Wrestleview’s Jason Namko sent this in.
Former Ring of Honor World Champion and current Ring of Honor color commentator Nigel McGuinness is the planning stages of making a documentary about the end of his wrestling career entitled “The Last McGuinness” .McGuinness has launched a KickStarter page as a way to raise funds for the production of the documentary. On his Kickstarter page, McGuinness discussed why he is making the documentary and why he would like fans to support the project:
“Over six weeks, at the end of 2011, I completed my retirement tour. I have over sixty hours of footage that I either shot myself or with the help of whatever friend or stranger I could find. It was not ideal – not like I’d hoped or imagined – but then neither was my career.
What is was, however, was an intimate and heartfelt insight into the industry I spent my life pursuing and the final step of my childhood dream as I traveled the world on my journey. Part documentary, part shoot DVD, you will see the amazing characters I met along the way and the emotional journey I took.
Most of us who were professional wrestlers never made it to the heights of fame and fortune in WWE. For us, the world of independent professional wrestling was our life. Away from the lights and TV cameras, away from sports entertainment, it is our piece of the dream we all had when we were fans, shared with the fans that get it. And this is one of our stories.
Moving on from wrestling is the toughest decision I have ever had to make. I am looking to get the funding, not only to make the documentary, but also to learn the skills to be able to explore other avenues beyond the ring in the future.
More than this though, I think it’s a story everyone will enjoy and learn from. I know I did.”
You can view McGuinness’s KickStarter page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/307482471/the-last-of-mcguinness