Mr. McMahon

There isn’t a moment that Vince properly lets his guard down but the few glimpses of vulnerability we see, and the way some speak of him, paints the picture of an cruel, apathetic man more haunting than his over the top Mr. McMahon “persona”. He’s cold, heartless and singularly motivated by his own obsession of power and control. At the same time Vince consistently shows himself to be much closer to his on-screen persona than he’d ever want to admit. He says some truly weird shit, both in his interviews and archival footage, that feels equally calculated as it is fetishistic. The blending of Vince’s reality and fictional self obscures everything you think you know about him as he appears as both an evil genius and butthurt, erratic madman. Are his strange allusions to his sexual deviancy another string in the web of lies he builds around himself, or some weird kink thing that gets him bricked up. I’m not too sure. I think both maybe. He kind of reminds me of Norman Osborn. Horrific evil man! Anyways this was a very well made, and edited, doco. Balances the absurdity of pro-wrestling with the heavier reality of Vince McMahon’s actions very well. The various interviews were strung along to give a decent overview of Vince’s life and consequently the evolution of the WWE. Unfortunately it wasn’t as comprehensive as I was hoping. Events would be brushed over that felt like they warranted their own episodes. I’d like to have seen more about the Vince and Linda’s forays into politics, at times WWE has functioned as US, military and Republican propaganda and I think those connections are largely unexploded. A lot of the interviewees were also on Vince payroll at the time, and didn’t return for interviews following him leaving the company, which made me question their legitimacy at times. Also doesn’t have any new information. Works well as entertainment, not so much as a piece of journalism which I think documentaries should attempt to do. Also more Paul Heyman!!!!!