In terms of tearing down kayfabe and showing the real drama of professional wrestling, the tale of Vince McMahon’s steroid trial is up there with the Montreal Screwjob and the death of Owen Hart for how it pulled back the curtain as well as how it changed the industry in general.
At the time, Vince McMahon hadn’t yet adopted his over-the-top on-screen caricature of himself — Mr. McMahon — and was still the overly-excited commentator and announcer with a bombing voice and squeaky clean image.
When The United States vs. Vince McMahon was first announced in July 2021, Variety reported that McMahon himself would be involved with the project as an executive producer, which has me hopeful the show will provide a detailed look at wrestling at the time.
That all began to change with the scandal and would slowly turn McMahon into the character that would find himself feuding with Stone Cold Steve Austin before the end of the decade.