'Mr. McMahon' Episode 4-6: Top Takeaways from Ex-WWE CEO Vince McMahon's Netflix Show

Netflix's Mr. McMahon documentary dropped all six episodes Wednesday morning. You can find our coverage of episodes 1-3 here.

The six-part series began production in 2021. Dozens of people from inside and outside WWE were interviewed to speak about Vince McMahon and the company, including the former CEO himself.

Shane, Stephanie and Linda McMahon were interviewed, as were stars such as John Cena, Hulk Hogan, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock, Booker T, Tony Atlas and The Undertaker.

McMahon is currently under federal investigation related to allegations of sexual misconduct and trafficking, which are in relation to a separate lawsuit filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant.

The vast majority of this documentary covers McMahon's life up until 2022 when the allegations were made public, so only the final episode touched on what has happened over the past couple of years.

Let's take a look at the takeaways from the final three episodes of Mr. McMahon.

The fourth episode began with the same message as episode one about how most of the interviews were conducted before sexual misconduct, assault and trafficking allegations were made against McMahon.

• The episode picked up after the Montreal Screwjob, with Vince transitioning into the Mr. McMahon character who ruled the company on television.
• McMahon talked about loving Dr. Jerry Graham as a kid and how he tried to emulate some of his traits as a heel.
  
• The Attitude Era was highlighted during discussions about the Monday Night Wars. One thing worth noting is how jarring it is to hear The Undertaker speak using his real voice.
  
• Paul Heyman's interview segments began to be included as the topic of ECW came up. Steve Austin was the connective tissue between ECW and WWE in this narrative. A lot of time was spent talking about Stone Cold's impact on WWE and the fans.
  
• Mike Tyson's involvement was covered, and Stephanie McMahon said she didn't know the former boxer had already been arrested for rape at that time.
  
• McMahon claimed it bugs him that people think he is really like the Mr. McMahon character. Eric Bischoff also claimed McMahon basically copied his character in WCW.
  
• The Rock was featured more prominently in this episode, as his early career was covered.
  
• Shawn Michaels expressed regret for how women were portrayed in the Attitude Era, as clips of some of WWE's less family-friendly segments were shown.
  
• Bret Hart spoke about how he felt Owen Hart was mistreated after The Hitman left WWE, but McMahon claimed that was untrue. When Owen's death was discussed, McMahon didn't seem to have any regrets about letting the show continue.
  
• The episode closed with a message saying Martha Hart, Owen's wife, settled her lawsuit against WWE in 2000. It also stated that the company settled its own suit against the manufacturer of Owen's harness in 2003.
  

The fifth episode began with Heyman referencing McMahon's childhood.

McMahon never outright said it, but there was talk of him possibly being abused by his own mother.

• The storyline and real relationship between Triple H and Stephanie were covered. She said it was weird for her dad to ask her to do some of the things she did on screen.
• Shane McMahon was apparently against the idea of Stephanie and Triple H dating, but Vince was the one playing matchmaker. Vince booked himself against Stephanie in a Street Fight six days before her real wedding. Triple H cheating on Chyna was never mentioned. 
  
• Linda spoke a little about marrying Vince and how uncomfortable she was performing on TV. Vince laughed when talking about kissing Trish Stratus in front of his wife in a wheelchair. Linda was actually pitching ideas to make the story better.
  
• A lot of time was spent on the McMahon family feud. All four members of the family spoke about it in a mostly positive light.
  
• Vince claimed he didn't remember much about Sable's lawsuit against WWE for sexual harassment. When his affair storyline with Sable was brought up, there was an awkward moment when it looked like he wasn't sure if they were talking about a real affair or a storyline.
  
• WWE going public on the New York Stock Exchange was briefly mentioned before the downfall of WCW was examined.
  
• It was surprising how little time was spent covering Vince's purchase of WCW. The launch of the XFL was also covered. It was weird hearing Bob Costas repeatedly use the F-word.
  
• Vince was surprisingly not bitter about the World Wildlife Fund winning the rights to the WWF trademark. His "business comes first" mindset was highlighted by discussions about several people who had returned to WWE after having issues with him.
  
• The debut and rise of John Cena during the Ruthless Aggression Era was featured. Stephanie was responsible for Cena's rapping on television.
  
• Stephanie refused to discuss the proposed incest storyline with Vince, but Vince chuckled about it.
  
• It's ironic that Vince declined the offer to buy the UFC in the 1990s only for UFC's parent company to end up buying WWE a few decades later.
  
• Shane leaving WWE was the final topic covered before a preview for the final episode indicated it would feature Grant's lawsuit.
  

Clips from WrestleMania 23 and Donald Trump's involvement opened the final episode.

• The story of Vince's limo exploding was halted by the real-life tragedy involving Chris Benoit and his family. Vince, Cena, former writer Brian Gewirtz, Hart, Austin and others shared their thoughts.
• Chris Nowinski said he was sure Benoit had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Austin said he doesn't believe in CTE. The Undertaker said he was mad that chair shots to the head were taken away but understood why it happened.
  
• Reporter Phil Mushnick, a noted WWE critic, spoke about the quality of life changes he has seen for wrestlers in recent years.
  
• The Undertaker spoke about how he didn't know his streak would end at WrestleMania 30 until the day of the event. He said he still has no memory of that match after suffering a concussion a few minutes into it. Vince tried to brush it off as The Phenom was too traumatized to remember.
  
• There wasn't a single reference to The Yes Movement. 
• The shift to PG programming and Women's Revolution was only covered for a few moments before the story moved on to Shane's return to WWE after several years away for a match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32.
  
• The Undertaker said he would take a bullet for Vince. We need to remember this was filmed before a lot of news broke.
  
• When Vince was asked if he would ever retire, he said no. Hogan, Michaels, Booker T and Cena said they couldn't see it happening, either. The next segment immediately covered his retirement in 2022 and his return in 2023.
  
• Prichard was interviewed for the final episode, and after seeing a few completed episodes beforehand, he said it was designed to make Vince look bad. Two days after that interview was filmed, the details of Grant's lawsuit became public.
  
• The documentary ended with people discussing Vince's legacy, but the majority of the comments were filed in 2021 and 2022, so a lot of these people may have different answers now.
  
• The final episode ended with a message saying Vince is currently under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct and trafficking, Brock Lesnar has not commented on his involvement, and Grant's lawsuit is on hold while the federal investigation is ongoing.
  

The four main people involved in the Montreal Screwjob all gave their thoughts on what happened that night.

It was kind of funny to see Bret Hart look gleeful as he recalled punching Vince McMahon, but it was also very clear Michaels, Triple H and Vince didn't actually regret what happened.

Triple H said it may have even been him who suggested it to Vince, which puts the clips of Bret's wife, Julie, reading him the riot act into a different context.

While it was interesting to see all of the major players talk about the event decades later, it also didn't cover any new ground.

The Montreal Screwjob has been dissected, discussed and debated countless times. This documentary didn't offer anything new.

Mr. McMahon was a well-made documentary that covered a lot of time and events in six episodes, but other than hearing Vince discuss some of these things, you aren't getting any new information.

And in fairness, that was never the goal of the series. The producers originally set out to make a documentary about the life of the biggest promoter in professional wrestling

They didn't know major news would break during filming. They didn't know Vince would end up under federal investigation and selling WWE to TKO. And they didn't know they would be forced to include so many disclaimers.

The documentary makes it clear from the beginning of the first episode that most of this was filmed and edited before the lawsuit from Grant or the federal investigation was revealed.

Unfortunately, trying to cover the life of a 79-year-old man in six one-hour episodes is difficult, so a lot of important events were only touched on for a moment.

With so many other documentaries such as Dark Side of the Ring already having covered a lot of incidents mentioned here, it's already well-worn territory.

Vince said during the documentary that nobody really knows him, and you got the impression based on comments from wrestlers and his own family that it was the truth.

If the allegations against him are true, it completely changes how he is going to be perceived. That's why so much of this being filmed before the allegations surfaced hurts the series.

If Vince is the predator he is accused of being, The Undertaker might not be offering to take a bullet for his former boss.

Even Hogan, a man who has known Vince on a personal level for decades, said nobody really knows him. And Prichard might not be so quick to criticize the documentary's portrayal of Vince in a negative light had his comments been filmed after the details of Grant's lawsuit were revealed.

If you are not familiar with Vince's life story, this series will do a decent job catching you up, but if you are a longtime wrestling fan, you're not going to come away from it learning much.