The Mr. McMahon Trailer offers a preview of Netflix‘s six-part Vince McMahon docuseries, delving into the scandals and controversies associated with the former WWE figurehead ahead of WWE Raw’s move to Netflix in January.
According to the official synopsis provided by Netflix, the docuseries will look at the rise and fall of Vince McMahon. It will look at the transformation of the WWE co-founder and how he turned the company into a global powerhouse. But the docuseries will look at the damning allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking that led to McMahon’s recent resignation from the company he became synonymous with. It includes interviews with McMahon from prior to his resignation in addition to interviews with family members, business partners, wrestling icons, and the journalists who helped uncover the McMahon allegations.
Mr. McMahon premieres globally on Netflix on September 25.
Check out the Mr. McMahon trailer below (watch more trailers):
What happens in Netflix’s Mr. McMahon trailer?
The trailer begins with McMahon declaring that no one really knows him. From there, the two-minute trailer previews WWE’s rise to a global empire. It then detours to discuss Vince’s involvement in the steroid scandal and the deaths of wrestlers at a relatively young age. It also discusses the disturbing sexual assault allegations that led Vince to step away from WWE. Finally, the trailer ends with McMahon discussing how the lines between reality and fiction are blurred in wrestling. The trailer ends with the WWE co-founder saying: “My name is not Vince. My name is Mr. McMahon.”
During the trailer, several WWE superstars and legends are interviewed. They include The Rock, Hulk Hogan, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque. The latter is WWE’s current COO and married to Vince’s daughter Stephanie McMahon.
The docuseries has long been in the works. It hails from filmmaker Chris Smith, who executive produced Tiger King, and The Ringer’s founder and CEO Bill Simmons. It comes as WWE Raw will be moving to Netflix in January. Outside the U.S., WWE content will be available on Netflix starting in the new year. It also comes as McMahon and WWE are under investigation by the DOJ.