Viewers have been shocked this week after a Netflix documentary, Mr McMahon, revealed that the WWE former CEO and Chairman had actually pitched a storyline in which he would have impregnated his own daughter.
Mr McMahon chronicles the life of the man who was a co-founder of WWE, and has addressed several controversies throughout his life.
One of these involves his daughter, Stephanie.
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As well as himself, she was a on screen presence in WWE for years, often playing a character on the side of the authoritarian WWE.
When she got pregnant, however, McMahon wanted to turn it into a storyline, with the Netflix documentary seeing him say: “One of my storyline ideas was that Stephanie gets pregnant. I think…I was the one who impregnated her. My character. I think it was something like that. It was like, ‘No.’ That one didn’t make it”.
Whilst this was the first time Vince had spoken about the potential storyline, it was previously addressed by Stephanie in another documentary.
She recalled: “My dad did approach me about wanting to be the father of my baby in the storyline for TV, which was actually only the second time I’ve said ‘no’ to him for something he wanted to do.
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“That one was just a little too gross, actually. It was completely disgusting and I don’t find the entertainment value in it at all.
“And he’s actually my father, so how could I even play that out? I can’t fake kiss my dad like we were in love or something. It’s just revolting all the way around.”
Apparently though, when she told Vince no – that wasn’t the end of it.
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She went on to say: “Then he came up with the idea of Shane to be the father of my baby - my brother.
“Again, I [just said] ‘no’. I know that happens in this world, but it’s not going to happen with us. I can’t do that. It’s too much.”
The documentary has seen a huge amount of reaction, staying in the top five on Netflix since its release, with it currently sitting at number three.
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One other scene, which fans have noted as being an insight into McMahon’s relationship with his children, involved his son, Shane McMahon.
Shane was, similarly to Stephanie, heavily involved in WWE, known especially for his high flying exploits which put himself at serious risk.
Paul Heyman, a stalwart of WWE and the Wrestling Industry, described a scene in the documentary in which Shane pitched an idea Vince wasn’t a fan of.
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He then said that Vince went as far as to say ‘not while I’m alive’, before handing him a knife, pointing to his chest and saying: “If you want it so bad, stick the dagger right here”.
Vince McMahon put out a statement prior to the documentary’s release slamming the Netflix series, calling it ‘deceptive’.
Topics: Netflix, TV, TV and Film, WWE, Weird, Documentaries
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