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There is Vince McMahon the owner of WWE who revolutionised wrestling and became a multi billionaire.

Then there is the persona of Mr McMahon, the heel boss who liked to play the arrogant bad guy.

This Netflix documentary was largely based on interviews with Vince McMahon before various allegations of sexual abuse came to light. It led to his departure as boss of the WWE and he gave no more interviews for the show.

Later Vince returned as the head of WWE but it was short lived. Further allegations were made about his behaviour.

You can tell from the opening, this was going to be a puff piece. Vince said he would not be telling the real truth. He will just give a glimpse of what may be his true character. Later events have shown why he might have something to hide.

Vince also saw himself as having two different personas. Vince is not the same as Mr McMahon. Other contributors like Hulk Hogan disagreed. Apart from the McMahon family like his kids or son in law Triple H. Maybe they had good reason to tow the family line.

The more interesting part of the first episode was Vince opening up about his abusive childhood. His stepfather would always hit him, he only saw his real father properly when he was 12 years old. A lot what Vince did afterwards was to get his father's approval.

Apart from that, if you are even a casual wrestling observer, there was not hing much new as to the rise of the WWF in the 1980s.