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NWF Kids Pro Wrestling: The Untold Story

NWF Kids Pro Wrestling: The Untold Story is a professional wrestling documentary that tells the story of a youth based professional wrestling league that existed in the mid-1980s.[1] It was released in the United States by NWF Films.[2][3][4]

NWF Kids Pro Wrestling: The Untold Story
DVD cover
Directed byBrian Hamm
Written byBrian Hamm
Based onPro Wrestling Kids' Style: The Most Amazing Untold Story in Professional Wrestling History
by Shawn Crossen
Produced byBrian Hamm
Starring
  • Charley Lane
  • Mike Ackermann
  • Matt Kelsey
  • Jason Clauson
  • Chris Hanson
  • John Hoffman
  • Leslie Johnson
Narrated byTravis
Cinematography
  • David Canada
  • Anthony Rodriguez
Production
company
NWF Films
Distributed by
Release date
  • 25 October 2005 (2005-10-25) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18,000

Synopsis edit

The documentary (84 min) covers the birth and development of a professional style wrestling league from the mid-1980s that was produced by young teens aging from 12 to 16 years of age. The film covers the rise and fall of a unique wrestling experience for both the fans and kids that were involved. The film includes footage from the original NWF productions as well as current interviews with past NWF participants.[citation needed]

Cast edit

Interviewed for the film were Charley Lane, Michael Ackermann, Matt Kelsey, Chris Hanson, Jason Clauson, John Hoffman, and Leslie Johnson

Reception edit

Internet wrestling reviewer Brian Zane reviewed the documentary and called it fascinating though he found the lack of interviews with the kids parents disappointing.[5]

Awards and nominations edit

Since the film was released on DVD in October, 2005, It has received 13 national and international awards.[6][7] Among these are:

  • 2005, won Best Sports Documentary Award at New York International Independent Film & Video Festival[8]
  • 2006, won Screencraft Productions Award for Best Feature Documentary at New York International Independent Film & Video Festival[9]
  • 2006, won Aegis Award at Aegis Film and Television competition[10]
  • 2006, won Accolade Award honorable mention at Accolade Competition[11]
  • 2006, won 2 silver and 1 bronze Telly Award[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Yelle, Tom (6 April 2006). "Untold story, untold legends: Locally produced pro wrestling kids' style drew large fan base". ABC Newspapers. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ^ "NWF Documentary". NWF Films. 2005. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  3. ^ Radbourne, Julian (1 September 2006). "The Two Sheds Review: NWF Kids Pro Wrestling – The Untold Story – DVD Review". X Headlines. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ Lukens, Alex (2 April 2006). "NWF Kids Pro Wrestling: The Untold Story". Dove Foundation. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ^ NWF Kids Pro Wrestling | Wrestling With Wregret, retrieved 8 August 2019
  6. ^ a b "NWF documentary picked up three more awards". ABC Newspapers. 6 July 1007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. ^ Olson, Jason (22 May 2014). "Kids wrestling organization marks 30th anniversary with hall of fame class". ABC Newspepaers. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ^ "2005 Awards - New York November". New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  9. ^ "2006 Awards - Los Angeles March". New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  10. ^ "2006 Aegis Film and Video Production Awards". The Aegis Awards. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  11. ^ "2006 Accolade Awards" (pfd). The Accolade Competition. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

External links edit

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