Volume 1:controlling history, these WWE Legends docs are actually pretty fun. Seeing as how Dark Side of the Ring had their own episode about Randy Savage, WWE decided to go all in on the more sensational sides of the life story of the Macho Man, somehow out scummy-ing - that's a word, trust me - Dark Side at their own scummy and often bleak for the sake of bleakness game.
Now you can have that doc, as well as "Rowdy" Piper, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Booker T all on one disk from Lionsgate and A&E. Sadly, WWE are discontinuing their physical media after the end of this year, so getting more releases like this probably won't happen.
There's some real quality here, as Savage's was produced by Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman (Screwball), Piper's was directed by Emmy and Peabody Award-winner Joe Lavine (who has directed for ESPNs 30 for 30 series), Stone Cold's was produced by Jason Hehir (The Last Dance, Andre the Giant) and the Booker T doc was directed by Emmy and Peabody Award-winner George Roy (The Curse of the Bambino).
If you want to know more about these great legends, this is a great place to get started. And these sets are pretty inexpensive and easy to find on Amazon.
Volume 2: The second volume of Lionsgate and A&Es WWE collection of Biography features Shawn Michaels (directed by Joe Lavine, who did the ESPN 30 for 30 "Playing for the Mob and the documentary Namath for HBO), Ultimate Warrior (directed by Daniel Amigone (Chain of Command, The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth), Mick Foley (directed by Thomas Odelfelt, who made the HBO 24/7 Mayweather-Marquez) and Bret "The HItman" Hart (directed by George Roy, who made Mantle for HBO).
It's great to see these movies made by actual sports documentarians instead of presented as jokes. Sure, the Warrior doc has some of the dirt that you expect, but that came after WWE realized that they would truly be competing with Dark Side of the Ring.
You also get. To hear from the actual stars themselves -- when possible -- and the people they told these amazing stories with. If you're a wrestling fan -- or know one -- this inexpensive set (and Volume 1 as well) are a great deal.
Now you can have that doc, as well as "Rowdy" Piper, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Booker T all on one disk from Lionsgate and A&E. Sadly, WWE are discontinuing their physical media after the end of this year, so getting more releases like this probably won't happen.
There's some real quality here, as Savage's was produced by Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman (Screwball), Piper's was directed by Emmy and Peabody Award-winner Joe Lavine (who has directed for ESPNs 30 for 30 series), Stone Cold's was produced by Jason Hehir (The Last Dance, Andre the Giant) and the Booker T doc was directed by Emmy and Peabody Award-winner George Roy (The Curse of the Bambino).
If you want to know more about these great legends, this is a great place to get started. And these sets are pretty inexpensive and easy to find on Amazon.
Volume 2: The second volume of Lionsgate and A&Es WWE collection of Biography features Shawn Michaels (directed by Joe Lavine, who did the ESPN 30 for 30 "Playing for the Mob and the documentary Namath for HBO), Ultimate Warrior (directed by Daniel Amigone (Chain of Command, The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth), Mick Foley (directed by Thomas Odelfelt, who made the HBO 24/7 Mayweather-Marquez) and Bret "The HItman" Hart (directed by George Roy, who made Mantle for HBO).
It's great to see these movies made by actual sports documentarians instead of presented as jokes. Sure, the Warrior doc has some of the dirt that you expect, but that came after WWE realized that they would truly be competing with Dark Side of the Ring.
You also get. To hear from the actual stars themselves -- when possible -- and the people they told these amazing stories with. If you're a wrestling fan -- or know one -- this inexpensive set (and Volume 1 as well) are a great deal.