Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling (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.

Released

2013-04-20

Genres

Action, Documentary

Runtime

117 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kevin Kiernan, John Philapavage

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 3 votes