WWE: 15 Greatest Wrestling Documentaries Of All Time
13. Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is not, strictly speaking, a wrestling documentary, but an examination into steroid use in American culture. The * in the title refers to how athletes who are implicated in performance-enhancing drug scandals have their records postfixed by an asterisk. Filmmaker Christopher Bell speaks to various athletes and political figures and asks the question: If theres nothing more American than winning, why are steroids such a big deal?
Christopher Bell, left, speaks with a steroid-using fitness model, Christian Boeving.
In Bigger, Stronger, Faster*, one thing becomes unmistakably clear: it doesnt matter how big these models/bodybuilders/gym rats are, they still feel small. The most emotional parts of the film, however, center on Mike Mad Dog Bell, the filmmakers brother. Mad Dog, 36, worked as a jobber for WWE in the 90s and still dreams of making it as a professional wrestler. In an interview, he admits to using steroids, human growth hormone and various other drugs. Six months after the films release, he was discovered dead in a rehab facility in Costa Mesa. Despite this tragedy, WWE.com still endorsed the movie and even published a sit-down interview with Bell and WWE superstar John Cena.