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73 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jake Roberts, Mick Foley, Terry Funk
  • Summary: Documentry focusing on the lives of professional wrestlers. Gives the viewer a behind-the-scenes look at how their sport is not fake.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Stay far, far away unless you can handle the copious amounts of blood--and agonizing psychological problems-- that its participants face on what seems like a daily basis.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: John Petrakis
    50
    Surprisingly lacking in revelatory moments.
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  3. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Edvins Beitiks
    38
    Trouble is, it's too close-up.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. AzF.
    10
    A real inside look at pro-wrestling.
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