The “Mr. McMahon” docuseries is set to premiere on Netflix on September 25, and questions persist about how deeply it will delve into Vince McMahon’s life and controversies. The six-part series, which began production years ago, tackles McMahon’s career, scandals, and more recent legal troubles, including the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant.
Post Wrestling released exclusive insights from a source who has prescreened the episodes. The series opens by acknowledging the timing of many interviews, which were conducted before McMahon’s 2022 resignation, return to WWE, and the TKO merger, as well as the Grant lawsuit. The first episode briefly touches on McMahon’s nondisclosure agreements and $exual misconduct allegations with clips from Wall Street Journal reporters Joe Palazzolo and Ted Mann. These topics reappear in the final episode.
After this brief mention of recent events, the docuseries moves into a detailed, chronological account of McMahon’s life, starting with his childhood, his early days in the World Wide Wrestling Federation, and his eventual purchase of the company from his father, Vincent J. McMahon.
Later episodes focus on the Hulkamania era, the creation of WrestleMania, and WrestleMania III. The narrative also covers Hulk Hogan’s decline and WWF’s troubles in the early 1990s, including the steroid and “ring boy” scandals. Reporter Phil Mushnick, who covered the scandals, is interviewed. Archival footage of Tom Cole, the former ring boy and alleged victim of $exual abuse, is included, as well as clips from the Phil Donahue Show covering $exual harassment allegations. Rita Chatterton’s accusations of McMahon r@ping her in 1986 are also explored through archival material.
Tony Atlas appears in a new interview where he claims Pat Patterson groped him in the locker room, and when asked why he didn’t speak up, Atlas laughs, saying McMahon wouldn’t have cared.
The final episode focuses on the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant, although she herself doesn’t appear in the series. Khadeeja Safdar, who broke the news of the suit, is interviewed, as well as Bruce Prichard and Dave Meltzer.
WWE does not have a production credit, only appearing for “archival footage.” Originally, WWE Studios was slated to co-produce, but this changed after the $exual misconduct allegations surfaced.
The documentary credits Chris Smith’s Library Films as the main production company, with Ringer Films in association. Key figures behind the series include Bill Simmons, Zara Duffy, Abhay Sofsky, and David Shoemaker. Shoemaker also appears in the trailer Netflix released.
Notable figures who provide new interviews in the series include Hogan, Shane McMahon, Linda McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Paul Levesque, Paul Heyman, Bret Hart, Cody Rhodes, The Undertaker, Wendy Richter, Eric Bischoff, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and John Cena.
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