Vince McMahon doesn't think he's similar to the Mr. McMahon character. Everyone else disagrees.
Netflix's 'Mr. McMahon' series was released to the public on Wednesday, Seprember 25. The show has been a huge talking point on social media, with many fans discussing moments from individual episodes.
In episode four of the series, an interviewer asked Vince McMahon to talk about the similarties that he shared with the Mr. McMahon character that he portrayed on TV for years. In response, McMahon said that he shares zero similarties with the character.
Shane McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, Bruce Prichard, and Steve Austin went on to disagree with that opinion.
Interviewer: What similarities do you share with Mr. McMahon?
Vince McMahon: The character, Mr. McMahon, with me? None whatsoever.
Shane McMahon: Mr. McMahon is an extension of Vince McMahon, but blown way out of proportion.
Shawn Michaels: The difference between Mr. McMahon and Vince McMahon, probably not that much. [laughs]
Hulk Hogan: Exactly the same person. It’s not a far stretch.
Bruce Prichard: The character of Mr. McMahon is really just Vince. He’ll tell you different. No, Mr. McMahon is 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. ‘Ah, I’d never say that.’ I said, ‘Yeah, you would. You said it to me.’
Vince McMahon [responding to Bruce]: 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.
Steve Austin: 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. What you saw from me as Stone Cold was me with the volume turned up, same with Vince.
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Elsewhere in the series, McMahon said that what he says is often different from what he's actually thinking. Learn more about those comments by clicking here.
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