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Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

20138.0 / 10117 min
Action, Documentary

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

Paul Heyman

Himself

Troy Martin

Troy Martin

Himself

Brian Heffron

Brian Heffron

Himself

Michael Manna

Michael Manna

Himself

William Sierra

William Sierra

Himself

Chris Candito

Chris Candito

Himself

Dave Meltzer

Dave Meltzer

Dean Simon

Dean Simon

Dean Malenko (archive footage)

Peter Polaco

Peter Polaco

Lance Evers

Lance Evers

Joseph Bonsignore

Joseph Bonsignore

Rob Szatkowski

Rob Szatkowski

Self (archive footage)

Masato Tanaka

Masato Tanaka

Yoshihiro Tajiri

Yoshihiro Tajiri

Tammy Lynn Sytch

Tammy Lynn Sytch

Crew

John Philapavage

John Philapavage

Director

Kevin Kiernan

Kevin Kiernan

Writer

Kevin Kiernan

Kevin Kiernan

Director

John Philapavage

John Philapavage

Writer