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Beyond the Mat

Beyond the Mat (1999)★ 7.6/10

R · US · 102 min · October 22, 1999

  • Documentary
  • Biography
  • Sport

Directed by: Barry W. Blaustein

Written by: Barry W. Blaustein

A heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives.

Directed by

Barry W. Blaustein

Written by

Barry W. Blaustein

Cast & crew

Terry FunkSelfMick FoleySelfJake RobertsSelfBarry W. BlausteinSelf - NarratorVince McMahonSelfJim BellSelf - Sr. VP of MerchandisingDarren DrozdovSelfRoland AlexanderSelfTony JonesSelfMichael ModestSelfDanny ZuckerSelf - Childhood FriendDave MeltzerSelf - JournalistEd BeckleySelf - PromoterChynaSelfMatt HysonSelfJames WareSelfJesse VenturaSelfJerome YoungSelfDennis StampSelfKent ChantungSelfJim CooleySelfElizabeth HaydenSelfJoe LaurinaitisRoad Warrior Animal (archiveFootage)Kurt NielsenSelfJeffery PasseroSelfFrançois PetitSelf - ParamedicJim RossJim RossMichael SeitzMichael HayesAfa AnoaiSelf (uncredited)Steve AustinSelf (uncredited)Matt BloomAlbert (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Debbie BonnanzioSelf - VP of Creative Services (uncredited)Mark CalawayThe Undertaker (uncredited)Adam CopelandEdge (uncredited) (archiveFootage)James E. CornetteSelf (uncredited)Michael CoulthardSelf (uncredited)Christopher DanielsChristopher Daniels (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Ted DiBiase'The Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Shane DouglasSelf (uncredited)Tommy DreamerTommy Dreamer (uncredited)Wayne FarrisThe Honky Tonk Man (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Ed FerraraSelf (uncredited)Howard FinkelHoward Finkel (uncredited)Collette FoleySelf (uncredited)Dewey FoleySelf (uncredited)Noelle FoleySelf (uncredited)Jim FullingtonThe Sandman (uncredited)Dory Funk Jr.Self (uncredited)Brandee FunkSelf (uncredited)Stacy FunkSelf (uncredited)Tony GareaSelf (uncredited)Tom GreeneSelf (uncredited)Bret HartBret 'The Hitman' Hart (uncredited)Dave HebnerDave Hebner (uncredited)Brian HeffronThe Blue Meanie (uncredited)Mike HegstrandRoad Warrior Hawk (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Mark HenryMark Henry (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Paul HeymanSelf (uncredited)Devon HughesD-Von Dudley (uncredited)Brian JamesRoad Dogg (uncredited)Dwayne JohnsonThe Rock (uncredited)Mike JonesVirgil (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Jerry LawlerJerry 'The King' Lawler (uncredited)Rena LesnarSable (uncredited)Paul LevesqueTriple H (uncredited)Scott LevyRaven (uncredited)John ListerSelf - Fan (uncredited)Mark LoMonacoBuh Buh Ray Dudley (uncredited)Teddy LongTeddy Long (uncredited)Jerry LynnJerry Lynn (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Robert MailletKurrgan (uncredited)Michael MannaStevie Richards (uncredited)Vinnie MassaroSelf (uncredited)Linda McMahonSelf (uncredited)Shane McMahonSelf (uncredited)Stephanie McMahonStephanie McMahon (uncredited)Debra McMichaelDebra (uncredited)William MoodyPaul Bearer (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Gene Okerlund'Mean' Gene Okerlund (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Pat PattersonSelf (uncredited)P.J. PolacoJustin Credible (uncredited)Bruce PrichardSelf (uncredited)Robert RemusSgt. Slaughter (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Dustin RhodesGoldust (uncredited)Terri RunnelsMarlena (uncredited)Vince RussoSelf (uncredited)Peter SenerchiaTaz (uncredited)Ken ShamrockKen Shamrock (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Mathew ShoemakerBig Red (uncredited) (archiveFootage)'Grizzly' SmithSelf (uncredited)Brandy SmithSelf (uncredited)Al SnowAl Snow (uncredited)Monty SoppBilly Gunn (uncredited)Donna SpanglerPrincipal (uncredited)Terry TaylorSelf (uncredited)John TentaSelf (uncredited)Trudy VachonLuna Vachon (uncredited)Rob Van DamRob Van Dam (uncredited)Sean WaltmanX-Pac (uncredited)Leon WhiteVader (uncredited) (archiveFootage)