Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: McMahon akanga ari mutyairi wendege yehondo yeMarine Corps muHondo Yenyika II uye akadzokera kuUnited States pashure pehondo. Akapedza kudzidza kukoreji ndokuva mugadziri weterevhizheni muPhiladelphia. Gare gare akashanda mu
Hondo yeKorea, achipedza rimwe basa, ipapo akasarudzwa somutauri wepurogiramu yezuva reABC "Ndiani Waunovimba Naye?" Aka kaiva kekutanga kuti McMahon ashande pamwe chete naJohnny Carson. Vaviri vacho vakabatanidzwazve makore mana gare gare sezvo McMahon akatsiva Hugh Downs semutauri pa "The Tonight Show". McMahon akawana mari inonzi US$1 miriyoni pagore achishanda naCarson.