In 1968, he graduated from East Carolina University with a business degree and after a nondescript career as a traveling salesman, he was eager to assume a managerial role in his father’s World Wide Wrestling Federation promotion (although Vince Sr. was not thrilled with the idea of his son entering the business). Nevertheless, he was assigned to a small territory in Maine, where he promoted his first card in 1971. Early in his wrestling career, Vince served as the in-ring announcer. He later became the play-by-play announcer for television matches after he replaced Ray Morgan in 1971, a role he would regularly maintain until November 1997.
Regal became the first member as a condition of being re-hired by the WWF, having betrayed the Federation to join The Alliance.
Vince wanted to be a wrestler when he was young but his father wouldn't let him (he was told that promoters do not appear on the show and should stay apart from his wrestlers).
Vince has two grandsons: Shane and wife Marissa's sons, Declan James & Kenyon Jesse. He also has one granddaughter Aurora Rose Levesque, daughter to Stephanie and Paul "Triple H" Levesque.