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WWE was founded as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation in 1952 by Roderick James "Jess" McMahon, and Joseph Raymond (Toots) Mondt. Jess McMahon died in 1954 and was succeeded by his son, Vince McMahon (Sr.) In 1963, Vince Sr. changed the name of the company to the World Wide Wrestling Federation. In 1969, Vince McMahon, Jr. joined the company as a commentator. Vince Jr changed the name of the company to World Wrestling Federation in 1979. In 1980, Vince Jr. became owner and Chairman of Titan Sports, Inc. and bought the WWF from his father, who would pass away in 1984. In 1999, the WWF went public, although Vince still holds almost 90% of all shares in the company, and in May 2002, the WWF becomes WWE.

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