The series, from Tiger King Producer Chris Smith will chronicle McMahon's rise as WWE founder and fall due to disturbing sexual abuse allegations
A new docuseries about controversial former WWE boss Vince McMahon is coming to Netflix in September, the streaming service announced Thursday.
Mr. McMahondue for release on September 25, focuses on McMahon's rise and fall as the founder of WWE and includes interviews with him before his resignation along with several members of his family, famous professional wrestlers and the reporters who broke the story about the sexual abuse allegations leveled against him. Chris Smith, the executive producer behind Tiger King, He produced the series with Bill Simmons.
The streak comes two years after McMahon first stepped down from WWE in 2022 amid an internal investigation into allegations of hush money and allegations of sexual assault. He returned in 2023 to help promote the sale of WWE to Endeavor, which also owns the WME talent agency as well as the UFC.
He resigned from WWE earlier this year after a former employee sued him, accusing him of sex trafficking and sexual assault. He denied the charges. Janelle Grant, the former employee who sued him, dropped her lawsuit in late May as the Justice Department conducts its own investigation.
“The goal behind 'Mr. McMahon' had to pull back the curtain and reveal the real Vince McMahon, hidden beneath the persona he presented to the world,” Smith said in a statement, per Variety. “During the four years of production, the story unfolded in truly shocking ways, culminating in some extremely harrowing allegations. The final product is a revealing documentary that we believe offers a rich and detailed portrait of the man and the complex legacy he left behind.”
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