In 1982, Vince McMahon Jr. famously purchased the WWE from his father, Vince McMahon Sr., for one million dollars. With the help of the company's biggest superstar, Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon looked death in the face and dared to venture into the territories of rival pro wrestling promotions throughout the South and abroad with world domination in mind. Back then, pro wrestling promotions typically obeyed the unwritten rule of sticking to their regions unless business deals were brokered beforehand. Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan received multiple death threats during their conquest of the entertainment sport nicknamed "Wrasslin" during the 1980s. Nevertheless, their foresight changed the landscape of pop culture, making a cultural icon out of wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin while also elevating The The Rock to the top of the television/film industry. After usurping the WCW and ECW in 2001, Vince McMahon's one-million-dollar investment became a media powerhouse worth over nine billion dollars. 

Monday Night Raw on September 11th was Vince McMahon's last night as the CEO of the WWE. The flagship show that has seen Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns blossom into household names will now operate alongside the UFC as a subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings called TKO Group Holdings. Endeavor bought the UFC in July 2016 and the WWE in April 2023. 

On Tuesday, Endeavor commenced the official merger with a ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange featuring Vince McMahon, HHH, Dana White, Daniel Cormier, three-time WWE Women's Champion Bianca Belair, and her husband Montez Ford. Bianca Belair has been on a hiatus since being injured on the air by Bayley and the other members of Damage CTRL. The 34-year-old will reportedly be out of action for a few months, in accordance with the WWE's storyline. But on Tuesday, she was all smiles as she posed for pictures with the group and a commemorative WWE/UFC Championship belt.

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