The Rise and Fall of ECW (2004)

Original title

WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW

Directed by

Kevin Dunn

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

6h

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of a Philadelphia wrestling promotion that broke the rules. It uses interviews with the people who were there, from the owner to the wrestlers to the rivals.

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What happens

The Rise and Fall of ECW was a 2004 direct-to-video documentary produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It chronicles the history of Philadelphia-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling. The documentary features interviews with various performers who worked in the promotion including co-founder and former owner Paul Heyman as well as performers Tazz, Tommy Dreamer, Dawn Marie, Stevie Richards, Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, Nunzio, Spike Dudley, Bubba Ray Dudley and D'Von Dudley. The documentary also featured interviews with ECW rival company executives, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and former WCW Senior Vice President Eric Bischoff. A book with the same title was published by WWE and Pocket Books in 2006, with much of the same information and interviews from the DVD transcribed and included. A 2.5 hour version of The Rise and Fall of ECW was available on demand, on the former WWE Network. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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