Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• John PhilapavageDirector
• Kevin KiernanDirector
• John PhilapavageWriter
• Kevin KiernanWriter

Cast

• Paul HeymanHimself
• Troy MartinHimself
• Brian HeffronHimself
• Michael MannaHimself
• William SierraHimself
• Chris CanditoHimself
• Dave MeltzerCast
• Dean SimonDean Malenko (archive footage)
• Peter PolacoCast
• Lance EversCast
• Joseph BonsignoreCast
• Rob SzatkowskiSelf (archive footage)

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