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Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling (2013)

Directed by Kevin Kiernan, John Philapavage

Overview

The film studies the history of, and people who made, Extreme Championship Wrestling a cult sensation in the 1990s. Its an intimate look at the subculture of a subculture, and the athletes who were willing to take massive amounts of punishment for little money based on the promise of something more within their industry. This is a film about culture and human beings - who just happen to use tables and chairs and violent acts as part of their performance art. This documentary is not owned or supported by the WWE.

Length 117 minutes

Actors

Paul Heyman | Troy Martin | Brian Daniel Heffron | Michael Manna | William Matthew Sierra | Chris Candido | Dave Meltzer | Dean Simon | Peter Polaco | Lance Evers | Joey Styles | Rob Van Dam | Masato Tanaka | Yoshihiro Tajiri | Tammy Sytch