Triple H is married to Stephanie McMahon, Vince's daughter, and herself a former CEO of WWE. That is the most obvious personal connection of Levesque to the co-founder of the company, but the two men also worked closely together for decades.

Vince McMahon, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, agreed to pay more than $1.7 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges he signed two settlement agreements without disclosing them to company officials.

"The case is closed," McMahon said. "In the end, there was never anything more to this than minor accounting errors with regard to some personal payments that I made several years

The Securities and Exchange Commission said it reached a settlement agreement with WWE co-founder Vince McMahon, which requires he pay a civil penalty and reimburse the WWE $1.33 million following a yearslong probe over administrative charges.

Vince McMahon, the former executive chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, has agreed to pay $1.7 million in fines and restitution for violating U.S. securities laws, authorities said Friday.

As part of a settlement agreement, McMahon agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty and reimburse WWE approximately $1.33 million. Vince McMahon, who left his longtime perch at WWE under a cloud last year,

Vince McMahon will pay $1.7 million to for failing to disclose two settlements he had with employees while he ran the WWE.