Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

117 mins | Action, Documentary | April 20, 2013

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.

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

117 mins | Action, Documentary | April 20, 2013

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
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.
Producers GreatnessLand Productions, Barbed Wire City, Bradshaw and Bryant, HighSpots
Original title Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
Directors John Philapavage, Kevin Kiernan
Writers John Philapavage, Kevin Kiernan

Cast

Paul Heyman

as Himself

Troy Martin

as Himself

Brian Heffron

as Himself

Michael Manna

as Himself

William Sierra

as Himself

Chris Candito

as Himself

Dean Simon

as Dean Malenko (archive footage)

Rob Van Dam

as Self (archive footage)