Lightbulbs, fire, barbed wire, mousetraps, staple guns, thumbtacks and glass are weapons of choice in The Backyard. This undercover documentary takes you deep into the controversial arena of backyard wrestling where the limits are constantly being tested...and broken. The Backyard follows several backyard wrestlers in different countries as they pursue their dream to become professional wrestlers.
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
Hercules is sent from Mount Olympus to modern-day Manhattan, where he takes up professional wrestling before getting mixed up with a gang of mobsters.
1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected; most directors take offense at his free interpretation of his roles. Desperate, he tries in wrestling. To avoid getting beaten up he stages the fights - and incidentally invents show-wrestling.
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Survival of the Fittest 2009 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on October 10, 2009 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the first Survival of the Fittest tournament since 2007, as the 2008 tournament was canceled a few weeks before taking place and never rescheduled. This was the first Survival of the Fittest tournament not to included Austin Aries, who, despite appearing on the event, was instead teaming with Davey Richards in a dream tag team match against the Briscoe Brothers. Aries was the only wrestler to compete in every Survival of the Fittest tournament up to that point, always making it the final match. Notable entrants in the tournament include winner of the 2005 tournament, Roderick Strong, winner of the 2006 tournament, Delirious, and winner of the 2007 tournament, Chris Hero.
Lockdown (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on April 18, 2010 at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri.[2][3][4] It was the sixth event under the Lockdown chronology and the fourth event of the 2010 TNA PPV schedule. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a steel cage.
Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for, but Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.
He is the champion. Not only of his sport. But for people. Now someone want's to destroy everything he has fought so hard to create. This evil comes in two forms, one human the other a walking nightmare. There is no turning back now. Hammerhead Jones is about to meet his destiny face-to-face inside an arena from which there is no escape.
TNA Lockdown (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on March 10, 2013 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It was the ninth under the Lockdown chronology and second event in the 2013 TNA PPV schedule. The event broke ground for TNA's largest domestic attendance record, shattering their previous record at Slammiversary 2012. Eight matches were featured on the card. Kenny King VS Christian York VS Zema Ion | Velvet Sky VS Gail Kim | Robbie T VS Robbie E | Austin Aries and Bobby Roode VS Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) VS Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez | Wes Brisco VS Kurt Angle | Team TNA (Sting, Magnus, Samoa Joe, James Storm and Eric Young) VS Aces & Eights (Devon, Mr. Anderson, Knox, DOC and Garett Bischoff) | Bully Ray VS Jeff Hardy
In Japan there is a wrestler. His name is legendary. His sombrero is enormous. His mask is cool. His name is BEETLE, THE HORN KING. A masked wrestler with his own theme song and the strength and agility of the mighty horn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), he fights for truth, justice and fairness in wrestling around the world with his homies, the International Masked Wrestler Association. But alien wrestlers based on lesser insects have invaded the planet and acted in a rude and disgusting manner. Now they must be laid low with Helicopter Kicks. Directed by Japan's hottest new comedy auteur, Minoru Kawasaki, BEETLE, THE HORN KING is the ultimate collision of masked Mexican wrestlers, Japanese sci fi and bug-loving weirdness
Hardcore Justice (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on August 12, 2012 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the eighth event under the Hardcore Justice chronology. Austin Aries (c) vs. Bobby Roode Last Chance Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. A.J. Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle Ladder match for 20 points in the Bound for Glory Series standings James Storm vs. Bully Ray vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Robbie E D'Angelo Dinero vs. Magnus vs. Mr. Anderson vs. Rob Van Dam Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez vs. Gunner and Kid Kash Miss Tessmacher (c) vs. Madison Rayne Zema Ion (c) vs. Kenny King
Final Resolution (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that was held on December 9, 2012 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the ninth annual Final Resolution event. MAIN EVENT: WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - Bobby Roode vs. "The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy (c) | ONE FINAL TIME - Christopher Daniels vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles | Bully Ray VS. Austin Aries | Aces & Eights VS. Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Garett Bischoff & Wes Brisco | WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Matt Morgan & Joey Ryan vs. Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez (c) | X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP - Kenny King vs. Rob Van Dam (c) | KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP - Mickie James vs. Tara (c)
TNA Genesis 2013 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that is going to be held on January 13, 2013 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It will be the eighth annual Genesis event. Matt Morgan and Joey Ryan vs. Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez (c) | Austin Aries vs. Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Bobby Roode | Christopher Daniels vs. James Storm | D.O.C. vs. Sting | Christian York vs. Kenny King | Rob Van Dam vs. TBD
After finally achieving his childhood dream, being one of the top professional wrestlers in the world, Nigel McGuinness painfully travels the world for one last tour, battling to understand his place in the business he spent his life pursuing, after his career was cut mysteriously short.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bound for Glory (2012) was the eighth annual Bound for Glory professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on October 14, 2012 at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] The event will be the first TNA event in the state of Arizona and the first Bound for Glory PPV to be held in Southwestern United States. Bound for Glory is considered to be the premiere event of the year for TNA. Rob Van Dam VS Zema Ion (c) | Samoa Joe (c) VS Magnus | James Storm VS Bobby Roode | Joey Ryan VS Al Snow | Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Hernandez VS The World Tag Team Champions of the World (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) (c) and A.J. Styles and Kurt Angle | Tara VS Miss Tessmacher (c) | Aces & 8s VS Sting and Bully Ray | Jeff Hardy VS Austin Aries (c)
The Superstars and Divas of NXT are ready to take over WWE Network once again!
Total Nonstop Action superstars such as Kurt Angle, Booker T, Christian Cage, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe enter the ring for a series of all-out brawls, and you'll have a front-row seat to see some of the world's best professional wrestlers duke it out. Other body slammers on the card include Abyss, "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal, Tomko, Eric Young, Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash, Gail Kim and "Cowboy" James Storm.
This mighty collection contains some of Ring of Honor's most intense wrestling action yet, including a title match between Takeshi Morishima and Nigel McGuinness and another with Bryan Danielson taking on Lance Storm. Other bouts include Claudio Castagnoli vs. El Generico, a vicious match between Samoa Joe and Kenta Kobashi, and a world tag team title bout with Jay and Mark Briscoe facing off against Naruki Doi and Shingo.