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Title: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: polychronopolous on August 19, 2011, 05:09:06 PM
I've really been getting into some of these Wrestling Documentaries on Netflix. I kind of got away from watching wrestling for a while but I'm starting to get back into it recently.

Of course Beyond the Mat is a classic, I really enjoyed The Rise and Fall of the WCCW as well.

In the past couple weeks I have watched a doc on The Big Show, Bobby Heenan, The top 50 wrestlers all-time, and The History of Wrestlemania.

IMO, this is one of the few advantages to WWEs grip over this industry and this footage, these movies were all very well done.

So what are some more documentaries that members on this forum would recommend?

Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: Montague on August 19, 2011, 05:13:43 PM
Wrestling With Shadows.

While I will forever maintain that the Montreal Screw-job was a giant work, Paul Jay's documentary offered an excellent backstage look at the WWF at that particular time.
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: joseywaleshhh on August 19, 2011, 06:36:33 PM
"Beyond The Mat" is a must watch.
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: GraniteCityDon on August 20, 2011, 01:25:10 AM
Quote from: Montague on August 19, 2011, 05:13:43 PM
Wrestling With Shadows.

While I will forever maintain that the Montreal Screw-job was a giant work, Paul Jay's documentary offered an excellent backstage look at the WWF at that particular time.


Absolutely a must see
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: mass 04 on August 20, 2011, 06:08:36 PM

(http://www.wrestling101.com/home/wp-content/gallery/wwe-dvd-covers/brian-pillman-loose-cannon-dvd-cover_0.jpg)

(http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/specials/ric.jpg)
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: mass 04 on August 20, 2011, 06:19:07 PM
The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Pick Your Poison (Jake Roberts)
The Rise and Fall of ECW
Breaking The Code (Chris Jericho)
Bret Hart Story (Haven't seen Hart and Soul, which is about the Hart family, but heard it's pretty good)
Heartbreak and Triumph (Shawn Michaels)
Road Warriors: The Life and Death of the Most Dominating Tag Team in Wrestling History
Cheating Death and Stealing Life (Eddie Guerrero)
The Life and Times of Mr Perfect
The John Cena Experience
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: Montague on August 20, 2011, 07:01:48 PM
Quote from: mass 04 on August 20, 2011, 06:19:07 PM
The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Pick Your Poison (Jake Roberts)
The Rise and Fall of ECW
Breaking The Code (Chris Jericho)
Bret Hart Story (Haven't seen Hart and Soul, which is about the Hart family, but heard it's pretty good)
Heartbreak and Triumph (Shawn Michaels)
Road Warriors: The Life and Death of the Most Dominating Tag Team in Wrestling History
Cheating Death and Stealing Life (Eddie Guerrero)
The Life and Times of Mr Perfect
The John Cena Experience


Who put out the AWA one?
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: mass 04 on August 20, 2011, 07:06:36 PM
Quote from: Montague on August 20, 2011, 07:01:48 PM

Who put out the AWA one?
WWE. Have you ever seen the Jake Roberts "Behind Closed Doors" shoot?
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: Montague on August 20, 2011, 07:13:06 PM
Quote from: mass 04 on August 20, 2011, 07:06:36 PM
WWE. Have you ever seen the Jake Roberts "Behind Closed Doors" shoot?


Is that the WWE one, or the more recent one in which he slams the WWE's?
Title: Re: Recommended Wrestling Documentaries?
Post by: mass 04 on August 20, 2011, 07:34:35 PM
Quote from: Montague on August 20, 2011, 07:13:06 PM

Is that the WWE one, or the more recent one in which he slams the WWE's?
Its a few years old.. Here is a recap of it. Interesting stuff http://scarless1.tripod.com/burgandvd3.html (http://scarless1.tripod.com/burgandvd3.html). It was done by rf. I thought the AWA doc was the most fair and balanced DVD they have done when portraying another organization.