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Back To The Territories: AWA

2016 · 118 min

Two insiders trade stories and gossip about a bygone wrestling empire, warm and funny with a bittersweet edge.

Directed by
Sean Oliver
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jim Cornette, Greg Gagne
Overview
As the golden age of wrestling TV came to a close, many stars of the black & white found comfortable spots running territories around the U.S. And one of the biggest up and comers of the 50s and early 60s settled into a decades-long role at the helm of The AWA. Verne Gagne became the face and the soul of the powerhouse territory from Minnesota, and the closest person to him, his son Greg Gagne, joins Jim Cornette for a walk through Verne’s life and the history of the AWA. Greg’s inside information will blow your mind, from the hilarious — Mad Dog Vachon opening a plane door at 10,000 feet … to the intriguing — the alleged skullduggery at the hands of Eric Bischoff. Greg goes with Corny as the earliest days of the company are explored, then the heartbreak and blown opportunities at the hands of Hulk Hogan, and up through the run at Vince in the 80’s. You may think you have heard the whole story of The AWA. But there’s more that Greg has stayed silent on…’till now!

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Directed by
Sean Oliver
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jim Cornette, Greg Gagne
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • ambition
  • family
  • betrayal
  • aging
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Sean Oliver
Starring
Jim Cornette, Greg Gagne
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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