Critic's corner Apr 22, 2008
ON DEMAND Beyond the Mat. Comcast, EncoreThis absorbing documentary dishes up the glitz of the spectacle-oriented superbiz wrestling has become, then hooks us with portraits of three of its practitioners, Terry Funk, Mike Foley, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. (Boston Globe)
Beyond The Mat Jan 14, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Doug Anderson, reviewerJanuary 14, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Studio trio weaving together musical Sep 21, 2007
Docu, written and directed by Barry Blaustein ("Beyond the Mat"), follows the students of three southern Indiana high schools as they compete with one another to produce a musical that will get them into the Intl. Thespian Festival. (Variety)
'Crippler' tragedy isn't an isolated death Jun 30, 2007
Some end up like Jake "The Snake" Roberts -- who made most fans cringe in the 1999 professional wrestling documentary "Beyond the Mat" because of his addiction to crack. Some end up like Eddie Guerrero, who died in November 2005 at age 38 because of heart problems. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
In wrestling, steroids kill Jun 27, 2007
In the 1999 documentary Beyond The Mat, the wrestler known as Triple H was seen walking up the ramp following a particularly brutal match. As soon as he disappeared behind the curtain, a chiropractor grabbed him, strapped him to a bed and pushed each of his vertebrae back into place. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
'The Hardcore Diaries' Mar 23, 2007
Mick Foley is a multiple-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion, a number one New York Times best-selling author and one of the most intriguing subjects of Barry Blaustein's popular documentary Beyond the Mat. Now Foley is back -- in the literary world, that is. (Daily Collegian, PA)
