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VINCE DOC, RHAKA KHAN LAWSUITS, THE MAGNIFICENT MIMI, APTER & NAPOLITANO AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2024-09-05 10:01:00

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Do we know if the Vince McMahon Netflix film interviewed Janel Grant or her legal representation?

To the best of my knowledge, they did not.  I believe they made an overture but were turned down.

Did Vince McMahon have any say over the final cut of the doc that is coming out?

We are told he did not have any say over the final edit.

Was Vince McMahon actually interviewed for this film?

Yes, Netflix has stated Vince filmed 200 hours worth of interviews for the film before his initial resignation from WWE.  We will see what this all looks like come 9/25.

Why would Sports Illustrated hire [name deleted], who had egg on his face for reporting WWE was sold to Saudi Arabia when he was writing for [deleted], blowing one of the biggest stories of the year and starting a panic online?

I have no idea why that person was hired.  My guess is they needed to quickly replace Justin Barrasso when he gave notice.  You should contact SI if the hiring is that big of an issue for you.  I am not concerned about who is working where.

Whatever happened to the Trenesha Biggers/Rhaka Khan lawsuits?

They were dismissed.  Having read them, I don't know they could have actually moved forward.  Her criminal case is still technically open in Texas but unless she goes back there, I doubt it ever moves forward.

Whatever happened to female wrestler Magnificent Mimi?

The last I heard, she was working in the stunt industry out of California, where, she always lived.  I don't remember the last time she was around pro wrestling, except perhaps a WrestleReunion in Los Angeles, when she was there with the late Gene LeBell.

Any update on the Billy Jack Haynes case?

He remains incarcerated in Portland.  I do not believe the case has moved any closer to officially moving to trial as of this writing.

If Bill Apter worked for the PWI Magazines, who did George Napolitano work for?  Did they ever work together?  Who owns their photo collections?  Do you have any stories about them?

George's magazines were a different publisher out of NYC.  It may have been Creation.  Apter worked for London Magazines.  George and Apter never worked for the same outlet as far as I know.   Apter's photos would be owned by the magazine publisher.  Napolitano, to the best of my knowledge, owned and still owns his collection.  As far as stories, I can't think of any major ones off the top of my head, but I can assure you both are great people.  I have traveled with George over the years to different shows and he always had a great insight into the business and why things worked the way they did, specifically with WWE.  He spent a lot of time socially with a lot of the major players especially on international tours, which gave him a lot of knowledge.  I never traveled with Bill but have met him countless times, dating back to the 1990s before I was even writing about this business, and he has always been the standard in being gracious and kind to everyone he comes across.  I have a deep respect for each of them and think the world of both personally very, very much.

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