Dynamite Kid - A Matter of Pride DVD SetSigned by Dynamite Kid on February 18th, 2013.
DVD Version
This project began when Highspots
traveled to Manchester, England to conduct a simple interview with Tom
Billington about his wrestling career. Prior to this interview, nobody
knew very much about what happened to Dynamite Kid since he retired from
pro wrestling and nobody had been able to unravel the myths surrounding
his legacy. Perhaps more than any other wrestler, Tom Billington was a
recluse, never agreeing to do interviews, appearances, or even
maintaining contact with his old friends from wrestling. After
conducting the interview with the reclusive Billington, we realized that
he had an amazing story that could not be told merely by his own,
humbled words. Therefore, with the help of a lot of generous donors
through Kickstarter, we set out on a worldwide traveling endeavor to
interview those that knew Dynamite Kid the best and those that still
keep in touch with him today. What resulted was a very emotional
journey into a career cut short by the abuses of steroids, alcohol,
drugs, and a complete disregard for his own physical limitations.
Dynamite
Kid started as a young Englishmen trained in the infamous Snake Pit by
Ted Betely and turned an opportunity given to him by the Hart Family in
Calgary into a phenomenal worldwide wrestling career. He arguably saved
a dying Stampede Wrestling and turned that small Western Canadian
territory into an internationally acclaimed promotion. Dynamite Kid was
on the front lines of changing professional wrestling from a big man
carnival act into an exciting action based entertainment industry where
lightweight and physically gifted performers were the focal point of the
show. He dazzled an international audience with matches against Tiger
Mask that are still a bench mark today.
Perhaps
best known by modern wrestling fans as a member of the British
Bulldogs, this documentary covers the unique relationship between
Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith and how the team was on bad footing
from the inception.
The
most talked about locker room fight in WWF history is storied for the
first time by Dynamite as well as all the other key locker room figures
of that time.
Dynamite
Kid was considered to be 20 years ahead of his time and his influence
is still very visible today. Unfortunately, for personal issues there is
a dark shadow over his legacy. This documentary digs deeper and gets to
the heart of this complex wrestling revolutionary.
Disc 1: Approximately 2 hrs 25 minutes
Documentary - 1:47
Chapters:
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Stampede Savior
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Japan
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The Lifestyle
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Bulldogs
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Ribs
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Sucker Punch
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Exodus
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Sweet Man
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Dynamite Effect
Extras: - Rib Stories - 19:26 - Benoit - 8:38 - Matilda - 5:51 - Davey Richard's Comments - 5:33
Disc 2: Approximately 2hrs 10 minutes
Extras:
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Great Stories - 25:44
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Director Comments - 13:45
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Calgary Tour - 4:56
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Slideshow of Photos - 3:02
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True or False with Dynamite Kid - 15:25
Interviews:
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Bruce Hart - 15:59
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Ross Hart - 27:22
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Honky Tonk Man - 27:43
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