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Netflix's Vince McMahon docuseries, titled Mr. McMahon, is set to release on the streaming service on September 25, 2024. The docuseries covers the incredibly tumultuous and controversial life of Vince McMahon, who has had a high-profile career as the former chairman and CEO of the WWE.
The Vince McMahon docuseries features interviews with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Hulk Hogan, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and Vince himself.
Under Vince's leadership, which succeeded that of his father, Vincent J. MacMahon, the WWE expanded massively throughout the United States, transforming the landscape of professional wrestling.
The Vince McMahon docuseries will cover Vince's meteoric rise as a wrestling promoter and the massive scandals that surrounded him throughout his career. Some of these scandals include allegations of exploitative working conditions for the wrestlers, steroid trafficking, and s*xual misconduct.
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Vince McMahon docuseries will show how the former CEO expanded the WWE's influence
Vince inherited the wrestling promotion agency, then called the World Wrestling Federation, from his father Vincent James McMahon. Vince J. McMahon himself inherited the World Wrestling Federation, then known as Capitol Wrestling Corporation, from his father, Jess McMahon.
During the earlier days of professional wrestling, before Vince McMahon's leadership, the World Wrestling Federation was just one of many wrestling promotion agencies, all of which had their regional bases. These wrestling associations were governed by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
Vince's expansionist ambitions slowly unraveled this system of regional fiefdoms, which until that point had been adhered to by the wrestling associations, including Vince's father. Vince began expanding the WWE's influence beyond its home turf by splitting from the NWA.
He also poached talent from other wrestling organizations to increase the WWE's profile, such as taking away talent from the American Wrestling Association. Vince recognized the importance of star power and catching on to ongoing pop culture trends, which led him to hire Hulk Hogan to the WWE roster and collaborate with pop musicians in The Rock 'n Wrestling Connection.
Vince McMahon would become increasingly controversial over time
Vince McMahon initially kept a low profile publically. During the 1980s, most of his appearances on the WWE were as an unassuming commentator, and he rarely ever discussed his position as the organization's chairman.
That began to change in the 1990s when shifting market trends prompted Vince to embrace controversy openly.
He embraced a villainous role as Mr. MacMahon, the tyrannical chairman of professional wrestling who threw his weight around and antagonized wrestling superstars such as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. The ploy proved to be a ratings success, and Vince remained a fixture in WWE storylines ever since.
Gradually, the news of the WWE's inner workings and Vince's private life became public and Vince was rocked by scandals.
One longstanding controversy surrounding Vince's leadership has been his allegedly exploitative treatment of WWE wrestlers. Wrestlers under the WWE are termed independent contractors and thus don't get many of the benefits they would've received as full-time employees.
The serious health issues and early deaths suffered by many former WWE wrestlers have brought considerable attention to this practice. One of Vince's infamous interview clips, where he refused to take any responsibility for the working conditions in the WWE, made matters worse.
Other serious allegations that will be explored in the Vince McMahon docuseries will include allegations of s*xual misconduct and s*x trafficking. A number of these allegations were reportedly addressed with monetary settlements in 2022. However, some of his accusers, such as former WWE employee Janel Grant, have since gone public with their allegations and claimed that McMahon hasn't paid them the full settlement amount.
Netflix's Vince McMahon docuseries is set to cover one of the most controversial and influential figures in professional wrestling history. The series will premiere on September 25, 2024.
