DVD Review - Life in the Fast Lane

Life in the Fast Lane - DVD Review

By Phil Allely

It’s not all limousines and champagne in the world of wrestling, for a select few maybe, but the rest of the roster have to rough it to make ends meet. This DVD from Big Vision Entertainment takes a look at some of the best stories and tales of life on the road, letting the guys and girls involved share them with us.

This is a wonderful education for both wrestling fans new and old. Letting us into some of the things that go on as our heroes travel to the venues we watch them perform in. Many of today’s stars have less of a schedule than those a decade ago (veterans were on the road 300 days or more), but they still have an awful lot of time on the road to kill compared to many of us. These are their stories and boy are they fun.

There are literally dozens of talking heads here and each one is not only a recognised face from the world of wrestling, but most are well known people who at the time were not gagged from spilling the beans by the company they used to (or currently) work for.

So theirs are wonderfully honest accounts of just some of the shenanigans that wrestlers get up to, as they wearily travel from town to town, all in the name of sports entertainment.

Some of the guys who pop are Shawn Michaels, who recalls just how he and former tag team partner Marty Jannetty ended up fired form the WWF , before they’d even really started there. WWE Hall of Famer ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper tells all about how he ended up in jail. Plus many more anecdotes from people like The Hardy’s, Jimmy ‘Mouth of the South Hart’ , Ricky Steamboat, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan, Arn Anderson and many more.

Also extras wise the guys at Big Vision haven’t skimped on things, there are matches featuring Eddie Guerrero, Low Ki, Super Crazy, Tajiri, Jake Roberts and The Sandman, plus outtakes and a very special Pipers Pit segment featuring Kevin Von Erich.

Life in the Fast Lane is available now from Big Vision Entertainment and all good retailers.