Vince McMahon asserts that there is no similarity between his real-life persona and the character of “Mr. McMahon” he once played on WWE TV, but Shane McMahon, Hulk Hogan, and other participants in the Mr. McMahon docuseries disagree.
Vince’s stance is highlighted in the fourth installment of the Mr. McMahon docuseries now available on Netflix, in which he claims: “The character, Mr. McMahon, with me? None whatsoever.” Vince’s son, Shane McMahon differs, suggesting that, “Mr. McMahon is an extension of Vince McMahon, but blown way out of proportion.”
Shawn Michaels, one of the biggest names in the industry, also perceives them as similar, joking that, “The difference between Mr. McMahon and Vince McMahon, probably not that much.” Hulk Hogan takes similar view stating that, “Exactly the same person. It’s not a far stretch.”
Producer, Bruce Prichard also chimes in, asserting that, “The character of Mr. McMahon is really just Vince. A lot of the promos and the diatribes that have been cut on other people…I’ve had actually cut on me in real life.” Steve Austin points out that, “The Mr. McMahon character is pretty close to Vince the man but obviously highly exaggerated. The best characters in wrestling are guys at their core with the volume turned up.”
Upon hearing Prichard’s comments, Vince McMahon admits to some overlap: “I’m very, very passionate about our business and sometimes that passion is a bit effusive. So, I probably can get out of bounds a little bit.”
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