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Pistol Pete Marquez - Remembering His Life & Times

Long-time fan/wrestler/trainer/promoter “Pistol Pete” Marquez, of La Puente, California, who wrestled professionally for over 26 years, passed recently while In-Hospice at only age 65. He was a booker, trainer, worker, and more for West Coast promotions and schools like California Championship Wrestling, International Wrestling Federation, and United Wrestling Council after retiring primarily as…

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Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

Mockumentary about the way the pro wrestling industry deals with the aftermath of the world champion being decapitated in the ring during a title defense. 10 of the best wrestlers in the world are invited to a battle royal to crown a new champion but is the mysterious fan favorite “The Mask” really the man who killed the former champ?

There is plenty of wrestling match and promo footage featuring both actors and wrestlers, some of the more famous include former WWF Tag Team Champion Dick Murdoch, NWA Hall of Famer “The Golden Greek” John Tolos, G.L.O.W. stars Matilda The Hun and Salt, Dangerous Dan Spivey and Mando Guerrero the bother of the late WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero.

British wrestler Adrian Street and his manager Miss Linda feature quite heavily as he is not only is the “Exotic” one  an entrant in the Battle Royal finale but he also hosts a talk show segment where they interview The Mask.

The film features a number of wrestling themed songs including Wrestling Tonight by Sha-Na-Na and Breaking Bones by the aforementioned Adrian Street and the Piledrivers who also provide 2 other songs. 

Featured Wrestlers:

Dick Murdoch as A Grunt Brother

Adrian Street as himself

Miss Linda as herself

Mando Guerrero as El Torro

John Tolos as himself

Victor Rivera as Skull Crusher Johnson

“Irish” Pat Barrett as The Terrible Two

Bill Anderson as The Terrible Two

Pistol Pete Marquez as himself

Matilda the Hun as Queen Kong

Salt  as Charli

Dan Spivey as Battle Royal contestant

Steve DeSalvo as Battle Royal contestant

El Goliath as Battle Royal contestant

Steve Pardee as Battle Royal contestant

Jesse Hernandez referee

Wrestle Rating:

4 out of 5 human pyramids

While not a particularly great film it’s theme should make it a must watch for wrestling fans.