Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit

Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit

Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit

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Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit

2002

1h 25m

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Overview

An award winning documentary pulls back the curtain to reveal the secret inner workings of an independent wrestling show, featuring the Iron Sheik and Bullet Bob Armstrong, as it rolls into a small town in Alabama for a one night show on a hot, muggy summer's evening.

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Khosrow Vaziri

Himself

Khosrow Vaziri

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Joe James

Himself

Joe James

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