101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
Genres
Overview
101 Reasons Not to be a Pro Wrestler is by far the most talked about pro wrestling movie since Beyond the Mat. Wrestling fans always want to know what pro wrestler really think about being fired, being held down, the creative process,ribs, mixed martial arts, setting up a match, backyard wrestling, forming a union, the monopoly of the pro wrestling industry, drugs and Vince McMahon. 101 Reasons Not to be a Pro Wrestler is a 3 hour long documentary filled with the biggest names in pro wrestling today such as New Jack, Vampiro, Diamond Dallas Page, Tylene Buck, Predator from Zero-One and MMA fame,Joanie Laurer (formerly known as Chyna), Psichosis, Nozawa, Babi Slymm,Sean O'Haire,Fatu (formerly known as Rikishi), Konnan and more... Much of what the wrestlers have to say is shocking and surprising, so get ready to hear the truth about the pro wrestling industry directly from some of the biggest names in the wrestling industry today.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
180 min
Release Date
2005-06-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Jerome Young
Himself (New Jack)
Ian Hodgkinson
Himself (Vampiro)
Page Falkinburg Jr.
Himself (Dallas Page)
Tylene Buck
Herself
Sylvester Terkay
Himself (Predator)
Dionicio Castellanos
Himself (Psichosis)
Kazushige Nosawa
Himself
Tony Drake
Himself (Babi Slymm)
Sean Haire
Himself
Solofa Fatu Jr.
Himself (Fatu)
Tobi Hero Wilson
Himself
Gilberto Merendez
Gypsy Joe
Charles Ashenoff
Himself (Konnan)
Tabitha Stevens
Herself
Chyna
Herself
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