by throwing him over the top rope . After weeks of attacks from behind by Shane , one of which saw him force an unconscious Michaels to kiss Vince ' s rear end , Shane and Michaels faced each other in a Street Fight on the March 18 , 2006 edition of " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " . In a fashion similar to the real life Montreal Screwjob , Shane put Michaels in the Sharpshooter as Vince called for the bell and gave Shane the victory . The McMahons ' feud with Michaels took a religious turn after WrestleMania 22 ( where Michaels defeated Vince McMahon ) . Vince claimed that Michaels ' s victory was a result of " divine intervention " and booked himself and his son in a match at Backlash against Michaels and his tag team partner " God " . Around this time , Vince began to act strangely and at one point considered himself a god . Shane , who at this time was referred by Vince as " the product of his semen " , teamed with Vince to defeat Michaels and " God " at Backlash , due to help from the Spirit Squad . This feud later enveloped Triple H , who the McMahons had enlisted to take out Michaels . Triple H was getting frustrated with this , as it was distracting from his quest to regain the WWE Championship . Triple H wound up bashing Shane with his signature weapon , the sledgehammer , in what was considered to be an accident that put Shane out of the ring for a while . Vince ( and later Shane , who had recovered ) sought to humble Triple H and get some retribution . Triple H then began a feud with the McMahons shortly after , leading to his siding with Shawn Michaels and the reformation of D - Generation X ( DX ) . At SummerSlam , the McMahons were defeated by DX . About a month later at Unforgiven , The McMahons and then ECW World Champion The Big Show faced DX in a Hell in a Cell match . Shane was injured after Michaels elbow dropped a chair which was around Shane ' s neck . DX emerged victorious at Unforgiven , and Shane disappeared from television . On the March 5 edition of " Raw " , McMahon came back to inform his father , Vince , about the " guest referee " for the " Battle of the Billionaires " . He told him that their opponents on the Board of Directors had won the vote , 5 - 4 . The McMahons had intended for Shane to be the referee . Instead , the guest referee turned out to be the McMahons ' old rival , Steve Austin . During the " Battle of the Billionaires " match at WrestleMania 23 , Shane ' s attempt to interfere on his father ' s behalf was stopped by Austin . During the match , Shane was able to hit the Coast - to - Coast dive with a trash can into Bobby Lashley ' s face . On April 9 , Shane officially joined the Vince / Umaga / Lashley feud when he faced Lashley for the ECW Championship in a Title vs Hair match which ended in Shane getting disqualified on purpose by punching the referee . After the match , Umaga , Vince , and Shane all attacked Lashley . At Backlash in a Handicap match for the ECW title , Shane along with Vince and Umaga defeated Lashley for the ECW Championship . Vince gained the pin making him the ECW World Champion . At Judgment Day , Lashley faced Shane , Vince , and Umaga again , in a rematch for the ECW World Championship . This time , Lashley won the match , but since he pinned Shane rather than Vince , Vince remained the champion . At One Night Stand , Shane and Umaga tried to help Vince retain the ECW World title against Bobby Lashley , but failed when Lashley speared Vince and pinned him for the win . On the taped edition of " Raw " that aired on September 3 , Shane , along with his mother Linda and his sister Stephanie , made appearances to confront Vince about his illegitimate child . Shane then returned at Survivor Series to accompany Hornswoggle , alongside his father , in his match against The Great Khali . After that , he was only seen on WWE ' s pay per view , No Way Out 2008 talking to The Big Show after the latter had his nose legitimately broken by accident by Floyd Mayweather before again not being seen until June 2008 . Feuding with The Legacy ( 2008 – 2009 ) . After the severe injury that Vince McMahon sustained on the June 23 episode of " Raw " when a sign fell on top of him during his hosting of the Million Dollar Mania sweepstakes , Shane requested for the Raw roster to stand together during what was a turbulent time . Shane ' s plea , however , was ignored and subsequently , Shane and his sister Stephanie urged the roster to show solidarity . On the July 28 episode of " Raw " , Shane made an appearance to announce Mike Adamle as his and Stephanie ' s choice to be the new Raw General Manager . After Mike Adamle stepped down as General Manager , he and Stephanie became the interim on - screen authority figures for the Raw program . On the November 24 episode of " Raw " , Shane and Stephanie argued over who was in charge , leading to Stephanie telling him that " Raw " is her show . After being slapped by Stephanie , Shane finished the segment by telling her that from that day onwards , he was going to watch Stephanie run " Raw " " right into the ground " . At the start of 2009 , Randy Orton began a feud with the McMahon family . On the January 19 episode of " Raw " , Orton punted Mr . McMahon in the head , after he had tried to fire Orton from the company for previous comments made about Stephanie . The following week , Shane returned to television and attacked Orton for his actions , turning face once again . On the February 2 episode of " Raw " , it was revealed that Orton challenged Shane to a No Holds Barred match at No Way Out , to which he accepted . At No Way Out , Orton defeated Shane in the match . The following night , Shane challenged Orton to an unsactioned match for that episode ' s main event . The match ended with Orton punting Shane in the head , as well as performing an RKO on Stephanie McMahon . Shane returned on the March 30 episode of " Raw " , alongside Triple H and his father , to confront and attack The Legacy ( Orton , Ted DiBiase , and Cody Rhodes ) . On the April 6 episode of " Raw " , it was announced that Shane would compete in a six - man tag team match against The Legacy at Backlash alongside Triple H and Batista , the latter of whom had returned from injury , where the stipulation was that if any member of Orton ' s team pinned any member of Triple H ' s team , Orton would win Triple H ' s WWE Championship ; However , if any member of Orton ' s team was counted out or disqualified , Triple H would retain the title . On the May 4 episode of " Raw " , Shane ' s character suffered a broken leg and ankle at the hands of Orton and Legacy as a way to write him out of the storyline . McMahon left the WWE in early 2010 to start his own business ventures . Return ( 2016 - present ) . On the February 22 , 2016 episode of " Raw " , Vince McMahon presented the first ever " Vincent J . McMahon Legacy of Excellence " Award to his daughter Stephanie McMahon . As the award ceremony was taking place , Shane McMahon returned to WWE as a Face character , to confront his father and sister in regards to the company ' s status . After Stephanie exited the ring , Vince and Shane discussed the status of Raw and how it is getting run down . Shane said he wanted to gain control of Raw ( and essentially the company ) to preserve it for future generations of the McMahon family . On July 11 , 2016 , Shane revealed as the Commissioner of SmackDown Live . Vince then made a deal with Shane that he would gain control of Raw if he would wrestle one more match at WrestleMania XXXII and defeat his opponent . Shane accepted the offer , and Vince would name The Undertaker as his opponent and make the match a Hell in a Cell match . Shane will compete along with AJ Styles , Dean Ambrose , Bray Wyatt , & Randy Orton , on Team SmackDown Live at Survivor Series ( 2016 ) against Team Raw ( Roman Reigns , Seth Rollins , Kevin Owens , Chris Jericho & Braun Strowman ) . On January 10 , 2017 , and January 17 , 2017 , Shane revealed as a special guest co - host for Talking Smack , alongside Renee Young . Personal life . McMahon married Marissa Mazzola on September 14 , 1996 . Together they have three sons , Declan James , Kenyon Jesse , and Rogan . Declan was born on February 13 , 2004 , Kenyon " Kenny " was born March 26 , 2006 , and Rogan was born January 2010 . McMahon is the uncle of Aurora Rose , Murphy Claire and Vaughn Evelyn Levesque , daughters of his sister Stephanie and her husband Triple H . McMahon usually wore baseball jerseys for his matches , with the front saying " Shane O Mac " and the back reserved for " McMahon " , the name of the pay - per - view in which he ' s participating , or some other phrase relating to the match and / or his opponent ( for example , he was in a rivalry with his dad , Vince , and had a street fight with him at WrestleMania X - Seven ; for this match , Shane ' s jersey stated , " Vince , we have a problem " , ( both in reference to Vince and the fact that they were in Houston . ) . When Vince was interviewed in " Playboy " , he mentioned that although Shane is right - handed , he often throws left - handed punches . McMahon ' s football jersey number was 61 , the same as his dad Vince . McMahon had a brief role in the 2002 film " Rollerball " . In September 2006 , he was named one of " Detail " magazine ' s " 50 Most Powerful Men Under 42 " in the annual " power issue " .