“Vince Down Bad”: Fans Criticize as Vince McMahon’s Documentary Gets Labelled as “Garbage” and “Straight Trash”

For decades, Vince McMahon ruled the pro wrestling circuit with his business acumen and charisma, until his retirement earlier this year. As his pro wrestling gimmick Mr. McMahon, he appeared as a trigger-happy boss, firing employees at will. While fans loved to hate him, the stars revered McMahon backstage.

It is often said that if you’re out of sight; you risk being forgotten; nothing could be more true in Vince’s case. He is no longer seen on TV and if numbers are a way to judge popularity, Vinnie Mac is nosediving.

On Tuesday night, Vice TV’s documentary aired and failed to get even 100,000 views. The Nine Lives Of Vince McMahon was watched by 95,000 people and managed a rating of 0.04 in the 18-49 age group.

Netizens took to Twitter to share their opinions on the low turnout.

While many were of the opinion that it was Vice’s lack of marketing that did the damage, others attributed the result to Vince.

“Vinnie Grapefruits hurting the ratings,” one user tweeted. Another said, “Vince down bad.”

Whatever it was, one would expect a better turnout for a personality like Vince McMahon.

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Several people refused to feature in Vince McMahon’s documentary

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, several people, including former wrestlers, declined interview requests for the documentary.

Speaking to Garrett Gonzales on The Fight Game Podcast, Meltzer said that “a lot of talent wanted nothing to do” with the documentary.

“There was a very big list of talent they wanted, but they didn’t get,” he said.

He further said that many people did not trust that McMahon would not come back and be okay with the subject of the documentary. This again proves that when it comes to clout in the WWE, one cannot ignore ‘The Boss’. According to The Wall Street Journal, he remains the company’s largest shareholder The Wall Street Journal.

Is Vince coming back to the WWE?

If reports are to be believed, the 77-year-old is planning to make a return to the WWE. According to WSJ, Vince has confided his intentions to people. “He has said that he received bad advice from people close to him to step down…” the report stated.

Meanwhile, a recent tweet from Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful stated that several high-ranking WWE officials “want nothing to do with” Vince’s return.

According to a CNBC report published on October 17, the WWE’s stock was up “more than 50% in 2022, hitting a 52-week high Monday, and trading at levels it hasn’t seen since summer 2019.” It said the stock performed well after McMahon “retired from the company over the summer in a cloud of scandal”.

Therefore, could a Vince McMahon return jeopardize the WWE’s business? Well, only time will tell if ‘The Boss’ relents and stays away. For now, the WWE is within the control of the McMahon family.

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