Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, involving Vince McMahon and more.
• Netflix’s documentary series about Vince McMahon, titled ‘Mr. McMahon’, is set to premiere on September 25. As anticipation builds, former WWE Champion Rob Van Dam has revealed that he chose not to participate in the documentary.
Speaking on his podcast, RVD explained that he was invited to be part of the documentary but declined due to his position within the wrestling industry, which he felt made it unsuitable for him.
Instead, he plans to watch the series as a viewer and hopes it will cover a broad range of topics rather than just the main elements of McMahon’s story.
Here’s what Van Dam said:
“They did contact me a couple of times, actually, about participating in the interviews, and it wasn’t something that I opted to do. It wasn’t a choice that would be conducive with my position in the business, in the industry, so I passed and told them I look forward to seeing it.
And I do, and I hope that they cover a lot of different grounds instead of just jumping to the main pillars of whatever story they choose to tell.”
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• A lawsuit was filed against WWE and UFC on September 3rd in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Washington by Leland Owens, who alleges WWE did not pay him for ideas they discussed in a verbal agreement.
Owens claims he provided ideas to WWE and never received compensation, alleging a verbal agreement in Yakima Lower Valley, Washington. He also claims WWE sent Daniel Bryan and Sasha Banks to offer him $100,000 in “hush money” over a comment made about his daughter by Stephanie McMahon.
Leland also stated he submitted ideas through Instagram to Paul Levesque aka Triple H, Mercedes Mone, and Bryan, including a company called PIE, an event titled “Stomping Grounds,” and a cage match concept. He is seeking a cease and desist from WWE parent company TKO Group Holdings.
WWE has not responded to the claims, and there is skepticism about the legitimacy of the allegations, particularly the claim that former WWE talents delivered money for Vince McMahon. Additionally, entertainment companies like WWE typically do not accept unsolicited ideas via social media.
