Mr. McMahon Documentary Miniseries Review by Ryan Balkwill (SPOILERS)

Plot: WWE experienced record-breaking highs and crushing lows under Vince McMahon’s leadership. This docuseries delves into the mogul’s controversial reign.

This docuseries was quite disappointing.

Pros: I was amazed that Vince McMahon himself sit down throughout the entire series taking all of these questions. I like how they gave more into Vince’s upbringing and a lot more about him growing up. A lot of interviews from his family and colleagues did help add to the series. It doesn’t shy away from the heavy content it shows. I just binge-watched all of this today and by the end I became torn on him.

Cons: They repeat subjects that has been heard a Million times before. They do skip through certain things they didn’t get time to breathe. At times it can be difficult to watch when discussing allegations. I wish there was more interviews from other colleagues giving their takes on McMahon and there were things that were cut I wish was left in there. Some interviews didn’t come out as the best in my opinion.  

Genre: Sports, Documentary

Directed by Chris Smith

Starring: Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Steve Austin, John Cena, Bret Hart, Triple H, The Undertaker, Eric Bischoff, Cody Rhodes, Paul Heyman, Shawn Michaels & Kay Koplovitz (Founder, USA Network).

Producers: Zara Duffy, Eric C. Loy, Matt Maxson, Bill Simons, Abhay Sofsky, Zoe Trischka

Editors: Steven Ross, Abhay Sofsky

Production companies: Library Films, Ringer Films

Network: Netflix

Cast:

Vince McMahon

Steve Austin

Eric Bischoff

Bret Hart

Paul “Triple H” Levesque

Hulk Hogan

Linda McMahon

Stephanie McMahon

Shane McMahon

Trish Stratus

Dave Meltzer

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

The Undertaker

• Vince McMahon (Founder, former chairman of the board, WWE)

with

• Tony Atlas (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Eric Bischoff (Executive producer (1993–1994)/Executive vice president, World Championship Wrestling, WWE Hall of Famer)
• John Cena
• Bob Costas (Sports broadcaster, NBC Sports)
• Bret Hart (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Jimmy Hart (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Paul Heyman (Former Owner, Extreme Championship Wrestling, WWE Hall of Famer)
• Hulk Hogan (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Kay Koplovitz (Founder, USA Network)
• Linda McMahon (Co-founder, Titan Sports, Inc.)
• Shane McMahon
• Stephanie McMahon (Former chairperson, WWE)
• Dave Meltzer (Founder & publisher, Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
• Shawn Michaels (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Phil Mushnick (Sports columnist, New York Post)
• Bruce Prichard (Executive director, WWE)
• Cody Rhodes (WWE Champion)
• Wendi Richter (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Board member, TKO Group Holdings)
• Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Triple H (Chief Content Officer, WWE, WWE Hall of Famer)
• The Undertaker (WWE Hall of Famer)
• Booker T (Color commentator, NXT, WWE Hall of Famer)

I recommend watching this docuseries on Netflix.

Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars

Ryan Balkwill:

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