Vince McMahon claims upcoming Netflix doc creates deceptive narrative

Despite participating in the upcoming Netflix documentary about his life, former WWE chairman Vince McMahon called it a “misleading account” of who he is. The doc, titled “Mr.McMahon,” is set to be released Wednesday on the streaming platform and has already drawn the ire of its subject, who put out a lengthy statement decrying the six-episode docu-series. While not expressing regret over his participation, McMahon slammed the producers for using “typical editing tricks” to “support a deceptive narrative.”“The producers had an opportunity to tell an objective story about my life and the incredible business I built, which were equally filled with excitement, drama, fun, and a fair amount of controversy and life lessons,” McMahon said his statement. “Unfortunately, based on an early partial cut I’ve seen, this doc falls short and takes the predictable path of conflating the ‘Mr.

McMahon’ character with my true self, Vince.The title and promos alone make that evident.

A lot has been misrepresented or left out entirely in an effort to leave viewers intentionally confused.The producers use typical editing tricks with out of context footage and dated soundbites etc.

to distort the viewers’ perception and support a deceptive narrative.In an attempt to further their misleading account, the producers use a lawsuit based on an affair I ended as evidence that I am, in fact, ‘Mr.

McMahon.’”He ended his statement by asking the public to keep an open mind. McMahon, 79, resigned as executive chairman and board member of TKO Group Holdings, WWE’s parent company, after former WWE employee Janel Grant alleged that McMahon sexually abused and trafficked her in a bombshell lawsuit in January.Grant agreed to pause her lawsuit in May against McMahon and another former WWE executive, John Laurinaitis, while the feds conducted their investigation. In a fiery statement, Grant’s attorney, Ann Callis called McMahon’s assertion that his allege...