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Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 20, 2013

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

Action, Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

Production Companies

GreatnessLand Productions, Barbed Wire City, Bradshaw and Bryant, HighSpots

Director

Kevin Kiernan

Budget

$31,140

Description

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.