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A few weeks ago, I introduced a documentary that the fine webmaster of Wrestling911.com was doing on a recently closed wrestling organization in the Tampa area. This documentary, entitled “The Rise and Fall of PWe”, is now on YouTube.
Here are links to each chapter:
Chapter 1 – The History of Pro Wrestling Eklipse – Introduction
Chapter 2 – PWE Originals and New Talent
Chapter 5 – JoBob’s Fight Club
Chapter 6 – The Hybrid Championship
Chapter 8 – The Gangstas vs. The James Boys
Chapter 9 – The Irish Blood Bath
Chapter 10 – The Ultra Violent Title
Chapter 12 – What Could Have Been Done Differently?
I definitely recommend taking a look at at least one of these chapters. The filmmaker did a really good job, especially being that this was his first foray into documentary making. As Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” showed, the majority of the pro wrestling business takes place far, far away from the fame and fortune of the WWE. PWe might have only been a blip on the radar, and perhaps only a few dedicated fans might have seen it from its inception, but for the wrestlers there it represented many hours of sweat, blood, and tears. This is not only the story of a failed wrestling organization, it is also the story of those performers, and it deserves to be heard.
I recieved a copy of the DVD from SnowMan and enjoyed it very much. I think it was well done and your description hit the nail on the head. This what pro wrestling really is for the majority of wrestlers not “the bigs”. Keep up the good work.
Good point. I think this video is eye opening for a lot of guys who don’t normally get to see behind the scenes of indy wrestling.