10 Things You Didn't Know About Beyond The Mat

4. The "He's Gonna' Puke" Thing Wasn't Staged

Vince McMahon Beyond The Mat
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One of the most famous scenes in 'Beyond The Mat' is that, "He's...he's gonna' puke!" performance from Vince McMahon. The boss was testing out Darren Drozdov's ability to vomit on command (because that, apparently, was a money idea when Droz had his meeting at Titan Towers in 1998).

None of it was staged for the cameras.

According to Blaustein's interview with Two Man Power Trip, nobody involved in the production crew knew that Vince was going to do what he did. The same went for Droz - that's why the young rookie looked so coy when McMahon began barking like a man possessed. This was totally off-the-cuff from VKM.

It made for documentary gold though. Barry knew that at the time, and was delighted to capture McMahon's unique approach to meetings for his fan base. "He's gonna' puke" became one of the film's most replayed moments.

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