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Big
Men, Bigger Dreams: Australian Wrestlers - 23rd April
2004
(Credit: SBS)
Thursday April 22nd at 8.30pm
This
week’s Storyline Australia takes viewers
behind the scenes and on a journey through one
of Australia’s longest surviving and most
loved subcultures – the eccentric world of
Australian pro-wrestling.
Big
Men; Bigger Dreams: Australian Wrestlers, which
screens on Thursday April 22 at 8.30pm, gets up
close and personal with three contemporary gladiators
and witnesses all the drama as they attempt to
be crowned Australia’s “King of the
Heap”.
The
players in Dimitri Ellerington’s documentary
are “Mr Damage”, “The Ox”
and “Bully the Brawler”.
With
22 years experience, Mr Damage is wrestling royalty.
As current champion and promoter of “Rumble
Rock Wrestling”, and son of the great veteran
Alex Iakovidis, Mr Damage is a man who knows that
the top spot is his birthright.
Brooding
in the opposing corner is The Ox, a former protégé
cast out by Mr Damage. With the help of his loving
wife, Janine, The Ox struggles to overcome his
inexperience, fear of recurring injuries and taunts
over his woolly costume. To achieve his goal of
fame, fortune and an elusive U.S. pro-wrestling
contract, The Ox knows he has to put an end to
the reign of his old mentor.
Add
to this potent mix Bully the Brawler, one of the
last true “hard men” of the sport. Having
been there and done that, Bully the Brawler doesn’t
seek accolades or glory; he’s happy as long
as there are plenty of heads to bust and he’s
getting paid.
Big
Men, Bigger Dreams: Australian Wrestlers not only
follows this epic struggle, it also gets behind
the tough façade to reveal a world full
of charm and humour. We meet the supportive partners,
anxious parents and crazed fans. We discover the
wrestler’s secret training techniques and
learn about the finer points of choosing the right
costume. In the words of Mr Damage: “It’s
just like a violent Hamlet!”
Big
Men; Bigger Dreams: Australian Wrestlers is a
Sixfoot6 Film production produced in association
with the NSW Film and Television Office and SBS
Independent.
Links:
Media
websites
SBS
- TV What's On
Articles
Storyline
Australia - Big Men, Bigger Dreams, by Robin Oliver
- 23rd April 2004
Websites
AWF
Pro Wrestling
Press
Releases
AWF
Pro Wrestling Sponsorship Proposal 2004 outline,
via Mediaman
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New
Zealand TV Station For Sale - TELEVISION BROADCAST
LICENSE
Mediaman - current projects
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Wrestling
Documentary Project
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on Australian Wrestling History
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