The Prodigal Son
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The Prodigal Son is a nickname for Shane McMahon, the high-flying, risk-taking son of WWE chairman Vince McMahon, known for his dramatic in-ring stunts and rebellious persona.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prodigal Son canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13348606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prodigal Son Context triple: [Shane McMahon, notableAlias, The Prodigal Son]
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A.
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss that reinterprets the biblical parable through expressive modern dance and dramatic staging.
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B.
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that retells the biblical parable of repentance and forgiveness in a rich, rhythmic African American vernacular style.
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C.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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D.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a religious painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation between a repentant son and his father.
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E.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a Baroque religious painting by the Italian artist Guercino depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prodigal Son Target entity description: The Prodigal Son is a nickname for Shane McMahon, the high-flying, risk-taking son of WWE chairman Vince McMahon, known for his dramatic in-ring stunts and rebellious persona.
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A.
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss that reinterprets the biblical parable through expressive modern dance and dramatic staging.
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B.
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that retells the biblical parable of repentance and forgiveness in a rich, rhythmic African American vernacular style.
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C.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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D.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a religious painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation between a repentant son and his father.
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E.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a Baroque religious painting by the Italian artist Guercino depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessman
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ professional wrestling personality ⓘ ring name ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shane-O-Mac
ⓘ
The Prodigal Son ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
WWE Raw
ⓘ
WWE SmackDown ⓘ
linked to:
WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
WrestleMania ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Attitude Era
ⓘ
Ruthless Aggression Era ⓘ
linked to:
Ruthless Aggression era (early–mid 2000s)
|
| childOf | Vince McMahon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employedBy | WWE ⓘ |
| familyRelation | son of WWE chairman Vince McMahon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFeudWith |
Kevin Owens
ⓘ
Kurt Angle ⓘ The Miz ⓘ The Undertaker ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Linda McMahon
ⓘ
Stephanie McMahon ⓘ |
| hasRole |
authority figure in WWE storylines
ⓘ
on-screen commissioner ⓘ on-screen general manager ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hardcore-style matches
ⓘ
high-flying wrestling style ⓘ rebellious on-screen persona ⓘ risk-taking in-ring stunts ⓘ |
| occupation |
on-screen performer
ⓘ
wrestling executive ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Hell in a Cell matches
ⓘ
street fight matches ⓘ |
| partOf | McMahon family ⓘ |
| performedStunt |
coast-to-coast dropkick
ⓘ
elbow drops from the top rope to announcers’ table ⓘ high dives from the TitanTron ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | member of the McMahon family power structure ⓘ |
| positionHeld | WWE Executive Vice President (past) ⓘ |
| refersTo | Shane McMahon ⓘ |
| wrestlingStyle |
brawling
ⓘ
high-risk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Prodigal Son Description of subject: The Prodigal Son is a nickname for Shane McMahon, the high-flying, risk-taking son of WWE chairman Vince McMahon, known for his dramatic in-ring stunts and rebellious persona.
Referenced by (2)
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