13 Biggest Things The Netflix Documentary Mr. McMahon is out of The True Story of WWE

Netflix Mr. McMahon Covers 40+ years of Vince McMahon’s control of World Wrestling Entertainment, but the 6-hour docuseries glosses over some details and leaves key people and events out of WWE’s history. in 2024, Vince McMahon stepped down as the chairman of WWE In the wake of the federal investigation into charges of sexual abuse and trafficking of female WWE employees. McMahon and several WWE stars participated in the Mr. McMahon documentary, but Vince did not complete his interviews after charges were filed against him.

Mr. McMahon Describes the rise of Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s, the steroid scandals of the 1990s, and the resurgence of the renamed World Wrestling Entertainment in its various eras, leading up to today. Mr. McMahon Covers multiple WWE storylines in-ring and behind the scenes, from Hulk Hogan’s Hulkamania in the 80s, to the Attitude Era led by Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, to John Cena’s Ruthless Aggression era, to the current WWE now overseeing creatively By Vince’s son-in-law, Paul “Triple H” Levesque. yet Some people and parts of mr mcmahons history are missing or incompleteAnd here are 13 of the biggest omissions.

13

Who coined the name WrestleMania?

Howard “The Finke” Finkel is missed by Mr. McMahon

Vince McMahon takes credit for the creation of WrestleMania, and, indeed, it was Vince’s vision to create an annual mega event for WWE. WrestleMania is the biggest event on the WWE calendar and in pro wrestling annually. however, The name ‘WrestleMania’ did not come from Vince. It was coined by Howard FinkelWhich is not properly credited or spotlighted Mr. McMahon.

Howard Finkel was the first employee of the WWF, and he was the promotion’s ring announcer in the 1980s. Also known as “The Fink,” Howard was a beloved WWE personality and a storehouse of knowledge and trivia about Vince McMahon’s promotion. Howard Finkel died in April 2020, however WrestleMania could have a different moniker Was not the brilliant invention of the Fink.

12

WWF on TBS

“Black Sabbath”

Mr. McMahon Delve into the rivalry between WWE and its main rival in the 1990s, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which was owned by Ted Turner. however, Mr. McMahon Doesn’t talk about how McMahon vs. Turner started a decade earlier. In July 1984, during Vince’s early expansion into other pro-wrestling territories, McMahon took over the Saturday night time slot on Turner’s WTBS cable network that belonged to the popular Georgia Championship Wrestling.

The WWF’s takeover of GCW’s time slot became known as “Black Sabbath.” WWF’s show on WTBS was disastrous in the ratingsAnd fans flooded Turner’s offices with letters of complaint. Finally, Jim Crockett Promotions bought Vince’s WTBS show for $1 million. Crockett’s promotion would eventually become World Championship Wrestling, McMahon’s main rival.

11

Randy Wilde

The macho man is glossed over

Randy “Macho Man” Wilde and his importance to the WWF is skipped over Mr. McMahon. The colorful and charismatic Savage was an immensely popular star, and the Macho Man was Vince McMahon’s first successor to Hulk Hogan as WWF Champion In the late 1980s. Eventually, McMahon returned to Hogan as his top star, and Macho Man became a color commentator before Savage left WWE and joined Hogan in WCW in 1994.

A long-standing urban legend suggests that Randy Savage had affairs with an underage Stephanie McMahon, which led to Savage being blackballed by WWE for years. Savage died in 2011, and the truth of the rumor may never be known. The Macho Man never returned to WWE After retiring in 1994, Savage was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015.

10

Ric Flair

“The nature boy” was a blip in Mr. McMahon

Ric Flair came out in Mr. McMahon In the context of Hulk Hogan’s jump to WCW in 1994, but the Netflix docuseries does not address Flair’s own stature and importance to WWE. “The Nature Boy” is a 16-time World Champion and a two-time WWE Champion. WCW’s standard bearer jumped to the WWF in 1992 before returning to WCW in 1994.

After WWE purchased WCW in 2001, Ric Flair returned in 2002 as the on-camera co-owner of Monday Night RAW. Flair then resumed his wrestling career as part of the Evolution Faction with Triple H, Batista and Randy Orton. Flair retired in 2008 after a classic WrestleMania match with Shawn Michaels. Flair has a unique perspective on Vince McMahon, however “The Nature Boy” was not interviewed for Mr. McMahon.

9

What’s left of Bret Hart and the Montreal Screwjob

There is more to “The Hitman’s” side of the story

Mr. McMahon Delves into the infamous “Montreal Screwjob,” The most infamous event in pro wrestling history. Netflix’s docuseries explains that Bret Hart received a 20-year contract from Vince McMahon to stay in WWE, but jumped to WCW and refused to lose the WWE title at Survivor Series 1997 to Shawn Michaels, whom Hart legitimately despised at the time.

however, Brett’s contract has him “Equal creative control,” And Hart was ready to lose the title, but not to Shawn Michaels in Montreal. Vince decided to go with them “screw job” and take the title from Brett in the ring at Survivor Series. Bret also didn’t want to leave WWE, but Vince told him he couldn’t honor his 20-year contract and to look for more money in WCW.

8

2001’s failed WCW/ECW invasion

One of Vince McMahon and WWE’s biggest blunders

Mr. McMahon Shows how Vince and the WWE purchased WCW in March 2001 but glosses over perhaps the Biggest promotional blunder ever by WWE. After buying WCW, Vince’s original plan was to pit WWE vs. WCW as competing brands. However, WWE’s purchase did not include WCW’s biggest stars like Hulk Hogan, Sting, Goldberg and the nWo. After a failed attempt to relaunch WCW, WWE instead followed the “InVasion” storyline where WCW and ECW stars tried to ‘take over’ WWE.

Without WCW’s biggest names, The invasion was a flop Worse by Shane and Stephanie McMahon becoming the leaders of the WCW/ECW Alliance. Vince also told the Invasion that under no circumstances would WWE Superstars look weak compared to WCW and ECW’s wrestlers. What could have been a storyline WWE milked for years and grossed millions of dollars fizzled out at Survivor Series 2001.

7

nWo in WWE

The New World Order is done in WWE

The New World Order (nWo) storyline was the hottest act in pro wrestling in 1996 and 1997, leading WCW to demolish WWE in the ratings for 83 straight weeks. When the WCW contracts of Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall expired, Vince McMahon brought the nWo into WWE in 2002. However, the mighty nWo was no longer cool in 2002; Scott Hall was soon fired, and the nWo was watered down with the additions of Shawn Michaels and Booker T before disbanding.

Mr. McMahon Does cover the Biggest benefit of bringing the nWo into WWE: Booking The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 18. Hogan and Rock’s “Icon vs. Icon” match exceeded expectations and made the Hulkster popular once more. Hogan got another run with the WWE Championship and faced Mr. McMahon in a match at WrestleMania the following year.

6

Eddie Guerrero & Chyna’s Deaths

Eddie and Chyna were beloved stars and a popular on-screen WWE couple

Mr. McMahon Spotlights wrestlers who died while performing for WWE like Owen Hart and Chris Benoit, but two more big names fleetingly mentioned are Eddie Guerrero and Chyna (Joanie Laurer). Known as “Latino Heat,” Eddie Guerrero was a former WWE Champion who was beloved as one of the greatest and most influential Mexican-American wrestlers. Billed as “The 9th Wonder of the World,” the muscular Chyna was the first woman to win the WWE Intercontinental Title, and was one of the most popular women of the Attitude Era.

Eddie Guerrero and Chyna were paired together as an on-screen couple, and Chyna as Eddie’s “mommy” proved incredibly popular. However, Chyna left WWE in 2001, and Eddie continued his career until his death from heart failure in 2005. Chyna’s life spiraled after stints in reality television and made an adult film, and Joanie Lauer died of an overdose in 2016. But in Their days, Eddie and Chyna were two of the biggest stars in WWE, and both were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

5

Vince McMahon’s Kiss My Ass Club

“A very special club”

Mr. McMahon Sometimes wrestlers are shown with their lips forced into Vince’s bare bottom without context. That was it Vince McMahon Kiss My Ass Club. After Survivor Series 2001, Mr. McMahon decided to start humiliating wrestlers and employees who displeased him by dropping throws and forcing them to literally kiss his naked behind in the ring.

Members Mr. McMahon made to join his “Very Special Club” Include William Regal, Jim Ross, Shawn Michaels, Shane McMahon, Mick Foley and Hornswoggle. However, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Trish Stratus, Eric Bischoff and Marty Janetty managed to avoid being inducted into Mr. McMahon’s club. Vince graciously retired the Kiss My Ass Club in 2009.

4

Ultimate Warrior’s Death

Warrior suddenly died in 2014

The Ultimate Warrior is mentioned in Mr. McMahon As a failed attempt to replace Hulk Hogan as WWE’s top star. Warrior’s WWE legacy is more complicated Like this. Jim Hellwig, who legally changed his name to Warrior, walked out of WWE in 1992, made a brief and unsuccessful return in 1996, followed that with an unsuccessful stint in WCW in 1998, before making a final surprise return for his WWE Hall of Fame induction in 2014.

On April 7, 2014, Warrior appeared on Monday Night RAW following his Hall of Fame induction and WrestleMania appearance the weekend before. Warrior died suddenly the next day, April 8, 2014, of a heart attack. Warrior’s widow, Donna Warrior, continued working with WWE, establishing the Warrior Award given at WWE’s Hall of Fame ceremonies.

3

The women’s revolution

WWE’s women’s division is now a hallmark of the company

mr mcmahonS6 episode, “The Finish,” previewed by WWE Women’s Revolution. Fueled by fan outcry and the hashtag #GiveDivasAchance, WWE overhauled their women’s division in 2015, eliminating the term “WWE Diva” and Presenting women’s wrestling on par with the men. Led by Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Bayley, WWE’s women’s division has become a hallmark of the company, and the gold standard for women’s wrestling in the pro wrestling industry.

Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair were the first women to main event WrestleMania in 2019 before Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair became the first black women to main event WrestleMania in 2021. Mr. McMahon It is true that Vince was slow to adapt to the necessary change in women’s wrestling, but when the shift happened, WWE is all about their women. Gone are the days of bra and panty matches and Mr. McMahon forcing Trish Stratus to bark like a dog. In today’s WWE, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton and others continue what the women’s revolution started.

2

Jim Ross

Where is good ol’ Jr. in Mr. McMahon?

One of the most notable omissions of WWE people being interviewed for Mr. McMahon Is Jim Ross. From 1993 until his retirement from WWE in the 2010s, Good Ol’ JR was the voice of WWE and is renowned as the greatest color commentator in pro wrestling history. Ross is also WWE’s Head of Talent Relations Which recruited many top names like The Rock, Chris Jericho, John Cena, Batista and others.

JR has been Vince’s right-hand man for years, and perhaps No other WWE talent has suffered the frequent on-screen humiliations that JR has endured at the hands of Mr. McMahon. Jim Ross doesn’t know why he wasn’t interviewed for Mr. McMahon, How he knows Vince’s secrets after working closely with the chairman for decades. Jim Ross’ Insights into Vince McMahon is a glaring omission from Netflix’s documentary.

1

John Laurinaitis

Mr. McMahon gave Johnny Ice a pass

Mr. McMahon Didn’t delve into the most infamous name associated with Vince McMahon’s sexual misconduct lawsuit filed by Janel Grant: John Laurinaitis. A former wrestler named Johnny Ace, Laurinaitis succeeded Jim Ross as head of talent relations. Grant’s trial Accused laurinaitis of being one of the men, along with Vince McMahon, who sexually trafficked and assaulted her in 2020-2021.

John Laurinaitis was released from WWE on August 8, 2022, following the first reports of sexual misconduct allegations against Vince McMahon. Laurinaitis is also married to Cathy Colase, the mother of former WWE wrestlers Nikki and Brie Bella, the Bella twins. Although it’s not surprising, John Laurinaitis did not submit to interviews by Mr. McMahonThe producers of Netflix, Netflix’s docuseries largely passed Laurinaitis’ own misconduct In relation to Vince McMahon.