Bill Simmons Gives Update On Vince McMahon Documentary, Says Vince Won’t Give Notes On Final Cut
A multi-part docuseries on Vince McMahon was first announced during the third quarter 2020 WWE financials call. Bill Simmons was tapped as the executive producer for the series while Chris Smith, the director behind Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, was set as the director.
In December 2021, Stephanie McMahon said the docuseries was scheduled to release in 2022, but no exact date was given. In July 2022 it was reported that the docuseries was no longer part of the Netflix slate.
In January 2023, Simmons said the docuseries was still being worked on.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Simmons gave an update on the project.
“We have, this Vince McMahon documentary that we’ve been working on for three years, I think it has the chance to be really great. I think it has a chance to be the best one I’ve been involved with. I’ll be interested to see what people think about that one. It was a lot of time and one where Netflix still has final cut of it and it’s a little more old school like the 30 For 30 model was. I think it has the chance to be really special,” said Simmons.
Asked if Vince gets to see the documentary before it comes out, Simmons replied, “Not the giving notes on the final cut part. He gets to look at clips.”
It is unknown when the docuseries will air.
On June 15, 2022 the Wall Street Journal reported the WWE board was investigating a secret $3 million settlement that Vince McMahon reportedly agreed to pay to a departing employee with whom he allegedly had an affair, according to documents and people familiar with the board inquiry. More reports regarding McMahon’s alleged misconduct and hush money would be published and he would retire as WWE CEO on July 22, 2022. He returned to the Board of Directors in January 2023 and WWE merged with UFC to form TKO under the Endeavor banner in September.
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