For two hours (which flies by very quickly), we are treated to the biography of Mick Foley. One of the most hardcore wrestlers and one of the few who have reached the top of the mountain and held the WWF championship, all while becoming one of the most popular and well liked people ever.
It was a long road to get from Mick Foley, a boy with a dream to Mick Foley, WWF champion and best selling author
Early in his career, he started getting noticed for his hardcore "lay it all on the line" style of wrestling, although that's something he never really wanted specifically, very candidly he states that he got pigeonholed and it paid. He discusses his feud as (Cactus Jack) with Vader and how brutal it was and how each man wanted the feud to continue but it's implied that WCW pulled the plug after Vader ripped off his damn ear. Shortly after that he took Cactus Jack and damn near built ECW into the hardcore paradise before heading to the WWF as Mankind and the rest is history.
On topic rant:
I find it interesting that in these films, the subject is almost always found in the stands watching a match a some point. That's usually the match they claim inspired them into wrestle. The camera always finds them somehow. In an arena full of people. It's just weird. Like they somehow had knowledge and sat near the camera just in the case they got famous and that footage could be called on.
These are like the hardest to write about, which is why I so often don't. Sometimes they are better just seen.
The behind the scenes stuff is fascinating. Specifically in wrestling as it's really only recently been exposed, yet is still tightly controlled. It's easy to forget that wrestlers aren't just characters, they are people too, and they are doing a job, just like everyone else.
The cool part of these biographies is that you can always count on everyone involved to to speak candidly and out of character about their experiences and there's just something about Mick Foley that draws people in. Maybe it's his confidence or his demeanor but there's something there. It draws you in and keeps you entertained. This is one of the few films that I would even recommend to non wrestling fans as it really is enjoyable. There's blood and violence, because that's the style he wrestled, but beyond that, it's a good look into the man behind the curtain.
Violence? Yes
Explosions? No
Nudity? No
Explosions? No
Nudity? No
