Professional wrestling artfully blurs the line between reality and fiction. As the sport experiences another boom period, fans are just as curious about all the behind-the-scenes machinations as they are about the bell-to-bell action between the ropes. The Cody Rhodes/Roman Reigns/Seth Rollins/Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson story that highlighted this year’s WrestleMania was met with near-universal acclaim because it deftly blended on-screen and off-screen storytelling, giving us a literal peek behind the curtain at the real-life twists and turns that led to Rhodes ending Reigns’ historic championship run.
Mr. McMahon, Netflix’s new six-part docuseries directed by Chris Smith and executive produced by Bill Simmons, has lofty aspirations as it attempts to gain some insight into the mind of wrestling’s most enigmatic figure: WWE co-founder Vince McMahon.
On the eve of its Netflix release, the series faced some unsurprising controversy when McMahon voiced his displeasure with the documentary on social media,
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