5 incredible facts you never knew about WWE owner Vince McMahon

#2. He wasn't always Vince McMahon

A thumbs up from Vince McMahon, sitting backstage during a WWE show

We've noted the vast and well-established family unit that currently exist as the WWE-centered McMahon Family. While Vince McMahon undoubtedly still sits at the top of that particular table as the leader of the WWE empire, you may not know that he wasn't always Vince McMahon - literally.

McMahon was actually raised for much of his formative youth going by the name Vinnie Lupton. We revealed earlier that he was living with his grandparents when he first met his real father but, before that, he spent time living with his mother and a number of step-fathers. Among them was Leo Lupton, a man that Vince McMahon does not remember fondly.

In a candid interview years ago, the WWE Chairman revealed that he was, sadly, the victim of abuse at the hands of Lupton, saying he was someone who "enjoyed kicking people around."

McMahon said:

It's unfortunate that he died before I could kill him. I would have enjoyed that.

Irrespective of whether some may consider McMahon a controversial figure in the wrestling world, there is little arguing with the fact that he has overcome adversity in his own life.