250px
Type	Stock exchange
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.
Founded	February 4, 1971 (1971-02-04)
Owner	NASDAQ OMX Group
Currency	United States dollar
No. of listings	2,784 (Dec 2011)[1]
MarketCap	US$ 4.44 trillion (Jan 2012)[2]
Volume	US$0982 billion (Feb 2011)
Indexes	NASDAQ Composite NASDAQ-100 NASDAQ Biotechnology Index
Website	NASDAQ.com

The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as simply the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations".^[3] It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange.^[4] As of January 25, 2011, there are 2,711 listings, with a total capitalization of over $4.5 trillion.^[1] The NASDAQ has more trading volume than any other electronic stock exchange in the world.^[5] The exchange is owned by NASDAQ OMX Group, which also owns the OMX stock exchange network.

History[link]

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NASDAQ was founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), who divested themselves of it in a series of sales in 2000 and 2001. It is owned and operated by the NASDAQ OMX Group, the stock of which was listed on its own stock exchange beginning July 2, 2002, under the ticker symbol NASDAQ: NDAQ. It is regulated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the successor to the NASD.

When the NASDAQ stock exchange began trading on February 8, 1971, it was the world's first electronic stock market. At first, it was merely a computer bulletin board system and did not actually connect buyers and sellers^[6]. The NASDAQ helped lower the spread (the difference between the bid price and the ask price of the stock) but somewhat paradoxically was unpopular among brokerages because they made much of their money on the spread.

NASDAQ was the successor to the over-the-counter (OTC) system of trading. As late as 1987, the NASDAQ exchange was still commonly referred to as the OTC in media and also in the monthly Stock Guides issued by Standard & Poor's Corporation.

Over the years, NASDAQ became more of a stock market by adding trade and volume reporting and automated trading systems. NASDAQ was also the first stock market in the United States to start trading online. Nobody before them had ever done this, highlighting NASDAQ-traded companies (usually in technology) and closing with the declaration that NASDAQ is "the stock market for the next hundred years." Its main index is the NASDAQ Composite, which has been published since its inception. However, its exchange-traded fund tracks the large-cap NASDAQ-100 index, which was introduced in 1985 alongside the NASDAQ 100 Financial Index.

Until 1987, most trading occurred via the telephone, but during the October 1987 stock market crash, market makers often didn't answer their phones. To counteract this, the Small Order Execution System (SOES) was established, which provides an electronic method for dealers to enter their trades. NASDAQ requires market makers to honor trades over SOES.

In 1992, it joined with the London Stock Exchange to form the first intercontinental linkage of securities markets. NASD spun off NASDAQ in 2000 to form a publicly traded company, the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

In 2006 NASDAQ changed from stock market to licensed national exchange.

On November 8, 2007, NASDAQ bought the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) for US$652 million. PHLX is the oldest stock exchange in America—having been in operation since 1790.

To qualify for listing on the exchange, a company must be registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have at least three market makers (financial firms that act as brokers or dealers for specific securities) and meet minimum requirements for assets, capital, public shares, and shareholders.

In February, 2011, in the wake of an announced merger of NYSE Euronext with Deutsche Börse, speculation developed that Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) could mount a counter-bid of their own for NYSE. Nasdaq could be looking to acquire the American exchange's cash equities business, ICE the derivatives business. As of the time of the speculation, "NYSE Euronext’s market value was $9.75 billion. Nasdaq was valued at $5.78 billion, while ICE was valued at $9.45 billion."^[7] Late in the month, Nasdaq was reported to be considering asking either ICE or the Chicago Merc to join in what would probably have to be, if it proceeded, an $11–12 billion counterbid.^[8]

EASDAQ (European Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System) founded originally as a European equivalent to NASDAQ, it was purchased by NASDAQ in 2001 and became NASDAQ Eur03, it shut down operations as a result of the burst of the dot-com bubble. In 2007, NASDAQ Europe was revived as Equiduct and is currently operating under Börse Berlin.^[9]

Quote availability[link]

NASDAQ quotes are available at three levels:

• Level 1 shows the highest bid and lowest offer—the inside quote.
• Level 2 shows all public quotes of market makers together with information of market dealers wishing to sell or buy stock and recently executed orders.^[10]
• Level 3 is used by the market makers and allows them to enter their quotes and execute orders.^{[citation needed]}

Trading schedule[link]

NASDAQ has a pre-market session from 7:00am to 9:30am, a normal trading session from 9:30am to 4:00pm and a post-market session from 4:00pm to 8:00pm (all times in ET).^[11]

Indices[link]

• NASDAQ-100
• NASDAQ Bank
• NASDAQ Biotechnology Index
• NASDAQ Transportation Index
• NASDAQ Composite

Market tiers[link]

• NASDAQ Capital Market – Small Cap
• NASDAQ Global Market – Mid cap
• NASDAQ Global Select Market – Large Cap

See also[link]

New York City portal

• ACT (NASDAQ)
• NASDAQ futures
• NASDAQ MarketSite
• Economy of New York City

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: NASDAQ

• Official website

Shane McMahon
On the November 3, 2008 edition of WWE Raw
Ring name(s)	Shane O-Mac[1] Shane McMahon[1] Shane Stevens Simba
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Billed weight	236 lb (107 kg)[3]
Born	(1970-01-15) January 15, 1970 (age 42)[1] Gaithersburg, Maryland[4]
Resides	New York City, New York[citation needed]
Billed from	Greenwich, Connecticut[2]
Trained by	Vince McMahon[1] Pat Patterson[1] Jerry Brisco[1]
Debut	1989(As Referee) October 26, 1998

Shane Brandon McMahon^[4][5] (born January 15, 1970)^[2] is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon. He is also the older brother of Stephanie McMahon and brother-in-law of professional wrestler Paul "Triple H" Levesque. He spent over 20 years in WWE, leaving in January 2010.^[6][7]

In WWE, he is a one-time European Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion.^[8][9] McMahon is considered a fourth generation McMahon as he follows his great-grandfather, Jess McMahon, his grandfather Vincent J. McMahon, and his father Vincent K. McMahon.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment[link]

McMahon began his on-screen career as a referee named Shane Stevens^[10][11] in 1990 and was the first performer to walk out to greet the audience at WrestleMania VI. Shane McMahon also refereed during the 1991 Royal Rumble match. He soon left behind the blue shirt and bow-tie and took on the role of a backstage official at WrestleMania VIII in an attempt to break up a brawl between Randy Savage and Ric Flair.

The Corporation (1998–2000)[link]

McMahon became a regular while being an on-air character in 1998, during his father's on-air feud with Steve Austin. In the early days of that angle, McMahon offered support for his father in cameo roles, but he did not become an enforcer like Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson. Later, in the summer, McMahon was a color commentator on Sunday Night Heat for a short amount of time with Jim Ross, and announced with Jerry Lawler on the 1999 videogame WWF Attitude. After the announcing stint was over, McMahon took a role as a regular character, turning on his father by signing Austin to a contract after Vince demoted him to the position of referee. Yet at Survivor Series, McMahon turned heel by turning on Austin and became an official member of The Corporation.^[12]

Shane in a Raw ring

McMahon became a key component in the Corporation angle, winning the European Championship from X-Pac.^[13] The two met in a rematch at WrestleMania XV; McMahon got help from his childhood friends the Mean Street Posse and Triple H, who turned on X-Pac during the match, to retain the championship.^[14] McMahon then retired the title, wanting to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon later gave the title to Mideon, who found it in McMahon's duffel bag, thus reactivating it.

After WrestleMania, Vince briefly made his second face run and McMahon took control of the Corporation. With wrestlers such as Triple H in this new faction, McMahon feuded with his father and a new faction made up of former Corporation members, The Union. On the UPN pilot for SmackDown!, McMahon joined forces with The Undertaker and the Ministry of Darkness to form the Corporate Ministry. Eventually, Vince was revealed to be the mastermind behind this faction, and his face turn was explained to be a plot to get the WWF Title off Austin. Austin then met Shane and Vince in a ladder match at the King of the Ring for ownership of the WWF, as in the storyline, Austin had 50%, which was assigned to him by Linda and Stephanie McMahon, upset by Vince and McMahon's complicity in the storyline kidnapping of Stephanie by the Corporate Ministry, while McMahon and Shane each had 25%. Shane and Vince won the match when a mystery associate raised the briefcase out of Austin's reach when he climbed the ladder, allowing Vince and Shane to grab the case and regain 100% ownership of the WWF.^[15]

With his ownership reinstated, McMahon shifted his sights to, then babyface, Test, who was kayfabe dating Shane's sister, Stephanie. Shane disapproved of the relationship, feeling Stephanie was dating "beneath the family's standards", and wound up feuding with Test. With help from the Mean Street Posse, McMahon made Test's life a living hell. At SummerSlam, McMahon met Test in a "Love Her or Leave Her" match, with the stipulation being that if McMahon won the match, Test and Stephanie could no longer see each other, and if he lost, McMahon would give his blessings to the pair. Test was able to get the win, and McMahon eventually settled his differences with Test, thus making his second face run by becoming his ally.^[16] Later in the year, Stephanie turned heel, siding with her new kayfabe husband then-heel, Triple H (the two began their off-screen relationship around this time, but did not marry in real life until 2003). With that, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction began, and all of the other McMahons disappeared from television.

At No Way Out, McMahon made his return as a heel again by helping The Big Show defeat The Rock.^[17] This started the road to WrestleMania 2000, where in the four-way main event each wrestler had a McMahon in his corner. The Rock had Vince, the Big Show had McMahon, Triple H had Stephanie, and Mick Foley had Shane's mother, Linda McMahon. The Big Show was the first man eliminated,^[18] and soon after he and McMahon went their separate ways. This led to a match between the two at Judgment Day, which McMahon won after receiving help from Test and Albert, amongst others.^[19] Over the course of the next several months, McMahon allied himself with other heel wrestlers, including Edge and Christian, who helped him win the Hardcore Championship from Steve Blackman.^[20] McMahon met Blackman in a rematch at SummerSlam, losing the title after falling 40 feet (12 m) through the stage (McMahon climbed up the set running away from Blackman, who gave chase and hit Shane with a Singapore cane, knocking him off).^[21] McMahon then disappeared from television, making occasional cameo appearances.

The Alliance (2001)[link]

In 2001, McMahon made his third face run by once again feuding with his father, Vince. The feud with Vince was due to the elder McMahon's (kayfabe) affair with Trish Stratus. As fate would have it, rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was sold to the World Wrestling Federation one week before the Father versus Son match at WrestleMania X-Seven. In terms of the storyline, Vince demanded that Ted Turner sign the contract at WrestleMania X-Seven. With Vince's ego getting the best of him, McMahon was able to seize the opportunity and purchase WCW himself, to the shock of Vince. McMahon defeated his father at WrestleMania X-Seven, in a Street Fight.^[22] At Backlash, McMahon was in a Last Man Standing match against the Big Show. McMahon performed the Leap of Faith (from the top of the scaffolding), causing McMahon to get the victory when Show could not answer the 10 count. He won because Test lifted him up and put him on the crane to hold Shane up on his feet.^[23]

McMahon then began a feud with Kurt Angle. By the King of the Ring, on June 24, McMahon's feud with Angle had culminated. After already participating in two tournament matches that night, Angle wrestled McMahon in a Street Fight. After a suplex on the hard floor, Angle was thought to have cracked his tailbone. Angle also delivered an overhead belly to belly suplex through the plated glass stage set, but McMahon did not break through on the first attempt, causing him to fall head-first onto the concrete floor. After a successful second attempt, Angle was to put him through a second plate back out to the stage and again failed two more times. The match also had Shane missing a shooting star press and ended with Angle performing the Angle Slam off the top rope before scoring the victory over a bloodied McMahon.^[24]

McMahon then began to lead his WCW wrestlers against his father and the WWE wrestlers, eventually joining forces with Paul Heyman and his band of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) wrestlers, along with their new owner, McMahon's sister Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. Calling themselves The Alliance, they pledged to finally run the World Wrestling Federation (and specifically their father) out of business. Ultimately, The Invasion came to a head at Survivor Series. The team of McMahon, Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, and Booker T lost to the team of The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, and the Big Show. The WWF defeated Alliance, caused it to (kayfabe) go out of business.^[25] The following night on Raw, Vince publicly fired both Shane and Stephanie, which Shane took in stride, admitting that he lost to the better man, while Stephanie pleaded with her father before being forcefully removed from the arena.^[26] Following the destruction of the WCW/ECW Alliance, McMahon remained off-screen, eventually briefly reappearing three times during 2002 to 2003.

Sporadic appearances (2003–2005)[link]

Shane doing his signature entranceway dance

At WrestleMania XIX, McMahon made his first on-screen appearance in two years as he went to check on his father's welfare following a street fight with Hulk Hogan.^[27] He turned face once more in the summer of 2003 by getting involved in a feud with Eric Bischoff (who had made improper remarks and gestures to Shane's mother Linda). He defeated Bischoff in a street fight at SummerSlam.^[28] McMahon also got involved in a rivalry with Kane after Kane gave Linda a Tombstone Piledriver because she did not name him the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. Their feud culminated in McMahon losing a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven and to a first ever Ambulance match which he lost after a brutal match at Survivor Series.^[29][30]

After Survivor Series, McMahon left Raw to focus his attention on the executive creative staff and on his new family. At WrestleMania XX, McMahon appeared briefly on camera during the opening of the event with Vince and his newborn son, Declan.^[31] In a special 3-hour edition of Raw in October 2005, billed as WWE Homecoming, all four members of the McMahon family were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Stone Cold Steve Austin.^[32] The following week, Vince demanded an apology from ringside commentators for not coming to his family's aid, which developed into a new feud. McMahon also appeared at Survivor Series, though he did not appear on television. He can be seen on the DVD extra backstage talking to Theodore Long, when The Boogeyman tried to scare off McMahon, who made no deal about it.^[33]

Feuding with DX (2006–2007)[link]

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Shane in the ring at Backlash in 2007

McMahon turned heel once more by again siding with his father to help in the feud with Shawn Michaels. At the 2006 Royal Rumble, McMahon eliminated Michaels by throwing him over the top rope.^[34] After weeks of attacks from behind by McMahon, one of which saw McMahon force an unconscious Michaels to kiss Vince's rear end, McMahon and Michaels faced each other in a Street Fight on the March 18, 2006 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. In a fashion similar to the real life Montreal Screwjob, McMahon put Michaels in the Sharpshooter as Vince called for the bell and gave McMahon the victory.^[35] The McMahons' feud with Michaels took a religious turn after WrestleMania 22 (where Michaels defeated Vince McMahon). Vince claimed that Michaels's victory was a result of "divine intervention" and booked himself and his son in a match at Backlash against Michaels and his tag team partner "God". Around this time, Vince began to act strangely and at one point considered himself a god. McMahon, who at this time was referred by Vince as "the product of his semen", teamed with Vince to defeat Michaels and "God" at Backlash, due to help from the Spirit Squad.^[36]

This feud later enveloped Triple H, who the McMahons had enlisted to take out Michaels. Triple H was getting frustrated with this, as it was distracting from his quest to regain the WWE Championship. Triple H wound up bashing McMahon with his signature weapon, the sledgehammer, in what was considered to be an accident that put McMahon out of the ring for a while. Vince (and later McMahon, who had recovered) sought to humble Triple H and get some retribution. Triple H then began a feud with the McMahons shortly after, leading to his siding with Shawn Michaels and the reformation of D-Generation X (DX). At SummerSlam, McMahon, along with his father Vince, were defeated by DX.^[37] About a month later at Unforgiven, The McMahons and then ECW World Champion The Big Show faced DX in a Hell in a Cell match. McMahon was injured after Michaels elbow dropped a chair which was around McMahon's neck. DX emerged victorious at Unforgiven, and McMahon disappeared from television.^[38]

Umaga, Vince and Shane McMahon making their way to the ring at One Night Stand

On the March 5 edition of Raw, McMahon came back to inform his father, Vince, about the "guest referee" for the "Battle of the Billionaires". He told him that their opponents on the Board of Directors had won the vote, 5-4. The McMahons had intended for McMahon to be the referee. Instead, the guest referee turned out to be the McMahons' old rival, Steve Austin.^[39] During the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at WrestleMania 23, McMahon's attempt to interfere on his father's behalf was stopped by Austin. During the match, McMahon was able to hit the Coast-to-Coast dive with a trash can into Bobby Lashley's face.^[40] On April 9, McMahon officially joined the Vince/Umaga/Lashley feud when he faced Lashley for the ECW Championship in a Title vs Hair match which ended in McMahon getting disqualified on purpose by punching the referee. After the match, Umaga, Vince, and McMahon all attacked Lashley.^[41] At Backlash in a Handicap match for the ECW title, McMahon along with his father and Umaga defeated Lashley for the ECW Championship.^[42] Vince gained the pin making him the ECW World Champion. At Judgment Day, Lashley faced McMahon, Vince, and Umaga again, in a rematch for the ECW World Championship. This time, Lashley won the match, but since he pinned McMahon rather than Vince, Vince remained the champion.^[43] At One Night Stand McMahon and Umaga tried to help Vince retain the ECW World title against Bobby Lashley, but failed when Lashley speared Vince and pinned him for the win.^[44]

On the taped edition of Raw that aired on September 3, McMahon, along with his mother Linda and his sister Stephanie, made appearances to confront Vince about his illegitimate child.^[45] McMahon then returned at Survivor Series to accompany Hornswoggle, alongside his father, in his match against The Great Khali.^[46] After that, he was only seen on WWE's pay per view, No Way Out 2008 talking to The Big Show after the latter had his nose legitimately broken by accident by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. before again not being seen until June 2008.

Feuding with The Legacy (2008–2009)[link]

After the severe injury that Vince McMahon sustained on the June 23 episode of Raw, Shane requested for the Raw roster to stand together during what was a turbulent time. A sign fell on top of Mr. McMahon during his participation in the Million Dollar Mania sweepstakes.^[47][48] Shane's plea, however, was ignored and subsequently, Shane and his sister Stephanie urged the roster to show solidarity.^[49][50] On the July 28 episode of Raw, McMahon made an appearance to announce Mike Adamle as his and Stephanie's choice to be the new Raw General Manager.^[51] After Mike Adamle stepped down as General Manager,^[52] he and Stephanie became the interim on-screen authority figures for the Raw program. On the November 24 episode of Raw, Shane and Stephanie argued over who was in charge, leading to Stephanie telling him that Raw is her show.^[53] After being slapped by Stephanie, Shane finished the segment by telling her that from that day onwards, he was going to watch Stephanie run Raw "right into the ground".^[53]

At the start of 2009, Randy Orton began a feud with the McMahon family. On the January 19 episode of Raw, Orton punted Vince McMahon in the head, after he had tried to fire Orton from the company for previous comments made about his daughter Stephanie McMahon.^[54] The following week, Shane returned to television, leading him to attack Orton for his actions. On the February 2 episode of Raw, it was revealed that Orton challenged Shane to a No Holds Barred match at No Way Out, to which he accepted.^[55] At No Way Out, Orton defeated Shane in the match.^[56] The following night, Shane challenged Orton to an unsactioned match for that episode's main event. The match ended with Orton punting Shane in the head, as well as performing an RKO on Stephanie McMahon.^[57]

Shane returned on the March 30 episode of Raw, alongside Triple H and his father, to confront and attack The Legacy (Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes). On the April 6 episode of Raw, it was announced that Shane would compete in a six-man tag team match against The Legacy at Backlash alongside Triple H and Batista, the latter of whom had returned from injury, where the stipulation was that if any member of Orton's team pinned any member of Triple H's team, Orton would win Triple H's WWE Championship; However, if any member of Orton's team was counted out or disqualified, Triple H would retain the title.^[58] On the May 4th edition of Raw he was kayfabe injured at the hands of Orton and Legacy, suffering a broken leg/ankle, thus writing him off of TV again.

Backstage roles and resignation[link]

On October 21, 2006, Pride Fighting Championships held Pride 32 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shane was in attendance at the event,^[59] resulting in speculation that WWE could be considering promoting MMA events.^[60] On November 17, WWE and Dream Stage Entertainment officials, the parent company of Pride Fighting Championships, had a meeting at WWE global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The meeting focused on the possibility of the two groups doing some form of business together in the future.^[61] Yet on March 27, 2007, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, president of DSE, announced that Station Casinos, Inc. magnate Lorenzo Fertitta, also one of the co-owners of Zuffa, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, had made a deal to acquire all the assets of Pride FC from DSE after Pride 34 in a deal worth about USD 70 million. Therefore, the deal between DSE and WWE has reportedly been called off.^[62]

Later in November, McMahon and WWE Canada President Carl DeMarco traveled to South America to finalize a major TV deal in Brazil, which allowed their television station to air Raw and SmackDown.^[63]

On October 16, 2009, WWE published a statement from Shane McMahon announcing his resignation,^[64] and also issued an official press release stating that the resignation was tendered effective January 1, 2010.^[65] No specific reason was given for the resignation. McMahon stated in the WWE press release, "Having been associated with this organization for the majority of my life, I feel this is the opportune time in my career to pursue outside ventures." thus ending his 20 year stint with the company on January 1, 2010. McMahon's resignation leaves only two members of the McMahon family active within the WWE; his father, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, and his sister, the Executive Vice President of Creative Development and Operations, Stephanie McMahon.

On August 3, 2010, it was announced that McMahon had signed a deal to become the new CEO of China Broadband Inc., a provider of cable broadband services, as well as other digital and analog related services, in Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. The company is based in Boulder County, Colorado.^[66]

McMahon also sits on the Board of Directions for International Sports Management representing talent such as Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy.^[67]

He was seen at the final hole of the 2011 U.S. Open with Rory McIlroy's father just minutes before Rory, who McMahon represents officially, confirmed his first U.S Open win and his first golfing major win. McMahon was also seen shaking the hand of new Open champion Darren Clarke as he left the 18th green at Royal St. George on July 17, 2011. Clarke is also represented by International Sports Management.

Personal life[link]

McMahon married his high school sweetheart Marissa Mazzola on September 14, 1996. They used to live across the street from each other. McMahon has stated that Marissa was the only girlfriend he ever had.^[68] Together they have three sons, Declan James and Kenyon Jesse. Declan was born on February 13, 2004 and weighed nine pounds. Kenyon "Kenny" was born March 26, 2006 and a son born in 2010^[69]

McMahon is the uncle of Aurora Rose, Murphy Claire and Vaughn Evelyn Levesque, daughters of his sister Stephanie and her husband Triple H.^[70]

McMahon usually wore baseball jerseys for his matches, with the front saying Shane O Mac and the back reserved for McMahon, the name of the pay-per-view in which he's participating, or some other phrase relating to the match and/or his opponent (for example, he was in a rivalry with his dad, Vince, and had a street fight with him at WrestleMania X-Seven; for this match, Shane's jersey stated, "Vince, we have a problem (both a reference to Vince and to the fact that they were in Houston.)." When Vince was interviewed in Playboy, he mentioned that although Shane is right-handed, he often throws left-handed punches. McMahon's football jersey number was 61,^[71] the same as his dad Vince.^[72]

McMahon had a brief role in the 2002 film Rollerball.^[73] In September 2006, he was named one of Detail magazine's "50 Most Powerful Men Under 42" in the annual "power issue".^[74]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Coast to Coast (Corner-to-corner front missile dropkick, usually driving a garbage can into the face of the opponent)^[1][75]
  • Leap of Faith (Diving elbow drop, sometimes to the outside of the ring to drive an opponent through the announce table)^[1][75]

• Signature moves
  • Boston crab
  • Bronco buster – parodied from X-Pac
  • Camel clutch
  • Elbow drop
  • Float–over DDT or a running tornado DDT
  • Inverted facelock neckbreaker, often done repeatedly in quick succession
  • Low blow
  • Mac Factor (Sitout facebuster) – parodied from X-Pac
  • Shane O' Shuffle (Three left-handed jabs followed by a right-handed knockout punch)^[1] – parodied from Rocky Johnson
  • Sharpshooter – used on special occasions in reference to the Montreal Screwjob
  • Shooting Star Press

• Signature foreign objects
  • Flying strike with any foreign object
  • Sledge Hammer
  • Kendo stick
  • Garbage can
  • Barbed Wire

• Managers
  • Stephanie McMahon
  • Vince McMahon

• Wrestlers managed
  • Mean Street Posse (Joey Abs, Pete Gas and Rodney)
  • Test
  • The Big Show
  • Edge and Christian
  • Chris Benoit
  • Kurt Angle
  • Booker T
  • Vince McMahon
  • Umaga
  • The Rock
  • Triple H
  • Bradshaw
  • Batista

• Nicknames
  • "Shane-O Mac"^[75][76]
  • "The Demon Seed"
  • "The Giant Killer"
  • "Simba"
  • "Boy Wonder"^[1]

• Entrance themes
  • "No Chance in Hell" by Jim Johnston (1998–2001; Used while a part of The Corporation)
  • "Mean Streets Of Greenwich By Jim Johnston (1999-2000); Used while a part of Mean Street Posse
  • "This Is a Test" by Jim Johnston (1999-2000)
  • "Here Comes the Money" By Naughty by Nature (2001-2009)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF European Championship (1 time)^[1][13]
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)^[1][20]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Rookie of the Year (1999)^1[1][77]
  • PWI Feud of the Year (2001) vs. Vince McMahon

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2006) with Vince McMahon vs. D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H)

¹McMahon refused the award, stating "These are for the boys, not me."

Job titles[link]

• 1989–1990 – WWF referee^[1]
• 1993 – WWF's television production, sales, marketing, and international business development divisions^[5]
• 1998 – Helped form the company's digital media department and launched WWF.com (now known as WWE.com), a site that has more than fifteen million unique visitors a month^[5]
• 2003-2010 – Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media, overseeing international TV distribution, live event bookings, digital media, consumer products and publishing^[5]
• 2010–Present - Chairman and CEO of YOU on Demand Holdings, Inc. (Formerly China Broadband Inc.)

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Shawn Michaels and Aaron Feigenbaum (2005-11-22). Heartbreak And Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. World Wrestling Entertainment. pp. 352 pages. ISBN 978-0-7434-9380-2. 
• Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham (2002). Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. Crown. pp. 258 pages. ISBN 1-4000-5143-6. 
• "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing). 2007. 

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shane McMahon

• Online World of Wrestling profile
• Shane McMahon at the Internet Movie Database
• WWE alumni profile
• WWE Corporate bio
• China broadband profile
• You on Demand profile

Jay Sean
Sean at the 2009 Indian Day Parade in New York City
Background information
Birth name	Kamaljit Singh Jhooti
Also known as	Jay Sean
Born	March 26, 1981 (age 31) Harlesden, Brent, London, England
Genres	Pop, R&B, hip hop, bhangra, electropop, British soul
Occupations	Singer–songwriter, beatboxer, record producer, arranger, Rapper
Instruments	Guitar, piano
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Jayded, 2Point9, TM3 Records, Cash Money, Universal Republic
Associated acts	Rishi Rich, Lil Wayne, Birdman
Website	jayseanworldwide.com

Kamaljit Singh Jhooti^[1][2], better known by his stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer-songwriter, rapper, beatboxer and record producer.^[3] He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart in 2003. This led to him being signed to Virgin Records and having two UK top 10 hits as a solo artist in 2004: "Eyes On You" at #6 and "Stolen" at #4. They were included in his critically acclaimed debut album Me Against Myself which,^[4] though only moderately successful in the UK, sold more than two million copies across Asia and remains his most successful album to date.^[5][6][7] Alongside the Rishi Rich Project, Sean was a pioneer of Bhangra-R&B fusion, which his debut album helped popularize among the worldwide South Asian diaspora.^[8]

He eventually left Virgin in 2006 and founded his own independent label, Jayded Records. After a gap of nearly four years, he returned in 2008 with "Ride It", which reached #11 in the UK and topped the charts in several Eastern European countries, including Romania where it was one of the best-selling singles of the year. It was followed by hits such as "Maybe", which reached #7 on the Japan Hot 100,^[9] and "Tonight". They were included in his second album, My Own Way, which became his most successful album on the UK Albums Chart, reaching #6, and topped the UK R&B Chart. At around this time, he began increasingly incorporating electropop sounds into his R&B music.^[10]

Since the end of 2008, has he been signed to Cash Money Records. In 2009, his American debut single "Down" topped the Billboard Hot 100, making him the first solo artist of South Asian origin and first UK urban act to top the Hot 100.^[11] It was the seventh-best selling song of 2009, having sold more than three million copies in the United States that year,^{[12][13][14][15]} eventually reaching four million sales in the United States^[16] and six million sales worldwide,^[17] making him the most successful British/European male urban artist in US chart history.^[18][19] As of 2011, it is the fifth best selling song by a British artist in the digital era.^[20] It was soon followed by another hit, "Do You Remember", which has sold more than a million copies in the US,^[21] and entered the top ten on the Hot 100,^[22] making him the first male act since Chingy in 2003 to "simultaneously appear in the Hot 100 top 10 with his first two charting singles."^[23] They were included in his American-debut album All or Nothing, which debuted at #37 on the US Billboard 200 and reached #11 on the Japan Oricon Albums Chart.^[24] Sean is sometimes referred to as a "one-man boy band"^[25][26] and was ranked #35 in Billboard's Hot 100 Artists of 2009.^[27]

Life and career[link]

1981–2002: Early life and career beginnings[link]

Jay Sean was born as Kamaljeet Singh Jhooti in Harlesden, Northwest London^[28] to Sharan and Bindi Jhooti, Punjabi Sikh immigrants. His year of birth is uncertain, with different sources giving dates ranging from 1979^[29] to 1983.^[3] He was raised in Southall, west London,^[30] and displayed musical talent at an early age. At age 11, he and his cousin Pritpal Rupra formed a hip hop duo named "Compulsive Disorder". His stage name at the time was MC "Nicky J", with the "J" being derived from the first letter of his last name "Jhooti".^[31] He eventually came to be known by the nickname "Jay" among his friends.^[2]

He was a student at Latymer Upper School, the same private school that Hugh Grant, Heston Blumenthal and Lily Cole had attended.^[32] He left the school in 1997.^[33] He finished his GCSEs as a "straight-A student" and then completed his A Levels with an A grade in Biology and B grades in Mathematics and Chemistry.^[32] He later enrolled in Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London, to study Medicine before he dropped out in 2003 to pursue a singing career. For his music career, he chose the stage name Jay Sean; "Jay" was the nickname his friends knew him as (derived from his previous stage name "Nicky J"), while "Sean" is derived from "Shaan"—a nickname he was called at home by his grandmother—which means "shining star" or "pride" in Punjabi.^[2][34][35]

[edit] 2003–06: Me Against Myself with Relentless Records

After Sean's track "One Minute" fell into the hands of producer Rishi Rich,^[36][37] the Rishi Rich Project was formed (consisting of Rich, Sean and Juggy D) in 2003. Their first taste of UK chart success was the Asian underground song, "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)", which became a Top 20 hit, peaking at #12.^[38] This led to Sean signing a £1m deal with Virgin Records, under their label Relentless Records.^[37] His second single, "Eyes on You," was his first solo effort and became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #6.^[39] His third single, "Stolen," peaked at #4,^[40] with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu making an appearance in the video. His debut album, Me Against Myself, was released in 2004 and received much critical praise and acclaim.^[4][41][42] Sean was referred to as an "Asian sensation" and was praised for his experimental, creative fusion of contemporary R&B, British hip hop and Indian music.^[43][44] The title track in particular was considered innovative, featuring two alter egos of himself, one an R&B singer and the other a rapper, clashing in a rap battle.^[45]

Despite initially failing to reach the top 20 on the UK Albums Chart (where it peaked at #29), the album gradually managed to sell 100,000 copies in the UK^[46] and went on to become a substantial hit in India, selling over two million copies there.^[5][6][7] He made a brief appearance in the 2005 Bollywood film Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, providing the song "Dil Mera (My Heart)" to the soundtrack, based on "One Night" from his own debut album.^[47] Beyond India, the album sold over 300,000 copies across other parts of the world,^[48] including Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia,^[3][49] and Hong Kong.^[50] His performance of tracks from Me Against Myself on MTV Asia (alongside the Rishi Rich Project) had a television audience as large as 165 million viewers.^[4][49] It helped establish Sean as a major recognized artist across Asia and among the worldwide Desi diaspora, and remains his most successful album to date. With his debut album, Sean was influential in popularizing Indian-R&B fusion sounds in Asian underground and Indian pop music.^[8] He recorded a 16 track album which was scrapped because Virgin felt the market had changed to where it was all about Pop music.^[51] In February 2006, after several delays of his second album, he left Virgin Records.^[52]

[edit] 2007–09: My Own Way and All or Nothing