Aeon Mathix
Has Ascended
To the mods, feel free to move this as I wasn't sure what section this should go under.
In this thread I will be talking about an hour documentary that was on the 3rd disc of the Wrestlemania XX dvd called "The Mania Of Wrestlemania". This is, without a doubt, my favorite wrestling documentary. Not saying at all it is the best, but it is my favorite. In this documentary, we take a look at the personal lives of 4 wwe superstars, those being The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle as they prepare for their matches against one another at Wrestlemania XIX. Along with special insights on a few other legends in Undertaker and Shawn Michaels.
"Mania Of Mania" is narrated by Jesse "The Body" Ventura and showcases what the event Wrestlemania means to the WWE superstars. I had always known that Mania was known as the Super Bowl of Pro Wrestling to all of the wrestlers, but I had never actually knew to what extent it meant to them. As many of us know, Mania XIX was Stone Cold's last match, that being against his arch rival The Rock. Before this documentary I had never known that. The real story behind this documentary is Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle suffered a neck injury back in his olympic days and dealt with the pain every day ever since. Going into Mania XIX, Angle needed neck surgery afterward. Originally, Vince McMahon suggested that Angle lose to Lesnar on a smackdown in less than a minute. Kurt agreed at first but decided that Mania meant so much to him, he was willing to risk paralysis just to compete at the event. It really shows what these men and women go through to entertain all of us and how much the business means to them. I love these wrestling documentaries that remind us that these guys are human and that pro wrestling is not so much "smoke and mirrors" as most people might imagine.
The soundtrack for this documentary is amazing as well. Each song making the moments in the film they correlate with all that much more special. From "New Design" by Motograter when Shawn Michaels talks about returning from his back injury, all the way to "Home" by 12 Stones when Kurt Angle is questioning his decisions before his surgery and just praying that it will work out.
I strongly recommend this documentary to anyone wanting to learn more about wrestling, and the WWE in general. It's not the best ever made documentary I am sure, but it is my personal favorite.
With all that being said what I want to ask you all is:
What does Wrestlemania mean to you as an personally?
In this thread I will be talking about an hour documentary that was on the 3rd disc of the Wrestlemania XX dvd called "The Mania Of Wrestlemania". This is, without a doubt, my favorite wrestling documentary. Not saying at all it is the best, but it is my favorite. In this documentary, we take a look at the personal lives of 4 wwe superstars, those being The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle as they prepare for their matches against one another at Wrestlemania XIX. Along with special insights on a few other legends in Undertaker and Shawn Michaels.
"Mania Of Mania" is narrated by Jesse "The Body" Ventura and showcases what the event Wrestlemania means to the WWE superstars. I had always known that Mania was known as the Super Bowl of Pro Wrestling to all of the wrestlers, but I had never actually knew to what extent it meant to them. As many of us know, Mania XIX was Stone Cold's last match, that being against his arch rival The Rock. Before this documentary I had never known that. The real story behind this documentary is Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle suffered a neck injury back in his olympic days and dealt with the pain every day ever since. Going into Mania XIX, Angle needed neck surgery afterward. Originally, Vince McMahon suggested that Angle lose to Lesnar on a smackdown in less than a minute. Kurt agreed at first but decided that Mania meant so much to him, he was willing to risk paralysis just to compete at the event. It really shows what these men and women go through to entertain all of us and how much the business means to them. I love these wrestling documentaries that remind us that these guys are human and that pro wrestling is not so much "smoke and mirrors" as most people might imagine.
The soundtrack for this documentary is amazing as well. Each song making the moments in the film they correlate with all that much more special. From "New Design" by Motograter when Shawn Michaels talks about returning from his back injury, all the way to "Home" by 12 Stones when Kurt Angle is questioning his decisions before his surgery and just praying that it will work out.
I strongly recommend this documentary to anyone wanting to learn more about wrestling, and the WWE in general. It's not the best ever made documentary I am sure, but it is my personal favorite.
With all that being said what I want to ask you all is:
What does Wrestlemania mean to you as an personally?