Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

April. 20,2013      
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Paul Heyman as  Himself
Troy Martin as  Himself
Brian Heffron as  Himself
William Sierra as  Himself
Chris Candito as  Himself
Dean Simon as  Dean Malenko (archive footage)
Lance Evers as  
Rob Van Dam as  Self (archive footage)
Masato Tanaka as  

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