Vince McMahon "retires" *Megathread* Mod warning added in post 437

//

Sounds likes he's not in the gym lifting huge weights anymore

https://www.webisjericho.com/vince-mcmahons-health-is-reportedly-deteriorating-fast/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2T6GonnCueNRrtaB2-ajiA9ok3QqzyFEdd_NB_rIL0gKVDQeiNsf20hFw_aem_GYLXZ-m6swvzM2VNkv9dNw

I'm sure like all workaholics, once done working, they lose their purpose and go downhill, unless he decided to take up gardening or something.

I’d say it more a case of Vince trying to get it out there that he is to unwell to stand trial than his health actually deteriorating.

Turns out the health issue is a load of bollocks

Vince not happy

Yes. This bodes well. I normally hate out and out hatchet jobs but count me in.There could be a darkness to this (like Tiger King) that could make fascinating viewing.

Vince tried to buy the doc and shelve it.

He also tried to get Ari Emanuel to buy it and shelve it.

Starting to think it really won't be a puff peice now.

This review say it asks questions but really doesn't follow up on anything.

The Mr McMahon docuseries doesn't deliver on its promise to show us a new side of Vince McMahon, because the man himself doesn't want us to see it.

The whole appeal of this documentary over any other wrestling documentary is the fact that it has Vince’s perspective in it, something he’s never offered anywhere else. However, either the producers didn’t make the most of that opportunity, or Vince had no interest in giving them what they wanted.

With every controversy that’s covered, Vince gives his version of events and then flatly denies any wrongdoing, and that’s it. I don’t know if the producers were too scared to ask McMahon the tough questions or if he refused to answer them, but almost no attempt is made to get him to take accountability for anything that’s happened.

The result is a series where a topic is introduced, Vince gives his perspective, and then they cut to another interviewee (usually wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer) to give the opposing perspective. There’s no discussion, no interrogation of the facts, just stating both sides of the argument and then moving on.

At least that’s how it is when the documentary actually wants to offer an opposing viewpoint. One episode starts with Vince explaining his reasoning behind the Wendi Richter screwjob in 1985, which goes entirely unchallenged despite it being a controversial incident and Wendi Richter being one of the interviewees. He just says that Richter was refusing to drop the title and so they were forced to screw her, with no mention of the fact that Richter claims the reason it happened is because she dared to commit the terrible sin of asking for fair pay compared to the men.

That’s part of what makes it so infuriating – most of Vince’s denials aren’t even solid. When asked about Sable suing the then-WWF in 1999 he just claims he doesn’t remember it happening. A follow-up question is then asked about Sable’s 2002 return and affair storyline with Vince which he just doesn’t answer, giving a quick murmur and a chuckle while being very visibly uncomfortable. McMahon is wholly intent on not giving us anything that hasn’t been the strict company line since all of these incidents happened…………

https://www.mensjournal.com/streaming/mr-mcmahon-review

i wonder will they cover his role in the Montreal Screw Job… Would be interesting to see his take on it.. doubt it is even brought up though!

Finished it and over all it was general puff piece that really doesn't dig deep into anything about what an evil bastard Vince McMahon really is and just skims over everything.

The last 30 minutes of the final episode were added nearly two years after the documentary was finished/completed.

The last half hour of the last episode goes into the current legal action and the Ashley rape & suicide gets mentioned and only the non-contracted WWE/TKO talking heads speak on it except Brother Love who just speaks to sh1t on the non-WWE/TKO talking heads saying this whole thing is a Gotcha! on Vince.

Overall for the whole thing only the non-contracted WWE/TKO talking heads say anything slightly negitive about Vince and even then its brushed aside really quickly or just moved past onto something else with the edits.

If your a wrestling fan on fourms like this there is absolutely nothing new there at all.

Casual or non wrestling fans may see it as shocking.

What were people expecting, honestly. The majority of people that would rush to see this know all about the allegations already and we were already told Janelle Grant didn't do an interview for it. Now that might have made it an explosive doc.

I don't know what people were expecting from a documentary mostly made when the allegations came out. Did anyone expect anything groundbreaking to the point more heads would roll or any deals would be in jeopardy? I'm sorry, but Lol if you did. The allegations were a handy bit of marketing though undoubtedly for Netflix.

It's utterly by the numbers which you would expect from a streamer that just invested a **** load of money into WWE.

The only interesting parts after roughly 4 episodes were the little moments, such as Stephanie unbelievably and laughably playing dumb when she was asked about a certain outside star Vince brought in. I'm not sure I'll watch the rest, in no rush.