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�Riveting, essential reading.� �Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganland The definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world�s most influential media empires�and features never-before-seen research and exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who witnessed, aided, and suffered from his ascent. Even if you�ve never watched a minute of professional wrestling, you are living in Vince McMahon�s world. In his four decades as the defining figure of American pro wrestling, McMahon was the man behind Dwayne �The Rock� Johnson, �Stone Cold� Steve Austin, John Cena, Dave Bautista, Bret �The Hitman� Hart, and Hulk Hogan, to name just a few of the mega-stars who owe him their careers. For more than twenty-five years, he has also been a performer in his own show, acting as the diabolical �Mr. McMahon��a figure who may have more in common with the real Vince than he would care to admit. Just as importantly, McMahon is one of Donald Trump�s closest friends�and Trump�s experiences as a performer in McMahon�s programming were, in many ways, a dress rehearsal for the 45th President�s campaigns and presidency. McMahon and his wife, Linda, are major Republican donors. Linda was in Trump�s cabinet. McMahon makes deals with the Saudi government worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And for generations of people who have watched wrestling, he has been a defining cultural force. Accessible to anyone, regardless of wrestling knowledge, Ringmaster is an unauthorized, independent, investigative chronicle of Vince McMahon�s origins and rise to supreme power. It is built on exclusive interviews with more than 150 people, from McMahon�s childhood friends to those who accuse him of destroying their lives. Far more than just an athletics or entertainment biography, Ringmaster uses Vince�s story as a new lens for understanding the contemporary American apocalypse.