As a federal criminal investigation hangs over former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon, a new documentary series on Netflix offers a rare look at the man credited with turning professional wrestling into a cultural juggernaut.
McMahon sat for hours of interviews before abandoning the project amid sexual misconduct allegations.
The series only briefly touches on the lawsuit filed against McMahon in January by former WWE employee Janel Grant, who accused him of sexual abuse and trafficking. McMahon has denied any wrongdoing, and the lawsuit is on hold pending the federal investigation.
When he does address the scandals and controversies that have dogged him for decades, he expresses few regrets.
He brushes off an allegation levied by former referee Rita Chatterton that he raped her in 1986. “Once you’re accused of rape, you’re a rapist. But it was consensual,” he says in the series. “And actually, had it been a rape, the statute of
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