"Mr. McMahon" premieres on Netflix next week and according to reports, there are some in WWE not happy with it.
All six episodes of the docuseries will be released on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer was interviewed for the project and says the filmmakers were very thorough with their questions. Meltzer said "There were no stones unturned," although this does not mean everything will end up in the final product.
"I can only say that the director who did it, covered with me every single thing that I would expect someone to cover. There were no stones unturned," Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio.
"I know there are people in WWE who are not happy with it," Meltzer continued, later clarifying, "These are pro-Vince people."
WWE does not have a production credit on the series, despite WWE Studios having originally been announced as co-producing it in 2020. According to Post Wrestling's Brandon Thurston, the allegations against Vince McMahon may have resulted in a change to WWE's involvement in the docuseries.
"When WWE announced the project on an earnings call in 2020, Nick Khan mentioned that WWE Studios would co-produce. But, notably, work on the documentary began before new sexual misconduct allegations against Vince McMahon were reported in media in June 2022, which might've influenced WWE's level of involvement in the project," Thurston wrote.
Many of the interviews conducted for the series, including those with McMahon himself, took place before the Janel Grant lawsuit or McMahon's resignation from TKO.
Grant was not interviewed for the project, although filmmakers did reach out to her, according to a report from Post Wrestling. Ultimately, she decided not to take part. In anticipation of the docuseries' release, Grant has hired PR firm SKDK, which has worked previously with survivors of Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, and Marilyn Manson.
Over 200 hours of interviews with McMahon himself were conducted for the project before he resigned from TKO. Filmmakers also spoke with his family members, business associates, and the journalists who uncovered the allegations against him.
"Over the four years of production, the story evolved in truly shocking ways, culminating in some extremely harrowing allegations. The final product is a revealing documentary that we believe offers a rich and nuanced portrait of the man and the complex legacy he left behind," director Chris Smith said of the docuseries.
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