Ahead of Netflix Docuseries, Vince McMahon Issues Statement and Nobody Knows What the Fuck He’s Talking About
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Ahead of the highly-anticipated Netflix docuseries, “Mr. McMahon,” the titular subject of the series, Vince McMahon, has issued a statement that…well…we’re not quite sure what he’s trying to say.
McMahon, who is currently in the midst of a lawsuit and federal investigation relating to alleged sexual assault, human trafficking, and more, agreed to participate in the Netflix series before the proverbial “shit hit the fan.” And by fan, of course, we mean somebody that Vince McMahon was assaulting.
McMahon agreed to the series and, according to the recently-released trailer, was relatively forthcoming. That is, in everything except the current sexual assault/human trafficking allegations.
In light of that being the story that people actually care about, and Netflix presumably focusing heavily on that matter, McMahon released a statement on Twitter. In typical McMahon fashion, it skirts responsibility and, like many of his creative endeavors throughout the last 10 years, it makes no fucking sense.
Naturally, people on the internet were confused/bemused by McMahon’s statement.
And so on.
Vince McMahon, according to his statement, is still trying to portray himself as just a quirky, magnanimous, “rough-around-the-edges” kinda guy. As opposed to the accused rapist that many people believe him to be. The Netflix documentary, presumably, will cover all aspects of McMahon’s life — the good things he’s done and the very, very bad things he’s done.
It’s unclear what McMahon expected this project to be when he signed up for it and it will be interesting to see what the final product actually consists of, given Netflix’s new partnership with WWE. But the fact that McMahon had to release a statement that condemned the documentary, despite saying he didn’t regret participating in it, raises some questions.
It’s the last two sentences that are the most interesting. Does Vince McMahon believe that the producers of the series, as well as his alleged victims, are still just trying to portray him as “Mr. McMahon?” This is not an “angle.” This story isn’t going to end with Stone Cold Steve Austin giving him a Stunner. It doesn’t matter if he calls himself Vince or Mr. or Caesar or any other name that he’s been called throughout his life and career. Vince McMahon, the human being, allegedly raped somebody. Multiple people, actually. And then he tried to buy them off, according to the lawsuit. And as much as he wants to believe that he’s the victim and/or the hero of this story, it is probably not going to end with him riding off into the sunset with the respect and admiration of his peers.
Mr. McMahon, the character, was a great “bad guy wrestler.” Vince McMahon, the human being, is…something else entirely.
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