Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
2013, English. Directed by Kevin Kiernan & John Philapavage.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Kevin KiernanDirector
- John PhilapavageDirector
- Paul HeymanHimself
- Troy MartinHimself
- Brian HeffronHimself
- Michael MannaHimself
- William SierraHimself
- Chris CanditoHimself
- Dave MeltzerCast
- Dean SimonDean Malenko (archive footage)
- Peter PolacoCast
- Lance EversCast
- Joseph BonsignoreCast
- Rob SzatkowskiSelf (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 20 April 2013
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- John Philapavage, Kevin Kiernan
- Budget
- $31K
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How long is Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling?
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 April 2013. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling?
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling (2013) was directed by Kevin Kiernan and John Philapavage and stars Paul Heyman, Troy Martin, Brian Heffron.