RVD Defends Vince McMahon from Blame Over Wrestlers’ Painkiller and Injury Choices

The much-awaited Mr. McMahon documentary has finally been released on Netflix and the series covers many of the scandals and controversies surrounding Vince McMahon, including the steroid scandal and other legal battles. In fact, RVD has come forward to defend McMahon amidst the discussions brought up by the documentary.

The docuseries takes a deep look at Vince McMahon’s career, focusing on some of the more controversial moments during his time in WWE. It covers topics like Sable’s sexual harassment claims and McMahon’s efforts to defend himself against assault accusations made by former WWE referee Rita Chatterton. It became evident that the documentary doesn’t avoid these tough issues.

Obviously, the drug scandal and wrestlers suing Vince McMahon for their injures were major topics of discussion in the documentary as well. While speaking on his 1 of a Kind podcast, RVD said he doesn’t understand why some wrestlers blame Vince McMahon for their personal choices, like taking pain pills, getting concussions, using steroids, or wrestling while hurt.

The Whole F’n Show explained that he never thought it was Vince McMahon’s fault and always took responsibility for his own health. He mentioned that some wrestlers had different experiences and said they were forced to wrestle while injured, but he never told anyone when he was hurt because he could still perform.

“I never understand that. Why in the world would I ever blame Vince McMahon for me taking pain pills, or for me getting concussions, or for doing steroids, or working while I’m hurt? Why in the world would I blame him? I can’t imagine any reason—except a lie—if I were to put that on Vince and say it was his fault. Now, other people have had different experiences. I’ve heard some of the boys complain that they were forced to keep working when they were hurt. I never bothered telling them I was hurt. It was all on me if I was hurt, which I wasn’t, because I could still work.”

RVD also talked about a time when Vince McMahon slapped a notebook out of someone’s hand during an argument. The person had asked Vince if he was responsible for wrestlers who had died, just because they used to work for him. RVD agreed with McMahon that the question didn’t make sense. He said that unless the wrestlers were hurt while working for WWE, Vince shouldn’t be blamed for their choices, like using drugs or painkillers, which they had often started before joining the company.

RVD made an exception for Owen Hart’s case, saying it was different because his death was directly related to WWE’s production. However, for others, RVD believed it was unfair to hold McMahon accountable for their personal issues.

”When Vince slapped the notebook out of that guy’s hand and the guy said, ‘How can you say none of these are your responsibility? They wrestled for you.’ What the f*** does that mean? I agree with Vince on that. I’m not saying he should’ve smacked the book out of the guy’s hand—he was definitely trying to intimidate him, moving closer and closer to bully him—but I agree with how ridiculous the question is. How do you take responsibility for all these wrestlers who died just because they used to wrestle for you? What the f***?

What if a lot of them went to my third-grade Spanish class? Unless they got hurt on the job—like Owen, that’s different. Owen got hurt on the job, and people can link that directly to WWE’s production. But that’s so different than someone who wrestled there, did Somas, Norcos, Vicodin, Valium, and all that way before they ever met Vince McMahon—and kept doing it while they were there—and now it’s Vince’s fault? No, I can’t get behind that.”

Vince McMahon also allegedly hired a hitman to do his dirty work, among other things. Nonetheless, many fans may not agree with what RVD had to say but he has a right to his own opinion no matter what.

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