WWE fans have a common knack for turning on Vince McMahon for every mishap that happened in the company for ages. To take the most recent reference, On the latest episode of AEW Collision when WWE Hall of Famer Jushin Liger seemingly garnered disrespect from Ricky Starks while presenting him the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s tournament winner’s trophy, AEW world mocked the segment, calling it a Vince’s brainchild. While they have their legit reasons, of course, the villainous executive chairman of WWE doesn’t always put on his villainous self out there as seen in a recent example which includes Cody Rhodes.
Among the thousands of negative notions about McMahon, one of the most hyped-up was him burying his talents in the promotion. In fact, upon Cody Rhodes’ return to the mix, there have been talks about McMahon trying to overshadow him as a punishment. But in reality, it turned out just the opposite. Thanks to the WWE’s recent documentary on Cody Rhodes.
WWE’S documentary on Cody Rhodes’ revealed a bizarre truth about Vince McMahon
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The life of Cody Rhodes, with its ups and downs and numerous plot twists, is no less than a movie. Now it’s actually becoming one, sort of, in the form of the “American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes” documentary coming to Peacock. Carrying the blood of legendary Dusty Rhodes, how Cody Rhodes stepped into the journey of expanding that legacy is a tale everyone is keen to know.
However, besides representing the minute details about Rhodes’ life and career, the documentary featured a bizarre yet shocking truth. It revealed McMahon’s key role behind Cody Rhodes getting his feet back in WWE last year.
The trailer, which was released on Monday, features a host of past and present WWE stars chiming in on Rhodes’ unique journey, including The Undertaker, Triple H, Ric Flair, and many more. In one part of the documentary, Kevin Owens made a bombshell confession about Cody Rhodes’ monumental WWE return. According to Owens, Vince McMahon personally convinced ‘The American Nightmare’ to be back in the promotion. The rest is an open secret to everyone.
Kevin Owens revealed that Vince McMahon flew all the way to Cody’s house and convince him to return to WWE.
KO: “Not many people can say they did that”
(Cody’s Documentary) pic.twitter.com/LLpR1cXhDF
— Roman Reigns SZN 💥 (@reigns_era) July 17, 2023
This startling piece of information made the internet go soft on McMahon. Fans all of a sudden started to look at the other side of the notorious WWE Boss.
WWE World took Vince McMahon to the level of Steve Jobs in some shell-shocking comments
Vince McMahon–an ever-present force in WWE and professional wrestling, entirely reshaped the business, creating his own hegemony. But he had a dark track record of horrible booking, mistreating, and burying talents, and a series of personal and professional scandals. So, fans lambasting him earlier this year upon hearing the news of his return to the creative might be understandable.
But fans going from ”Go Back Vince” to ”Gotta give Vince credit” is a real transition. The real credit goes to Peacock’s new documentary on Cody Rhodes.
Gotta give Vince credit where credit is due 👏👏👏
— B.G (@0BHustle) July 17, 2023
We all know Steve Jobs as a refined innovation figure who stood out as the founder of the Multinational Tech Kingdom, Apple Inc. One fan even compared Vince McMahon to him in terms of pro wrestling. According to that fan, Vince’s marketing approach for his talents is one of a kind, no matter what.
Vince is pretty much the Steve Jobs of pro wrestling. You may sometimes question is decisions as a promoter, but the guy was always a genius when it came to marketing his product.
— LordEvyl (@breon_w) July 17, 2023
One of them reanalyzed the popular notion about McMahon that is far from being positive. As per him, it was the overload of social media rumors that made him an out-and-out villain to the public, burying all his good deeds.
I sometimes feel vince get extra heat because of some rumours , all his good doing get overshadowed by all the negativity about him in public
— Pontiac bandit (@SonyPontiac) July 17, 2023
A fan felt utterly surprised as his idea of Vince having some issues with Cody Rhodes proved wrong.
Weird, i thought Vince always kinda hated Cody! Weird…
— Savvas Giannaros (@savvasthekiller) July 17, 2023
One user appreciated Vince this time but with a bit sarcastic tone that clearly indicated his not-so-celebrated deeds over the years.
Best thing Vince did in the past 15 Years
— slimssyy (@casey_why) July 17, 2023
However, some fans seem still upset at McMahon for his decision to make Cody Rhodes lose to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39.
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Vince did all that just to have him loose against Roman at WM lol
— _Andrew (@Andrew__vip) July 17, 2023
Now, we need to wait till July 31 to watch the whole documentary to dig out more such truths that can turn popular beliefs upside down.
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What’s your take on Vince McMahon’s making a personal request to Cody Rhodes to return to WWE? Do you think it’s true? Let us know in the comments.
