Vince McMahon explains the character of Mr. McMahon.
The character of Mr. McMahon is often regarded as one of the best heel characters in the history of professional wrestling. Many wrestlers have talked about how Mr. McMahon is just an extension of the real life persona that Vince McMahon brings to the table.
During episode four of Netflix's 'Mr. McMahon' series, Vince McMahon himself talked about the character and how he could relate to it, given that he dealt with people like that when he was growing up.
“Mr. McMahon, of course, is a character derived from, uh, Vince McMahon and is a character to someone I could relate to when I was growing up. When I was growing up, I was dirt poor. Coming from that environment, I don’t like rich people, because I was around some people who thought they were better than me because, quote, more money. So, it felt like you weren’t anybody at all. You were a nobody. You learn certain things. In those days, I could fight, and I loved to fight. If you could do that, well, now you’re somebody. I was good at fighting, but they would say, ‘You didn’t fight fair, you cheated.’ Yeah, I won. [laughs] So, with my character, Mr. McMahon, I can play someone who intimidates, because that was the way I grew up. That was the way I thought rich people were, they’d try to intimidate you. I know how to be an arrogant person that just throws his weight around and a bully and stuff like that. It was easy for me to get into that character because I knew all the things that I disliked.”
Elsewhere in the episode, McMahon gave his thoughts on continuing the Over The Edge pay-per-view after the death of Owen Hart. Learn more by clicking here.
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Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit in January against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. On May 30, Grant agreed to pause the lawsuit for six months while the federal investigation continued against McMahon, who resigned from TKO/WWE following the lawsuit.
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