The Ropes | A Pro Wrestling Documentary (Full Extended Edition)

The Ropes is a wrestling documentary starring journeyman wrestler George South ➤ TitleMatchNetwo...
"The Ropes" Documentary was created, conducted & produced exclusively by Title Match Media LLC. We have won several awards for this production including Best Documentary at the ECX East Coast Film & TV Festival in Virginia Beach, VA.
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Title: The Ropes: A Pro Wrestling Documentary (Extended Edition)
Released: Nov 2013
Location: Winston-Salem, NC - Benton Convention Center
Cast: George South, Ric Flair, Manny Fernandez, Bill Eadie, Barry Darsow
-3-Cam shoot w/ Sony Z150, 2 Canons, h4N Zoom Mic, 2 boom mics
-Post-edits were made in the Title Match studios via Premiere Pro CC
-Hosted by Telly Bistis (Title Match Media LLC owner)
-Camera Crew: Telly Bistis, Jay Gates, Omar Abilmona
-Studio Rights: Title Match Media LLC (via Title Match Wrestling, Title Match Network)
This wrestling documentary features wrestling legends Rock n Roll Express, Ric Flair, Demolition, Jimmy Valiant and Manny Fernandez.
This wrestling documentary features wrestling legends Rock n Roll Express, Ric Flair, Demolition, Jimmy Valiant and Manny Fernandez.
This film was an official selection at the ECX East Coast Film & TV Festival. Now in it's entirety, Title Match Wrestling proudly presents The Ropes! This is a documentary about George South, a 40-year veteran of professional wrestling and the man who Ric Flair once called "My favorite guy to work on TV". What drives a man like George to take on such a grueling travel schedule, work away from home most of the year and get in the ring with some of the meanest and toughest wrestlers on earth? We explore the answers in this gripping series featuring some of the greatest legends to ever lace a pair of boots.
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[@TitleMatchWrestling]

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[@Floridaburg-]

Producer “Hello Mr. Flair, would you like to be featured on a documentary about George South? He has nothing but nice things to say about you and the time you spent together wrestling” Rick Flair “....the fuck is George South?”

[@billyray5232]

Title Match Wrestling it sucked

[@Floridaburg-]

BIlly Ray lol

[@TerminusAudioOfficial]

You're a little misinformed. Ric Flair endorses his wrestling school and has sent his kids there, along with other vets. He was apparently Ric Flair's "favorite enhancement talent" to work with. He's also included him in books he's written.

[@billyray5232]

Terminus Audio It was a joke, I loved this Documentary

[@ironimpactdojo]

George South is one of those talented athletes who you saw on TV, constantly losing, and thought, this guy's the worst! Only as time's gone by, do I now look back and realize the skill he had to make the other guys look good, week in and week out. Now, that he's taken on a role as trainer and mentor, he's inspiring a new generation, who have already shown the merits of learning under someone like George South. Solid guy.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

I always thought the he and Rip Rogers would have made a great tag team , one in the line of The Midnight Express .

[@Meatball2022]

Word.

[@bb-gc2tx]

he deserves to be in hall of fame

[@cjrichythebirdman5503]

In glad George South is finally getting the respect he always deserved

[@ctbalcerak]

Lol didn’t he make this documentary?

[@sirmateo75]

Wow. George South seems like a hell of a guy! He doesn't get the gratitude he deserves. Thank You, George!

[@POTFguy]

I met George in one of the Gaffney SC shows, I bought my kids a copy of his book and had him autograph it, super nice guy, very family friendly show with Matt Hardy that year. I did however want to ask him to get me an autograph book for my current supervisor Vernon Deaton from Spartanburg sc, another guy who worked alot of top named talent like George did?does. Keep up the Good work with Wrestlecade!!!

[@barrymccockner6450]

Youre welcome!

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

George south is perhaps the greatest enhancement talent of all time but in reality, he is much much more. A true ambassador of the sport and the perfect rolemodel for anyone that aspires to be in the business. The legend George South! I hope hes happy and healthy!

[@Meatball2022]

George South and Mike Jackson are the two enhancement talents that were the best.

[@CoachPalacio]

9 minutes in and I can already tell I’m gonna be watching this many more times. Thank you!

[@guywilliams6569]

Man watching George South work that outdoor crowd is amazing! He's brilliant! There was nobody even into it until he got on the mic the second time and it's amazing to watch all the marks get upset

[@ThePaganworld]

I wish more people were like this guy, honest and genuine, and he doesnt feel the need to talk shit about people, seems like a positive guy

[@tidefanman1]

And this is a documentary, HOW??? More like a love story!!! Great Content

[@paulbookwood6410]

Some of the comments are very critical, but I saw it as kind of an "old-timers game" for pro wrestling. Taken in that context it was fun! 🙂👍

[@jedistreaming4006]

Watching south working the crowd for 10 minutes is awesome. Stuff you don't see in today's wrestling, the art of psychology.

[@vinnievjr]

What I love the most is George South DID NOT once bash anything or anyone. That’s what people now a days need to learn to do. Wrestling is wrestling. If you bash it so much, then stop watching it. Just sit back and enjoy it like George South does.

[@TheDelzShow]

This was fantastic, George South cuts some great promos at the shows

[@Brando-Lee3725]

George is THE most underrated ever ! He knows more than most rosters on tv these days

[@RogerCobretti]

God bless George South. A true pro wrestler in this day and age of sports entertainers. Great documentary. First time I have saw it.

[@matthewgabbard6415]

Tracy Smothers playing mind games haha

[@adamg9173]

Awesome choice to interview. George is so entertaining. Wish he had a podcast. Screw anyone who says old guys should retire. Show some respect and enjoy the ride.

[@joebrown3996]

Love George south what a total class act he is in the wrestling business

[@russellwishman4211]

I love George South. I am a big fan of many so-called "jobbers" ( I hate that terminology). Mr. South is a true master of his craft. He and many others (Bob Cook, Barry Horowitz, Derrick Domino, Mike Sharpe, to name a few) are so undervalued and so important to wrestling. God bless George South for many hours of great entertainment.

[@junebugspade7771]

This reminds me of my childhood watching wrestling and buying PWI magazine reading Bill Apter articles

[@redberry3852]

So glad to see these legends in action When's the next Wrestlecade ... thanks ... GOD BLESS !!!

[@danielkelly7582]

God Bless you George! Thank you!

[@jasonking3644]

I'm in this the documentary!

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

Who the referee

[@pbsimmons2303]

The ring sweeper

[@landonlinville]

thank you so much.

[@walterhager8626]

I love George hes still going strong. Just watch a great match between him and Sam Houston from nwa 7/12/86 and probably the best match on the card. Sam got the win of course cause George was playing heel which he does fabulously. But Sam was looked rocked holding his head after he hit George with the bulldog. I dont know if he got potatoed before that im definitely gonna have to watch it again. Jimmy is an amazing guy too i got to meet him when my uncle Danny Fargo bought mwa off of Dale tnt Mann. My uncle never had a bad word to say about George either before my uncle passed back in 2003. Keep it up George and keep doing what ya do my brother. Only thing i hate is that George has seen so many of his wrestling brothers pass.

[@doubleemcastillano464]

In that outdoors match, I admire his minimal effort to work the crowd while passing off the spots.

[@michealarmond7910]

This is awesome an I’m only 30 minutes into it! This guy is the most humble like able respectful underrated professional wrestler ever!! This guy should be in the hall of fame!

[@alwilson3204]

To be honest, this is a nobody, dime a dozen in pro wrestling

[@jedistreaming4006]

And he's calling the match, thus is great.

[@RealisticFishing]

This brings me back to a time when wrestling felt personal. Oh to be young again... Very well done!

[@scarfacetaco5733]

The senior documentary ♿♿

[@jerrbear2010]

SCARFACE TACO I didn’t know it was fake until rhonda Rousey told me 🤣🤣

[@WolfieRich1]

If I was to start a wrestling company I'd want Jim Cornette as writer, George as an agent, Charles Robinson as referee and the rest will already be done because they know what's up.

[@Slick420Pgh]

I feel bad for the veterans that live in the ring for so long and how time catches up w us all this was a very good doc he was a little b4 my time but def remember him from over the years

[@terryscott2007]

George South, The Mulkeys are the guys who made the Main event stars look good, they are the true stars.

[@teddybouka]

I remember watching George when I was a kid, George or Ric Flair could wrestle a broom and have the fans standing in there seats, anyone can lay down and lose a match, they made you look like a superstar when they were supposed to lose. So much respect for George. Glad he’s still around.

[@Playaten]

Awesome documentary...

[@jonilynnmichalski4249]

Thanks

[@kashyyomfg]

I love how they was calling it in the ring

[@guywilliams6569]

Is that English???

[@marcpritchard4283]

One of the greatest documentaries I've ever watched I've been knowing this guy him not knowing me but knowing people around him and just loving the sport all that in one and knowing that for the love of it you'll take your phone press in there if need be just to get that pop

[@Buttermilkjug]

Ricky Morton lives in the same town as I do, and he's one of the coolest dudes you could ever meet!~ His father in-law and I worked together when I was young~

[@Buttermilkjug]

Well, close enough.. I live on the Virginia side of Bristol~

[@shelleybrock8835]

I miss that old school wrestling.

[@normancarr3015]

I remember him real well doing the territories of the 80s.

[@luisallende6936]

Unsung hero

[@davidwalden309]

I fucking love and miss Tracy Smothers so goddamn much

[@mikefitchNYC1971]

This was a well done documentary!! You all deserve an Academy award for this documentary!

[@TxDragon55]

These guys are the wrestlers that I grew up went and loved. My family used to be at the Houston Coliseum every Friday night when Paul Boshe was the promoter. I look back and I wished I had taken Dick Murdock's offer to go on the road with him to train as a wrestler. I wounder what my life would have been like.

[@djyahtzee7260]

It's painful to look at Jimmy V. He was one of the biggies, now, bless his heart, he's still entertaining us.

[@adamwilson4473]

It's painful to look at all these guys

[@BloodStainedTear]

looking at that old poster the masked superstar and Ivan koloff used to be my favs before Georgia championship wrestling became WCW

[@stephenjones1488]

Lmfao...thought dude in the thumbnail, George South, was fucking Shawn Michaels or Steve Austin doing their Hulk Hogan impression(s) LOL.

[@shellbacksclub]

dammit! i was so hoping this was a new documentary!

[@willsee1404]

I have always loved me some Baby DOLL!!

[@ChrisfromGeorgia]

Darn Tootin'!

[@danahager820]

I love George. He can stall the beginning of a match forever messing with and pissing fans off like nobody else can nowadays especially. What people should take away from George is his great career and how to cut a promo getting heat.

[@johnjackson5281]

Geogre south hall of fame!!!!!

[@johnjackson5281]

Get geogre south in wwe hall of fame!!!!

[@marcpritchard4283]

Those are more Jordan's house got to push with me more than most for the most for the most part they might have three matches on show get seen by the world I don't know why nobody to pick up him and make him a Megastar he was in the hearts of many and still is what a great as workers of all time. Entertainers. Go hard for the whole team. Dedication. Etc etc etc.

[@ceocartel2120]

The heel calls the matches. I love to walk and talk in the ring. He was just to loud with the calls. The match was a old school against Dion Johnson.

[@wrongwayranger684]

McMahon took away the talent from the territories not giving them much of a choice to sell or not

[@vfx-re-edit4146]

I would like to ask if i could live stream this on twitch I will be sure to give correct credits and links to the documentary

[@jarrodsellers1814]

Say what you want about these guys age but they still around and capable of having matches, says alot about there ability thru the years to entertain with out hurting themselves or one another. What's the career span of wrestlers that started in the last 25 years most have broke necks, broke backs or other injuries that side line them within 5 to 10 year from all these stupid unnecessary moves they do. Call them old school all ya want but they forgot more about making wrestling look real than any the new guys will ever know. Give me a good storyline with a heel to hate and a baby face to pull for, old school all the way.

[@TranceMasterJack]

I laughed 4 real after he said how he got heat by taking forever to take his jacket off. Now just watch him. He takes forever to take it off. Found myself getting kinda mad about it too! 👏

[@robertsole9970]

How about Mike Fever and Iron Mike Rotundo???

[@Hertfordshire247]

Matey boy doing interviews at around 07:10 is smirking and putting about as much effort in to interviewing the Sports Entertainer ;) So lacklustre and not in to the interviewing I am shocked he has not been offered a job at WWE.

[@scorpian3]

Who owns title match wrestling?

[@shellbacksclub]

these guys are who the movie THE WRESTLER was based off of.

[@jordand5616]

SHELLBACKS CLUB 🐢 Not disrespectful a bit, but this saddens me. Which BTW, who the hell books LEDGENDS to work in a Tournament. That's insane.

[@christopherrushing5857]

YEEAAHH!!!

[@indywrestlingrevolution1373]

what size ring do you use?

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Looks like an 18 footer

[@spence7985]

HE HAS A CHEESE GRADER!!!

[@defjulz]

Extra “sharp”

[@jonimichalski9193]

How are you All doing without Audience

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

I love hearing Manny Fernandez talk ....with some wrestlers you have to wonder if they are bullshitting you or not ....With Manny there is no doubt .

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

Manny is an asshole

[@capri8225]

Do doubt Manny is full of shit.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

George South was like Jerry Stubbs .,.under aporeciated . If you have to ask who is Jerry Stubbs , then I urge you to look up Mr Olympia vs Paul Orndorff .... then you will see what I mean

[@WR1NetWork]

I love wrestling so much last week I tattooed WWE on my face and I even put the video up for the whole world to see

[@RemmyRiffs]

🤦‍♂️

[@montecarlo4294]

Did George South ever meet Eric Bischoff?

[@pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795]

George still cuts cracking promos...

[@SylentEcho]

The moves are slower, but the wrestling here is SO GOOD by these older veterans. So much better than what WWE puts out these days. The psychology in a match is so important to hoking the fans in.

[@tomdotson6053]

not judging but I find this a bit sad

[@cBearTV-]

Yeah me too sad to see older wrestlers like this, out of shape, dirty kit, shorts, boots, knee arm pads etc, dirty at start of match, not able to move around like they did when they were younger... Really sad, but I'm guessing they need the cash, I mean wrestling isn't known as a career that helps towards your old age, health wise, or financially, yep I agree really sad to see

[@doubleemcastillano464]

I think wrestling is the only thing of it's kind with as many elderly folks still competing.

[@victordewilde8639]

No Not at all people. This guys have lived a life they love. Many here have made big money and realize there's more to life. There enjoying there time reliving ol times with thier ol friends and Fans. I'm glad those they choose to do. Its like me when I saw the Who and Stones as 40 yros in the 80's and thier still entertianing many fans today. God Bless them and the Fans that enjoy them.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

These guys still have good psychology but they , of course , are too old to do justice to their efforts . Half speed match is to be wxpected but what you should pay attention to is what they do when , and why .They are putting on a clinic of old school .

[@adajapalmer9763]

TRU 4 life

[@tj1978love]

Was that Cody Hall there's a guy if anyone deserve a shot. Growing up with razor as your dad

[@poolypiraterecords5740]

Is this E.C.W. ?

[@edwardplante1353]

ill be honest I never heard of George South

[@doubleemcastillano464]

He's bigger in the southern areas. I hadn't heard of him until I was stationed at Camp Lejeune and broke into the business in Greensboro.

[@davidholzer4155]

@AmishRiot only in wwe

[@janiluckarin6633]

yes, there was TAG. you dont need to see it, all it matter the ref hears it

[@jaymilligan9628]

5 moves of doom to face-dom

[@guywilliams6569]

I love how it's the same match between the old guys over and over again, exactly the same... Like nobody's filming it or have ever seen it before, George South is going to do is jumping jacks and taught both sides of the Ring then missed the three-point stance into the turnbuckle, Robert Gibson's going to go through whoever's legs it is to tag Ricky Martin and then all hell will break loose for just a second, then Robert Gibson Will Roll Up George South in a pen, that's right next to the ropes and all they would have to do is reach out and grab the ropes, but he won't in that will be the end. That's two matches in a row, let's see if we can go for 3 ...

[@llowe1632]

I miss wrestling. This stuff they call wrestling nowadays is crap.

[@fillycheesefl]

Lowe Lowe there’s a reason most promotions nowadays call it “Sports Entertainment” and not “Professional Wrestling”.

[@andrewohara1783]

Statements like this only show you have a very narrow and misinformed view of the current state of the wrestling business.

[@thejmc4074]

Andrew O'Hara or he just knows what he does and does not like.

[@chrisalexander703]

heello

[@indywrestlingrevolution1373]

I run a red canvas also

[@jasonvoorhees6416]

Where you out of? I’m getting ready to start up here in Columbus Ohio .

[@grundlebutter5624]

George South was always flair's go to tv jobber...

[@BostonsRaddest]

💖

[@uc95nu51]

When Rasslin was real

[@cBearTV-]

It's real to me dammit 😉😉

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

It's real asshole

[@henrylansky4177]

The fans chanting tommy young’s name..... the fan... the single fan. Baby Dolls allegiance is the million dollar question..... lmfaooo you could add all of this together including the money for harvesting everyone’s organs and it wouldn’t amount to a 200 dollar question.

[@lmoco4556]

So hard to watch these old men wrestling!!! God bless them they are still doing what they love but far from entertaining

[@wunderlichcatt4420]

cook

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

I boss vince McMahon around any chance i get

[@poolypiraterecords5740]

20:16 then headbangers seem to be able to rip off so many other wrestlers gimmicks in less than 30 seconds! You are not the bushwhackers, demolition, dx or the rock! "It doesnt matter who you are"

[@CuteLesbo69]

Babydoll gets sexier and more beautiful every year.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

I know , its kind of weird because I thought she was too hard to be sexy ...now that she is older she looks really good ... hardly seems fair

[@nytemarefxstudio5889]

Never heard of him but honestly it's just sad, some of these guys were legends, now they are just desperately holding on to something that isn't there anymore...plus the matches with George are really bad, you can hear him calling out every move he's about to do, the art of wrestling is to be able to talk through the whole match and no one hears a thing, it's like magic...but he's so loud you can hear every move before it happens...

[@calebjanus2000]

Because a fucking handheld camera was right there not studio cameras with a boom mic. That was for your benefit. What a smark.

[@ericdenigro1607]

I don't know who the blank this guy is that's why am turning this video off.Ive been watching wrestling for 30 years!

[@guywilliams6569]

So Dion Johnson doesn't get to do anything to look good, he just gets the pinfall?? Man that was a crappy match... Not to mention that Extremely Loud verbal cues ... can you imagine being the champion of whatever little Podunk town you are and this old man comes in and basically beats you up for 10 minutes, you don't even get to do your finishing move, then you pin him that is such a easy, cheap way.... I would be so pissed!

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Both The NWA and The WWF waited too long to realize what they had in the Rock nRoll Express ....their work was always good but their looks faded ... that was a huge part of their success , The Women and Jailbait alike bought boat loads of tickets and merch . Ricky Morton refused to pull a Shawn Michaels on Robert Gibson , or he would have been a top babyface . But those kinds of blue eyed babyfaces have a shelf life .

[@spence7985]

i think thats theo vons dad

[@guywilliams6569]

God I hate the rock and roll Express, I can never tell where Bob Gibson's looking and Ricky Martin is just goofy... Especially watching him trying to do the old moose, they don't even seem tough... That's the problem, they seem like a regular guy like me could beat their ass at this point oh, that's not what I want to see