[steelsteps]

hey guys, thought I would share a decent wrestling documentary with you. People from the UK will have already watched it:

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekend: professional wrestling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irV7JoPrZ7M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_UNHYnj9QM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fjXNuw8NlI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjiTc1-uYjo&feature=related

some interesting wcw power plant scenes and a few interviews

 

[TNAWCW4LYF]

great doco watching atm. feel sorry for the host guy everyone seems to be a real jackass and on their high horses. i dont get why everyones being a jackass to him

 

[steelsteps]

I think the wrestling industry are quite wary of outsiders who try to look into the business. It is also part of Louis Theroux's style to come across as a little stupid, becuase it coaxes the interviewees into divulging more information than they would usually let out. In this instance his technique doesn't work.

The power plant instructers are absolute douche's too. No wonder nobody of any real talent apart from Golberg made it out of that wrestling school, and he could only work 5 minute squash matches anyway.

 

[bellywolves]

I remember watching this when it first aired. I remember how brutal they was on Louis at the WCW Power Plant. Good documentary though.

 

[JigsawKrueger]

Buddy Lee Parker had a serious inferiority complex, Macho Man appeared to be quite scary! Definitely an intense dude back then, which fits with what other wrestlers have said. Rowdy Roddy Piper seems a nice guy.

The Power Plant was a joke.

 

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

Louis Theroux is always a good watch. WCW really were a pathetic business towards the end.

 

[nazzar]

Everyone should definitely check this out, Louis Theroux does some great documentaries. Was just skimming through it again, I love how softly he approaches Goldberg, just whispering his name. He really pissed off Sarge though, then got worked over at the Power plant.

 

[unionx]

Thats just how the business works, in many respects a Wrestling School is like a Military Barracks. They want to find the toughest and the most talented. For visitors the intensity is increased, probably to convey the message that even though Kayfabe is over, the harshness still remains

 

[Oh Lymping Hero!]

I've seen this once or twice and really enjoyed it. Loved seeing him backstage - he didn't get very far with Randy Savage!