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Making Kayfabe
Making Kayfabe

Making Kayfabe

The Private Lives of Indie Wrestlers

Genres

DocumentaryComedy

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Facing a mid-life crisis, a journalist discovers the regular folk moonlighting as indie wrestlers, who help him transform his childhood dream into reality as "Fake Nooz Neville."

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

44 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 February 2024

Country

Cast

Omar Mouallem

Omar Mouallem

Self

Michael Richard Blais

Michael Richard Blais

Self

Ahmed Kheiri

Ahmed Kheiri

Self

Taryn Kroll

Taryn Kroll

Self

Spencer Love

Spencer Love

Self

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