anyone else watched 'The Wrestler'?

[Konnan]

One of the most depressing movies of all time. There's no glory, happiness, or redemption in the story whatsoever, ol boy just dies at the end a bytchless broke hurt deadbeat

Thats what made it so realistic tho

It was a good movie i thought

Real life isnt always pretty

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

If you haven't seen it then you are missing out on a great movie. It was sad as hell but also realistic at the same time. And it makes you think about the things these wrestlers really go through being on the road for days weeks and months at a time.

Yep. It made me think of jake the snake roberts on beyond the mat.

 

[45123]

Thats what made it so realistic tho

It was a good movie i thought

Real life isnt always pretty

Nah, I think Bret mentioned something about the movie being an overly grim representation of the biz, and saying that neither he nor anybody he knows fell off the path like that (as far as main eventing MSG one decade then being an all out loser two decades later)

 

[Konnan]

Nah, I think Bret mentioned something about the movie being an overly grim representation of the biz, and saying that neither he nor anybody he knows fell off the path like that (as far as main eventing MSG one decade then being an all out loser two decades later)

Plenty of those 80s era wrestlers fell off and died from drug complications and hard living

 

[Libra Lady]

Yes. Sad movie.

 

[45123]

Plenty of those 80s era wrestlers fell off and died from drug complications

Like who

 

[DocZulu]

Totally agree. It's a very good movie, and the drama between Tomei and Rorke is believable.

If you haven't seen it then you are missing out on a great movie. It was sad as hell but also realistic at the same time. And it makes you think about the things these wrestlers really go through being on the road for days weeks and months at a time.

 

[Konnan]

Like who

Oh I dont know just go through the list and pick

Most of these that died from heart failure were attributed to hard living and drug abuse

Wrestling Book » Dead Wrestlers List

 

[45123]

Oh I dont know just go through the list and pick

Most of these that died from heart failure were attributed to hard living and drug abuse

Wrestling Book » Dead Wrestlers List

I'm talking a combo of a main eventer in the 80s + bad drug/alcohol problems + broke and total irrelevance in the twilight of his career + dead from complications. Guys like Jake and Scott Hall are the closest thing to Randy and at rock bottom they still weren't living in a trailer park and working CZW matches just to get paid, and their names still rung heavy in the wrestling industry and to fans worldwide. Plus they're clean and living good now, the movie still could have been realistic while having a happy ending.

 

[HYDRO]

Dude that sold him the steroids got busted actually sellin them...movie was supposively based on Jerry Lynn

 

[Grind -N- Bone]

It's actually pretty good, I caught it on Showtime or Starz 1 night years ago and it surpassed my expectations.
I think the main the guy was based on or inspired by Jerry Lynn, don't know if there is any truth to that but god dayum Jerry.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Dude that sold him the steroids got busted actually sellin them...movie was supposively based on Jerry Lynn

It's actually pretty good, I caught it on Showtime or Starz 1 night years ago and it surpassed my expectations.
I think the main the guy was based on or inspired by Jerry Lynn, don't know if there is any truth to that but god dayum Jerry.

The story was based on jerry lynn???

 

[R=G]

Thats what made it so realistic tho

It was a good movie i thought

Real life isnt always pretty

The Girl Next Door (2007) - IMDb

 

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Great movie, I need to watch it again as it came out during the decade that I didn't follow wrestling. Also enjoyed Roddy Piper basically spoofing Rourke's character in the It's Always Sunny wrestling episode.

 

[Osmosis]

can't believe it came out in 08