Netflix’s ‘Mr. McMahon’ doesn’t live up to the hype
A few days before the Mr. McMahon docu-series premiered on Netflix, the man himself put out a...
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Report: McMahon tried to buy documentary
With only hours until its release on Netflix there is another curious report about the Vince...
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Vince McMahon comments on upcoming Netflix documentary
Vince McMahon has come out of X/Twitter hiding, offering up his take on the about-to-be-released...
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WWE Biography ends season with a ‘lass-kicking’ from Becky Lynch
There’s always the debate, is the book better than the movie? Having just finished reading...
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Plenty to talk about in Trish Stratus Biography
There can be too many talking heads in a documentary and it can take away from the subject at...
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Heyman A&E Biography showcases ‘Wrestling’s Last Wise Man’
There is such a thing as Biography fatigue. I just couldn’t do two in a row last night,...
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A million reasons to be upset at the Ted DiBiase A&E Biography
If there was any doubt that A&E was absolutely, 100% not interested in telling the full story,...
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Mark Henry a powerful A&E Biography
When approaching the A&E Biography, I was interested to see what else could be expanded upon...
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Two hours of The Miz on Biography all about respect
Going into the A&E WWE Biography on “The Miz” Mike Mizanin, it’s fair to say...
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‘WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain’ needed more Cody
Ooh, it’s finally here! WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain! The WWE shows us the mechanics...
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Steiners’ story rushed through on A&E Biography
The WWE-themed A&E Biography shows are always at their best when they tell a story that we...
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RVD makes for a high F’n A&E Biography
There are times, when watching something like Sunday night’s A&E Biography on Rob Van...
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ECW A&E Biography same old, same old
I really don’t get why A&E Biography had to go back to the well with an episode on the...
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‘Other Side of the Ring’ DVD kinda dull
We seem to be living in the Golden Age of Pro Wrestling Documentaries. Beyond the Mat and Hitman...
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First part of ‘Who Killed WCW?’ pretty familiar
If Who Killed WCW? was a murder mystery novel, episode one chose the plot, defined the setting,...
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Steamboat Biography good profile of a good guy
Tony Atlas probably summed up Sunday night’s A&E Biography on Ricky “The...
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Though familiar, Eddie Guerrero’s story still a worthy Biography
Watching the A&E Biography on Eddie Guerrero that aired on Sunday, May 26, I can’t...
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The Sandman ‘Dark Side’ doesn’t go very deep
The series is called Dark Side of the Ring, but the April 30 episode based on “The...
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‘Dark Side’ of Sherri Martel pretty sad not ‘Sensational’
Sherri Martel gave up everything to make it as a star in professional wrestling –- her friends,...
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‘Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal’ a fitting tribute
On April 1, WWE debuted the much-anticipated documentary Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal. Bray...
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We acknowledge the Roman Reigns A&E Biography pushes an agenda
As wrestling fans, we have to recognize that A&E Biography episodes that feature WWE wrestlers...
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Beefcake’s journey is a roller coaster in ‘Dark Side of the Ring’
During what is said to be the ‘Golden Age’ of WWF’s time, Brutus ‘The...
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British Bulldog’s story as much ‘Dark Side’ as ‘Biography’
In 2020, the “Icons” documentary series was announced for the WWE Network, with “The British...
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New documentary offers look into cult classic ‘I Like To Hurt People’
Since its release in 1985, I Like to Hurt People has gained a cult following both within and...
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DDP’s story too much for just an hour A&E Biography
It was always my thought that a little Diamond Dallas Page goes a long way. But after watching the...
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Scott Hall truly worthy of a second doc with A&E Biography
When I first heard that Scott Hall was going to be the subject of a WWE-produced A&E...
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Take a cold, magical, beautiful trip on ‘The Death Tour’
About two decades ago, I had the privilege of reviewing Wrestling With The North for Slam...
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‘Waukesha Strong’ proves Braun Strowman is more than a monster
The term gentle giant has been used for decades in and out of the ring, but if there was ever...
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‘Superfan: The Story of Vladimir’ packs an emotional wallop
Originally scheduled to premier in mid-2021, presumably after WrestleMania 37, WWE finally...
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Bison Smith documentary hits as hard as the wrestler himself
If there was ever a cautionary tale about entering the world of professional wrestling, it’s the...
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Teddy Hart doc ‘Dangerous Breed’ leaves plenty of questions
In the sport of professional wrestling, there are tons of outrageous characters. In terms of...
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Uneven ‘Bruno Sammartino’ is long on Emilia, short on The Living Legend
In Pittsburgh, there had long been rumors and talk of a documentary about the life of “The Living...
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‘Out In The Ring’ tells a much-needed story
There are issues, inequities, and downright problems out there that can seem so pervasive as to...
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Lion’s Roar a fascinating tale about New Japan hopefuls
“Life’s hard; New Japan training is harder” – Bad Luck Fale Over the decades, many wrestling fans...
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Mat Matters: A message on Chyna for the kids
Funny how certain wrestlers like Chyna resonate after all these years, and how complex a human she...
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‘Vice Versa: Chyna’ documentary ‘gripping’ and ‘difficult to watch’
The quote that keeps coming back to me, even after watching Vice TV’s presentation of their VICE...
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Documentary review: ‘Luchadoras’ transcends the wrestling ring
There’s a bold statement made near the beginning of Luchadoras, a documentary directed by...
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‘The Wrestler: A Q.T. Marshall Story’ provides riveting real life drama
During the opening minutes, with a no-frills sequence featuring lots of indie wrestling clips, it...
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David Arquette wrestles to find happiness in compelling new documentary
When actor David Arquette won the WCW World Championship in 2000, it may have been the biggest...
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French-language Vachon movie a celebration of love and villainy
Some would say wrestling documentaries are a dime a dozen these days. Generally, most let us peek...
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Australian documentary covers WCW’s glory days
During the mid to late 1960s, the number one wrestling promotion in the world was World...
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‘350 Days’ takes a look at life outside the ring
What happens when the cheering ends? When the men and women of the squared circle are recovering...
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Andre doc great, but had omissions
Bill Simmons’ HBO documentary of Andre the Giant aired last night. It has all of the...
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Nature Boy: Disappointing ESPN hagiography falls flat
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” is a line from The Man Who Shot...
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Review: Sweet Daddy Siki documentary ‘relevant and important’
Invariably, wrestling biographies mix drama, old school hype and oddball minutiae and on this...
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Plenty of respect for RDS’ Rougeau documentary
Even if wrestling is not what it used to be in la Belle Province we have been lucky in the past...
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Private screening of Iron Sheik documentary a humbling experience
When you say the name “Iron Sheik” to a wrestling fan, regardless of generation, a number of vivid...
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WWE 24 starts to pull back the curtain
Borrowing from HBO’s highly successful sports documentary series 24/7, the WWE has launched...
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History of Detroit wrestling DVD lacks direction
What a great way to spend a rainy Saturday night; invite a few friends over, crack a few cold ones...
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DVD set just can’t cover 50 years of WWE/WWF/WWWF
Most WWE fans don’t know how the wrestling they watch came to be, or even that the company...
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