5 incredible facts you never knew about WWE owner Vince McMahon

#3. His was a rags-to-riches story

Vince McMahon

While Vince McMahon is a billionaire who, many would have you believe, lives a billionaire's lifestyle, it would be wrong to assume that the man himself was born into money and has only ever known wealth and power. That said, that's very much the idea he'd want you to have of his 'Mr McMahon' character.

In fact, it's worth noting that things were a little bit more different in real life. Indeed, relative to the more salubrious surroundings of his adult life and WWE career, Vince McMahon actually grew up in challenging circumstances. Pinehurst, California, and the trailer park in which he lived with his mother is a world away from the plush offices and buildings he'll now be more familiar with.

Vince himself resents the suggestion, he was in 'poverty', though, saying in a 2001 interview:

"[Laughs] A New Moon trailer, eight feet wide. Trailer park isn't poverty. You don't have much privacy, but there are nice things about it. Everything is compact. And it beats some other places."

In 2020, McMahon's net worth is said to be around $2 billion.