10 Binge-Watch Worthy Wrestling Stories
6. ECW
The similarities between ECW and GLOW are striking: performers who’ve been cast aside as misfits determined to fulfill their potential, an eccentric director, low-budget production, cult following, fraternal atmosphere. Both companies spat on tradition while going way over-the-top, changing the business and carving colorful legacies.
Everybody loves an underdog story and there are none better in wrestling than Paul Heyman’s cesspool of profanity, bloodshed and violence inside a South Philly bingo hall. You’d have to sign Paul Giamatti away from Billions, but it would be worth it for the role of the mad scientist behind the chaotic experiment. It’s an inspirational tale for entrepreneurs and creative types, albeit a warning sign for those submerged in the drug and alcohol scene.