Jim Ross Not Approached For 'Mr. McMahon' Netflix Docuseries
‘Mr. McMahon’ Netflix documentary producers did not approach Jim Ross to participate
Netflix’s upcoming docuseries on former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is an eagerly awaited affair, with the six-part ‘Mr. McMahon’ series set to drop on September 25.
The series is set to cover the rise and fall of McMahon, including the assault allegations levelled at McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE by Janel Grant in early 2024. Many notable names of WWE’s past and present took part in the production of the series, but WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross will be one notable name not set to appear in the series, with JR saying the following on his Grilling JR podcast:
“No one closer to Vince than me at certain times in my tenure. Right-hand man-type material, but I never got a call. Maybe they didn’t feel like I was viable enough to follow up,” said Ross. “I would have been happy to do an interview if I had been approached, but that didn’t occur and I’m not sure why because I know every secret, every corner, the whole nine yards. My feelings aren’t hurt because I wasn’t involved in it. It might be better that I wasn’t because it will make it easier to watch because a lot of us hate seeing ourselves on television.”
Ross continued: “I don’t know what Tony Khan would have thought about it, and I certainly would have got his blessing before I proceeded because I’m loyal to who I work for and Tony has been awfully good to me. This assignment that I have where I’m doing the main events at the AEW pay-per-views is significant. It’s a unique schedule. Nobody in my kind of work has ever had anything like this offered to them and I’ve taken advantage of it. I like to think, I hope, that my work on TV is holding up well and working out good. I don’t want to jeopardise that. I wouldn’t jeopardise that for anything. I don’t need it. I don’t need the money, but I would have done an interview.”
H/T: WrestlingNews.co