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Who is the real owner of WWE?

The WWE is a publicly traded company. Stock holders who buy shares own pieces of the company. Vince McMahon, Jr owns 48% and is the largest single owner of stock in the company.Other members of his family own roughly another 5% divided among his wife (Linda), his children (Shane & Stephanie) and his son-in-law (Paul “Triple H” Levesque).The remaining stock is bought and sold openly by the public on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange).Before it was taken public the company was originally founded as Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt after breaking away from the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance). It has operated under several names over the years:Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC)World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)World Wrestling Federation (WWF)World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)Though there have been other partners involved the McMahon family has been in primary control since the company was founded, handed down from Jess McMahon to Vincent James McMahon (Vince McMahon, Sr) and to the current majority stock holder Vincent Kennedy McMahon (Vince McMahon, Jr).From 1980 until 1999 the WWF was controlled by McMahon, Jr through a parent corporation: Titan Sports, INC, this was dissolved when the company was taken public in 1999 and the name change to WWE was completed, with the stock symbol chosen as WWE rather than WWF to end further conflicts with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).Board, Committee and Charter information can be found here:https://corporate.wwe.com/invest...With Vincent K McMahon, his daughter Stephanie and son-in-law Paul Levesque all being voting members of the board, their combined total of over 50% of the stock keeps control of the company in the family.Vince K McMahon, Stephanie, Paul “Triple H” Levesque”