Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky was once a proud finishing school for young wrestlers who hoped for a chance at a career in big time Pro Wrestling but times have changed. With new owners in the picture, once-famous pro wrestler Al Snow has been given the summer to turn OVW’s dire financial situation around. Wrestlers tells the story of a handful of eccentric misfits who attempt to come together to help Al save this historic gym while achieving their own wild dreams of wrestling professionally.
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At a storied professional wrestling organization, new owners and a roster of rising stars strive to make an impact beyond the ring in this docuseries.
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Sorry in advance if this gets a little longer, but I have so many thoughts on this. First of all: Please more of it, Netflix!
As a wrestling fan from europe who watches wrestling since Hulkamania was runnin wild, and later als watched other wrestling promotoons like NJPW and Impact, I was surprised that I had not even know that OVW was existing.
I knew about the territories before Vince and Turner bought them up and that a lot of wrestler back then till today did start in less known wrestling promotions and not right away in WcW, WWF/WWE oder (now also) AEW.
And even if go on the internet the channels talk about NJPW or Impact, if they don’t talk about WWE or AEW. And sometimes ROH, which was bought by AEW, in the recent past. And also from time to time about the NWA.
But OVW? Not that I can tell that any youtube channel really talked about them. I have more heard of Top Rope promotion, and they are very very small on not on the radar of most fans.
But let’s talk about the show.
First of all it was so cool to see Al Snow again. It seems he is an awesome boss. Plays the hard guys but is obviously very kind and full of emotions (other than anger ;-)). Can’t imagine how much stress he has with all the gazillion problems he is facing every day. And still he stays calm and reasonable.
And on top of that he does his very best that the promotion as well as every worker will have a future or the chance to get hired by one of the bigger promotions.
Was also great to know that it was possible for the wrestler to work somewhere else even if their timing to do that was not the best.
But no “we sue you” or “you get fired”. None of that. Even wrestle whi f-ed up got a 2nd chance.
But what I have to say is that I understand that the wrestler did not like Matt Jones. I think he had an isse about his pereception of himself and of others. That he seems to be a person who demands respect but show little to none respect to others. Just look how hsi date went.
It can be that his radio show and his bar work fine and make much profit. But that stil makes him no Jeff Bezos and for sure not a Vince McMahon. And even those 2 can’t speak with their workers how Matt talked to some of his.
I mean what had he thought when je was on board as a co-owner? That he would a Vince McMahon? He is or was a fan, yes, but he had no idea about the business. Of course he did not want to be just the wallet.
But the way this only can work is that he says what he can do (can do, not THINK what he can) and how Al and the workers can do their part that this comes together and works and maybe even drops some money.
Yes they say it is a good time to be a wrestling fan because there is more wrestling than ever. But is a matter of facth that only a very few of those promotions make good profit.
Some can be lucky if they make enought to just keep running. And the major player is still the WWE.
AEW is nothing to sniff on, but they are not that competition like WcW was to WWE during the “Monday Night Wars”. And it could just work because the Khans had a big wallet and could hire some big names right away or at least vers early. Like Chris Jericho, Sting, Christians, and CM Punk (who got fired not too long ago) and was probably the biggest draw for them.
And even with all that AEW now is in a situation where it’s “sink or swim” for them. As the “Punk situation” brought up the question if Tony struggles too much between beeing a fan and beeing the boss. As it already seems that the wrestler (mostly those who are member of the “Elite”) run the show and not Tony. Or how they would say it in the wrestling industry: “The inmates run the asylum!” And that happened to WcW and was probably a major reason why they went out of business.
And I don’t know what to think about Craig. It seems he is only there because Matt talked him into this and looks at OVM just as an investment.
But what Matt and Craig have to know ist that it can very well be that runnin OVM will never drop big money. That it exist for the love for wrestling and to give wrestlers a place to be or maybe even a chance to get hired by other promotions. Matt said that he wants to build something. Yes that’s something you can do with OVM. But if you just there for the profit, then better “help” elsewhere!
Now that I know the WWE doesn’t bother to help this fed after so many “stars” came from OVW, I have even more disrespect for the WWE if that was even possible. Thanks Netflix, you kept my self boycott of the WWE live and well since 2005.
Loved this what a great story and humanizing wrestlers. Al Snow is a legend ❤