this doc definitely sells itself as way more critical of the wrestling business than i think it aspires to be. however, just because it doesn't have a counter on the side that goes up with a ding every time someone actually lists a reason to not be a pro wrestler, doesn't mean it's not critical of pro wrestling, but the criticism doesn't go too far. a lot of it just plays out like a really long home video. a lot of the time you're watching someone drink as they're being interviewed. it's not awful, it's actually very candid at times, but it's not trying to be a manifesto against wrestling or anything like that. it's just wrestlers being honest about what their jobs are like, which is something that may be more interesting to wrestling fans than people who dislike wrestling for whatever reason. In fact, a lot of the people being interviewed have very interesting legacies in the wrestling business, but those legacies aren't explored or even explained as much as they could be during the interviews, so this just ends up being even more dependent on outside information for the viewer to truly understand where these people are coming from. still, some interesting things come up, like wrestlers talking about the possibility of unionizing, the WWE monopoly, backyard wrestling, etc. It's worth watching for what New Jack has to say alone. RIP to him, Chyna and Sean O'Haire.
this doc definitely sells itself as way more critical of the wrestling business than i think it aspires to be. however, just because it doesn't have a counter on the side that goes up with a ding every time someone actually lists a reason to not be a pro wrestler, doesn't mean it's not critical of pro wrestling, but the criticism doesn't go too far. a lot of it just plays out like a really long home video. a lot of the time you're watching someone drink as they're being interviewed. it's not awful, it's actually very candid at times, but it's not trying to be a manifesto against wrestling or anything like that. it's just wrestlers being honest about what their jobs are like, which is something that may be more interesting to wrestling fans than people who dislike wrestling for whatever reason. In fact, a lot of the people being interviewed have very interesting legacies in the wrestling business, but those legacies aren't explored or even explained as much as they could be during the interviews, so this just ends up being even more dependent on outside information for the viewer to truly understand where these people are coming from. still, some interesting things come up, like wrestlers talking about the possibility of unionizing, the WWE monopoly, backyard wrestling, etc. It's worth watching for what New Jack has to say alone. RIP to him, Chyna and Sean O'Haire.
