I seen a few DVDs on World Class Championship Wrestling. This DVD is Bill Mercer being interviewed, the voice of World Class. While there's a lot of things discussed that doesn't have anything to do with wrestling it's all still was interested. He talks about how he started in broadcasting and all the sports he's covered. He even has a story about The JFK Assassination and interviewing Lee Harvey Oswald right after he was placed in his jail cell.
Of course Mercer had a lot to do with the production side of WCCW. The things that he and his team had done were truly innovative for a pro wrestling program. He even talks about how he got a call from some lady working for WWE telling him they were the first to do these things.
What really adds to this if you're interested in The Von Erich Family is that Mercer was a close friend to all of them. He adds insight to the way Fritz treated his children and what they were going through during their tragedy. He doesn't let it all out but he does reveal things you may have not known before.
I think unless you really want to dig into the history of World Class Championship Wrestling then this maybe not for you. It maybe better to start off with Heroes of World Class or maybe even the WWE documentary about WCCW before grabbing this. But if you are already a fan of WCCW or maybe want to learn more then this DVD is for you.
It's available at High Spots
https://www.highspots.com/p/mercer.html
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