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#5 The McMahon family was promoting wrestling shows before the WWF existed in any form
Long before there was a WWE, or even a Capitol Wrestling Company, the McMahon family was busy working in the pro wrestling industry. This proud tradition reaches back to the early half of the 20th century.
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The McMahon family patriarch at the time, Jess McMahon, took an interest in promoting wrestling since he was already promoting pro boxing. In Jess's era, many of the matches were still being portrayed as 'shoots,' even though in reality the sports entertainment model of scripted matches had been going on for years.
With the help of men like WWE Hall of Fame member Toots Mondt, McMahon promoted wrestling in the tri-state area, mostly focusing on New York and New Jersey markets. Eventually, the McMahon family would formally start their own promotion, of course, and the rest is history.
