Title: Beyond The Mat
Description: 5 Years Later
prof_plague - March 17, 2005 05:22 AM (GMT)
Today is the Five Year Anniversary of the theatrical release of "Beyond The Mat." So, I was just wondering, what does everyone think about the documentary? And has anything really changed since 2000 (or 1999 when the film was made)? Besides the obvious: WWF becomes WWE and WWF buys out WCW and ECW.
Scrooge McSuck - March 17, 2005 05:10 PM (GMT)
Jake Roberts looks even worse, Mick Foley is retired, and Terry Funk is still kicking despite "retiring" three or four times since then.
prof_plague - March 17, 2005 06:50 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Johnny Polo Ate It @ Mar 17 2005, 11:10 AM) |
| Terry Funk is still kicking despite "retiring" three or four times since then. |
He claims his match on January 29 was his last match and his official retirement. In some ways I doubt him, but he is 61 now. I think he'll still do appearances and the occassional match though.
whitemilesdavis - March 17, 2005 09:20 PM (GMT)
I love the movie. I think it is probably the best insider documentary ever made, just above Wrestling With Shadows.
What has changed since the filming? Everything really. Wrestling has gone from top of the entertainment heap to crap that noone watches. A documentary made right now would be much less interesting. There aren't people who elicit such a strong response from the fans, and modern wrestlers don't seem to have the passion of the guys on that movie.
prof_plague - March 18, 2005 06:43 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (whitemilesdavis @ Mar 17 2005, 03:20 PM) |
| I love the movie. I think it is probably the best insider documentary ever made, just above Wrestling With Shadows. |
I still can't remember if I saw that. I think I did, but a long time ago.
SamoaRowe - March 18, 2005 09:19 PM (GMT)
Business has gone waaaaaaay down since the movie.
Rock is no longer in the WWE and is a movie star.
Foley retired.
Funk retired and came back a few times.
Jake the Snake continued to abuse drugs and be a bad father.
Bret Hart retired.
Foley returned for a couple of matches.
Michael Modest still doesn't have a WWE contract.
whitemilesdavis - March 18, 2005 09:34 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| Michael Modest still doesn't have a WWE contract. |
There was a guy who seemed poised to make it big 5-6 years ago, but I gotta say, what I've seen from him lately sucks.
SamoaRowe - March 18, 2005 10:20 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (whitemilesdavis @ Mar 18 2005, 03:34 PM) |
| QUOTE | | Michael Modest still doesn't have a WWE contract. |
There was a guy who seemed poised to make it big 5-6 years ago, but I gotta say, what I've seen from him lately sucks.
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Honestly, Beyond the Mat is the only time I've ever seen him wrestler (I think... unless I'm forgetting some). He looked really good in the movie, it's a shame to hear he's past his prime.
I just hope he still doesn't live in that shit apartment above that training facility anymore.
dynamite kido - March 19, 2005 12:27 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (whitemilesdavis @ Mar 18 2005, 03:34 PM) |
| QUOTE | | Michael Modest still doesn't have a WWE contract. |
There was a guy who seemed poised to make it big 5-6 years ago, but I gotta say, what I've seen from him lately sucks.
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Have you ever seen any of his NOAH work? It's pretty blah.
whitemilesdavis - March 19, 2005 01:46 AM (GMT)
A little here and there, along with his American indy work, and of course, MLW. I don't know if he got injured or what, but he is just no fun to watch.