The plot: The filmmaker looks at professional wrestling as ‘theatre most base’ and explores why he loves the WWE. But more importantly what it this half-sport, half-show and how does it affects its actors? The likes of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts feature in Barry Blaustein’s doc which is as grim a portrayal of show business life as you can get.
Typical YouTube comment: ‘youre correct smart guy…but let me suplex you through a table…let me know how fake that feels’
Sports of Film of the Week: Beyond The Mat
Title: Beyond The Mat
Director: Barry W Blaustein
Release date: 1999
The plot: The filmmaker looks at professional wrestling as ‘theatre most base’ and explores why he loves the WWE. But more importantly what it this half-sport, half-show and how does it affects its actors? The likes of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts feature in Barry Blaustein’s doc which is as grim a portrayal of show business life as you can get.
Typical YouTube comment: ‘youre correct smart guy…but let me suplex you through a table…let me know how fake that feels’
Watch the entire film here…
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