Release Date
📅
Original Release
April 20, 2013
1h 57m
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling (2013)
⭐ 8.0117 min
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.
Director
👨🎨
John Philapavage
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.5
Cast
Paul Heyman
Himself
⭐1.5
Troy Martin
Himself
⭐1.0
👤
Brian Heffron
Himself
⭐0.7
Michael Manna
Himself
⭐0.8
👤
William Sierra
Himself
⭐0.6
Chris Candito
Himself
⭐0.9
👤
Dave Meltzer
Unknown
⭐0.6
Dean Simon
Dean Malenko (archive footage)
⭐0.8
Peter Polaco
Unknown
⭐0.8
Lance Evers
Unknown
⭐0.9
Genres
ActionDocumentary
Production Companies
GreatnessLand ProductionsBarbed Wire CityBradshaw and Bryant
HighSpots
