As previously noted, Netflix has released the trailer for the six-part docuseries on Vince McMahon. The trailer makes it clear that although the production began years ago, the sexual misconduct allegations made against McMahon will be included.
During a conversation on Konnan’s “Keepin’ It 100” podcast, Conrad Thompson said he’s heard that the documentary will be a “burial” of McMahon and some people in WWE are not happy about it. Thompson said, “It’s a hit piece they don’t like.” Konnan said, “Yeah, because Bill Simmons is doing it. He does what he wants.”
Thompson continued, “[Simmons] is talking to [David] Shoemaker and [Dave] Meltzer. It’s an absolute double shovel burial.”
Disco Inferno chimed in and said, “I can’t ever pile in on guys like that because I’m in this business because of people like them.” Disco said it bothers him to hear people in the “dirt sheet community” pile on people like Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon “regardless of the bad things they’ve done.”
Thompson said he’s had to reconcile and like with Chris Benoit, he’s had to separate the artist from the real person. On Vince, Thompson said, “If you read the original report, certainly it was slanted to read a certain way. Either way, it’s hard to read that and not be a little taken aback. Now it’s like okay, not everybody is all good or all bad. He created some real magic for millions of people, myself included. But he wasn’t always a great guy. I think if you go back and look up almost any of our heroes, whether they’re in entertainment, music or whatever, those folks disappoint you. But that doesn’t mean you have to give up enjoying their previous work.”
Thompson said he can understand people who can’t go back and watch things from the past because of people like McMahon being part of that history, etc but it’s not his experience.
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