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Josh Lawless
Four hours of footage filmed with Vince McMahon for the 'Mr McMahon' Netflix documentary had to be left out, a producer has revealed.
Last week, a six-part series on McMahon hit Netflix and delves into his rise into the most important but controversial figure in professional wrestling.
The documentary gives a detailed insight into the former WWE head honcho's life and how he took the wrestling business to new heights.
But it also covers many of the scandals he was involved in, from the steroid trial to the deaths of Owen Hart and Chris Benoit and multiple sexual assault and harassment allegations.
100 hours of interviews from the biggest names in wrestling were conducted for the documentary, including wife Linda, son Shane, daughter Stephanie, Hulk Hogan, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Paul 'Triple H' Levesque, John Cena and The Undertaker.
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McMahon opened up in interviews himself to give his perspective but there were four hours worth of footage which did not make the cut.
There was enough to make ten episodes as opposed to the six which aired, but according to executive producer Bill Simmons and consulting producer David Shoemaker, McMahon struggled with his voice during filming and some of the recordings not usable.
On The Bill Simmons podcast, the 55-year-old recalled: “We had four hours [of McMahon interview footage] on the cutting room floor.
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“I think this easily could have been ten parts, but we didn’t want to do it that way.”
Shoemaker followed up on exactly what the issue with McMahon's voice was, but was more than happy with the final cut.
He added: "We had four hours of Vince’s interview on the cutting room floor because he sounded like a frog one day.
“He didn’t have a voice. There was so much good material, but I think the story that Chris and the team were able to tell is pretty amazing.”
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McMahon's interviews were filmed in 2021 prior to allegations of sexual misconduct and hush-money payments.
He cancelled his final scheduled interviews, meaning he does not address the sex abuse and trafficking allegations made against him by former WWE employee Janel Grant in a January lawsuit.
The 79-year-old, who posted a statement hitting out at how he was portrayed in the documentary, now has no involvement in WWE after resigning from his position as executive chairman on the TKO board and selling his shares.