Roderick James "Jess" McMahon (May 26, 1882 – November 22, 1954) was an American professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter, and the patriarch of the McMahon family. McMahon was the founder of professional wrestling promotion, Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the precursor to current day WWE along with Toots Mondt. McMahon's son, Vincent James McMahon, would later take over and found the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) (today known as WWE)