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McMahon kicks off WrestleMania 37 in 2021, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: WWE

Vince McMahon in 1980, two years before he bought the World Wrestling Federation from his father. He turned a sleepy circuit into a global entertainment franchise. Getty Images

Vince McMahon with Dr George Zahorian, centre, and wrestler Hulk Hogan in 1988. Zahorian was later jailed for selling steroids to wrestlers, a scandal McMahon managed to shrug off. AP

Vince McMahon at a news conference in New York in 1991 at a time when the franchise was booming. AP

McMahon has a longstanding friendship with Donald Trump, who he often brought into the ring for storyline stunts. Here, McMahon has his head shaved by Trump and Bobby Lashley in 2007 after losing a bet. AFP

Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1999 on the television show 'Smackdown'. Getty

Stephanie McMahon has been the face of the business for the past decade, but quit in when her father returned to lead WWE. Getty Images

McMahon's son Shane has been a wrestler and promoter in the business for two decades - but does not hold an executive position in the company. Joe Camporeale / USA Today

McMahon and his wife Linda, who are now separated, in 2008. Ms McMahon is worth an estimated $2 billion. Getty

McMahon kicks off WrestleMania 37 in 2021, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: WWE

Vince McMahon in 1980, two years before he bought the World Wrestling Federation from his father. He turned a sleepy circuit into a global entertainment franchise. Getty Images

Vince McMahon with Dr George Zahorian, centre, and wrestler Hulk Hogan in 1988. Zahorian was later jailed for selling steroids to wrestlers, a scandal McMahon managed to shrug off. AP

Vince McMahon at a news conference in New York in 1991 at a time when the franchise was booming. AP

McMahon has a longstanding friendship with Donald Trump, who he often brought into the ring for storyline stunts. Here, McMahon has his head shaved by Trump and Bobby Lashley in 2007 after losing a bet. AFP

Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1999 on the television show 'Smackdown'. Getty

Stephanie McMahon has been the face of the business for the past decade, but quit in when her father returned to lead WWE. Getty Images

McMahon's son Shane has been a wrestler and promoter in the business for two decades - but does not hold an executive position in the company. Joe Camporeale / USA Today

McMahon and his wife Linda, who are now separated, in 2008. Ms McMahon is worth an estimated $2 billion. Getty

McMahon kicks off WrestleMania 37 in 2021, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: WWE

What next for the WWE after Vince McMahon resigns for the second time?

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January 27, 2024

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