I’ll start of by saying I am a kid of the 80s and 90s. I loved watching WWF wrestling (to me it will always be WWF).
I knew it was fake and figured it was nothing more than just a soap opera. But it was fun it was an absolute blast to watch. Monday Night Raw was looked forward to every week. Could not afford the Pay Per Views and think maybe watched one or two at a buddy’s place.
Go to go to Monday Night Raw a couple times at The Cincinnati Gardens. Quit watching around 99 or 2000 I would say.
Back then there was no social media, I did not watch the news, there was a monthly Wrestilng magazine or two that I picked up on occasion but all my exposure was just the shows itself.
Figured I would give this documentary a shot and I highly enjoyed it. I learned a lot about how the WWF really came to be and what an absolute smash hit it has been for so many years.
But great googly moogly Vince is just an all around dirt bag and not just in the story lines of the show but how much those story lines bleed to real life.
Man, what an eye opener for me at least and well worth the watch.

Vince is every negative carnival barker / wrestling promoter stereotype made flesh.

I wasn't a fan when I was young, but have become one as an adult. I often cite the screwjob as the turning point in overall quality. Not because that event specifically triggered anything, but because it's a convenient reference point in the timeline.

Coincidentally, the screwjob was a good example of Vince being a turd. He's an egomaniac, and it seems like he's only gotten worse. There's no denying his achievement with the first Wrestlemanias, but the direction he opted to take things around the turn of the century was the beginning of the end, IMO.

I had previously watched the beginning of a WWE-produced documentary on Vince, but opted not to finish, due to his annoying personality. The trailer you shared looks like a retread of the same stuff. That dude will probably jump at every documentary/biography opportunity he gets until the day he dies.

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I had previously watched the beginning of a WWE-produced documentary on Vince, but opted not to finish, due to his annoying personality. The trailer you shared looks like a retread of the same stuff. That dude will probably jump at every documentary/biography opportunity he gets until the day he dies.

Probably not because for this documentary, Vince stopped all interviews after the first allegations in 2022 and likely won't do any afterwards.

As someone who was more interested in the behind the scenes of pro wrestling (I'm not calling it "Sports Entertainment") there wasn't much in here I didn't know or surprised me until the final episode which focused a bit more on Vince and Shane McMahon's relationship. It gives an explanation on some of his near death stunts he pulled off just so he could get his father to say he was proud of him.

But for someone with a passing interest and wonders how the business has grown to such heights, it's worth watching.

I was temporarily intrigued by the behind-the-scenes drama and out-of-the-ring personalities of the wrestlers, but that interest has waned. Now, and moving forward, I like the spectacle at face value.

I do, however, enjoy the more technical behind-the-scenes trivia; things like what went into creating certain aspects of famous matches.

I say "moving forward" not in regard to viewership of current and future output, but in continuing to watch (and rewatch) matches from the era(s) that I enjoy most. For those who have not ventured much into the black-and-white days, I'd recommend it.

Part of the reason I quit watching is because I got rid of cable long long ago.
Will probably be checking out Monday Night Raw when it begins to air on Netflix. I’ll likely not really know any characters.

I guess the last big star that was on when I was watching was probably The Rock. I never watched anything with John Cena.
Guessing I probably quit watching in 99 or 2000.

I guess it’s like sausage. Love to eat it but really don’t want to know what goes into making it kind of thing.

In my early days of youth I was quite infatuated with Pro Wresting.
This was Pre-WWF /WWE.
I did follow somewhat but really didn't pay much attention in the last 25 years or so.
Recently I have seen several documentaries of various wrestlers and find the history interesting.
Pretty much the same here with McMahon which this one does not leave him in a favorable light personally albeit one who is very good at what he does in business.

I am partway through, I like it. I was about 13ish years old when I started watching, 1986 or so. I was 15-16 when Hulk Hogan beat the Iron Sheik and wrestling exploded. I could not get enough for the next few years and then fell out of it.

My dad was a big wrestling fan. He was watching the likes of Bobo Brazil and the guy with the indian head dress. That's all I remember.

He did take me as a teen ager to several live programs at the Cow Palace. That was during Peter Maiva who's like a direct lineage of the Rock, maybe his grandfather. And also Pat Patterson who apparently like some of his fellow wrestlers in the biblical way.

I enjoyed the theatrics and the physics-defying moves like stomping down first with the boot on the mat before the other one contacted the other wrestler.

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or maybe Wahoo McDaniel ??

I was never a wrestling fan, but know of Mr. McMahon of course from the 90’s - 2000 era. I enjoyed the documentary and found it very interesting.