10 Things You Didn't Know About Beyond The Mat
7. Blaustein's Channel-Changing Story
The negative response from some industry insiders to his film didn't dampen Barry's love of professional wrestling. He told IGN that he continued watching long after the doc's proper release in 2000...although he wasn't always that proud of it.
A few years after the hubbub had died down, Blaustein was shooting a movie in Austin, Texas. He fancied watching some wrasslin' in his room one Monday night, but noticed his TV didn't carry Spike TV (or UPN, meaning any chance of a SmackDown replay was also out of the question). So, Barry decided to go downstairs to the gym for some exercise.
When he got on one of the bikes, he was thrilled to find out it carried Spike. Raw was on, and Blaustein settled in to watch when a well-known (unnamed) actor rocked up to one of the machines next to him. Embarrassed at what he was watching, Barry changed the channel.
He's not sure why, because the actor knew he'd produced 'Beyond The Mat'. Just as well Mae Young wasn't giving birth to a hand!