2006 Films   •   2006 Film Festival

Director: Mark Ezovski
Category: Documentary Feature
RT-2h

For six years, filmmaker Mark Ezovski followed three individuals to explore the strange, fascinating and often secretive world of professional wrestling. 'Luscious' Johnny Valiant, a WWE hall of fame pro wrestler and thirty year veteran of the mat wars, missing life on the road and in the ring. Johnny has a dilemma-should he keep his regular day job or take one last stab at the spotlight? When Johnny decides to take a chance and pursue a career in acting and stand up comedy, all bets are off. It's life in the spotlight again, but is Johnny ready to pay the price? 'Empress Asia' Sky Hosoya revisited her native Japan and felt out of place in a society where women are second class citizens. Her new found knowledge inspired her to become a professional body builder, a Golden Gloves boxing Champion, a world renowned dominatrix and of course a professional wrestler. Sky refuses to back down from the odds, hoping her charisma and never say die attitude will take her all the way to the top. 'Professor' Larry Brisco the wrestler is really Larry DeGaris Ph. D. A college professor by day, wrestling villain by night, Larry never imagined a career in the squared circle while growing up in the New Jersey suburbs. But after years of amateur wrestling, he came to appreciate the art and style of the professional game. Trained in an 'old school' style with a respect for the craft of the sport, the wrestling professor will school you on exactly why wrestling can be so addictive to fans and wrestlers alike. The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling is not so much a film about wrestling as a film about three individuals following their dreams and living life on their own terms. It is a funny, sad and ultimately uplifting portrait of life outside of the squared circle.

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