Beyond the Mat

‘Vince McMahon is at war with Beyond the Mat!’ promised the DVD cover, providing a timeless and very well-aged description of this documentary. In fact, Barry W. Blaustein's team was the last independent documentary crew to be granted unrestricted access behind the sacred kayfabe curtain of the WWE (then still WWF) — and one reason for the corporation's message control attitude towards all backstage material since then.