Early reviews in for Netflix's 'Mr. McMahon' doc
Netflix's "Mr. McMahon" docuseries, which released Wednesday, is a six-part series based on interviews begun in 2021 but that were interrupted in 2022.
The series is the first biography of McMahon "to be made with the cooperation of WWE," although McMahon and WWE didn't "have editorial control." The doc "fails to paint a full portrait of the man, or to fully contend with the negative impact he’s had on so many," and it "clearly struggles" with how the news of the investigations impacted its production (PASTE MAGAZINE, 9/24).
There "isn’t much appeal for wrestling fans" in the series, but "by far the most interesting part" is in episode five, which focuses on the rest of the McMahon family. While they’re "not completely open," Vince’s wife Linda and children Shane and Stephanie were "a lot more willing to tell their stories and give us that peek behind the curtain." The entire series has "undeniably presented a negative spin" on McMahon's life. It "digs up every skeleton he has and puts it on display" (MEN'S JOURNAL, 9/24).