Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling (2013)
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.
Cast
Paul Heyman
Himself
Troy Martin
Himself
Michael Manna
Himself
Chris Candito
Himself
Dean Simon
Dean Malenko (archive footage)
Peter Polaco
Lance Evers
Joseph Bonsignore
Rob Szatkowski
Self (archive footage)
Masato Tanaka
Yoshihiro Tajiri
Tammy Lynn Sytch
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