Man…this man was so important to me as a kid. I used to pray to be on Star Search. (I only prayed for dumb shit, like meeting New Kids, being on Star Search, and hoping to get a new watch.) Mr. McMahon met all our pop stars of today when they were like 10. Big teethed with terrible outfits and overly hairsprayed hair. Britney, Justin, and even Aaliyah (RIP), to name a few. I was looking over his 86 years of accomplishments and I can’t be more impressed. He hosted a cooking show! And defended our country during the Korean War as a fighter pilot for the Marines. Here is a video of the opening sequence of Star Search. Brings me back to standing in front of the tv with a brush as my microphone.

Thank you, Mr. McMahon, for being my fill-in Grampa.