John Cena discloses his honest opinion about Vince McMahon’s WWE persona
John Cena divulged his honest take on the personality of Vince McMahon in the new Netflix documentary, 'Mr. McMahon'.
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Vince McMahon has been one of the most controversial figures in sports entertainment. His Netflix documentary ‘Mr. McMahon’ is out, which discloses a lot of insights about the man he was. Including John Cena’s honest opinion about McMahon’s personality.
In the sixth episode of the docuseries titled ‘The Finish’, the Cenation Leader called Mr. McMahon the best personality to exist in WWE history. He added that however, following the wind of the Attitude Era, the character became exclusive, with a selective appearance only averred John Cena.
Mr. McMahon, he is the best WWE personality ever. But after the Attitude Era, like, Mr. McMahon was a more selectively used character,
John Cena via Mr. McMahon (Documentary)
Following the end of the Attitude Era, McMahon shifted his focus to a more corporate role in the company. He became more of a backstage figure, which affected his on-screen role. Although, even after 2002, Vince brought back the Mr. McMahon character on several occasions, those appearances couldn’t be as impactful as the previous ones.
Moreover, the documentary sheds light on a lot of stories that contributed to the character of Mr. McMahon. Events such as Montreal Screwjob, and the rise of the ‘Attitude’ in WWE all elevated the persona of the latter. Besides, earlier this year Vince McMahon resigned from TKO, which marked the final retirement of the persona from WWE.
Vince McMahon attempted to purchase ‘Mr. McMahon’ docuseries from Netflix
Wrestling fans have been looking forward to Vince McMahon’s documentary on Netflix for a long time. It was hyped up as an attempt to disclose the true identity of the 79-year-old. However, now it is being reported that the latter made a few attempts to buy back the series from Netflix.
Matthew Belloni in his What I’m Hearing newsletter reported that at some point in time, McMahon tried a few different approaches to purchase the rights of this series. It was also put forward in the report that he wanted to scamper the release of the series. However, Netflix refusedd to sell the rights.
In fact, McMahon was worried about how the series was going to present his character. Therefore, he even approached Endeavor head Ari Emanuel to purchase the rights on his behalf. The 79-year-old recently posted a similar sort of message on his X about this series that also raised various eyebrows.
However, all his attempts went in vain as Netflix released the documentary. It has created a lot of buzz on the internet, with much-undisclosed information coming to light. But it remains to be seen how this documentary will affect Vince McMahon amidst his ongoing legal issues.
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