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An Absolutely Fabulous Movie For Wrestling Fans!
I recommend this to all people who are even mildly interested in wrestling. This movie is incredible. It mostly follows the lives of 3 men; Mick Foley (Mankind, Cactus Jack and Dude Love), Terry "The Funker" Funk, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. In a way, these men all represent one time period of wrestling. Jake is kind of the past of wrestling, as his heyday was mostly during the hulkamania (thank god that is over!) days of the 80's. Terry Funk is wrestlings present, and I guess Mick is supposed to be the futue of wrestling. Although, he's retired now, so that was kind of a sorry choice. But thinking about it, the movie also had quite a bit on Mike Modest, who is definetly part of the future of wrestling (along with the amazing "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, one guy that you should all watch for in the next couple of years), so maybe Mick and Terry were both supposed to be the present. Well anyways, along with those couple big things, they also talk a small bit about the SUPER wrestling company know as World Wrestling federation Entertainment (WWFE) and other stuff. So yeah this movie is definetly recommended. It also works really well if you fall into a situation where someone is saying that wrestling is completely fake as hell, and you need something to show them very fast. I came across this situation once, before. Even after showing the stupid kid the infamous "Hell In a Cell" match between Foley and Mark Calloway (The UNDERTAKER!), he still didn't believe me, but I showed him this, and there ya have it. He'll never insult wrestling again! So BUY this DVD!

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What a GREAT documentary!
Beyond the Mat is a documentary of professional wrestling. It shows behind the scenes footage and lives of wrestlers. People from independent wrestling organizations to Extreme Championship Wrestling to the greater then all World Wrestling Federation (sorry Turner, no World Championship Wrestling in this movie!). It was great because it was non-biased. It's cool to see wrestlers at ease behind stage. Talking and hanging around with one another knowing that they have to wrestle each other in a few minutes! The movie has some footage of Vince McMahon, owner of the WWF. It proves once and for all that he is "THE MAN", and that he can make you or break you in the industry. The movie focused on the lives of 3 wrestlers, Terry Funk (now 56, has retired and come back as much as Ozzy!), the once famous Superstar Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Mick Foley (aka Cactus Jack, Mankind, Dude Love). I don't want to spoil the movie by going over their lives. I'll tell you one thing though, the shocker for me was Jake the Snake! Once the biggest star of the WWF, now turned into a has-been crack addict. Wow, what a story! That's just a part of his life, you should see the rest of it, it's pretty sad! The documentary also talks about the struggles of trying to become a pro wrestler, pretty much getting payed nothing. You have people that work as an airline mechanic, a kindergarden teacher etc. It's a great movie, even if your not a fan of professional wrestling. This is one of the best documentaries that I've ever seen.

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Good DVD
It's really good. I love wrestling and I love watching the behind the scenes of wrestling. I like seeing how people act outside of character and stuff. People should buy it, then they'll see how wrestling is "FAKE", but it's not totally all fake.