The Kickstarter-funded documentary documentary about $5 Wrestling
star Freight Train, Power of Freight Train, has officially been released. You
can order it at DIYWrestling. The documentary’s
official synopsis is as follows:
Freight Train was born Charles Stevenson, a son of a
single mother trying to make ends meet. While Charles may have struggled during
his childhood, as an adult he has become one of the most beloved figures in the
world of professional wrestling. Much like everything in Freight Train’s life he
had to fight for it. Charles dealt with an undiagnosed mental condition, greedy
wrestling school owners and shady promoters before he found his place in the
world known as $5 Wrestling. A small wrestling promotion based on lovable
characters doing everything they could to make it. Freight Train proved to be
the most endearing of all the $5 Wrestlers. Charles’ 14 years of fighting
rejection finally paid off and he had become the talk of the wrestling world. To
further show the scope of Freight Train’s popularity a Kickstarter campaign was
launched to send him to the UK to wrestle for Preston City Wrestling, one of the
premier wrestling promotions in the UK. This documentary covers the lowest of
lows in Freight Train’s life and the highest of the highs. Along for the ride is
the promoter of $5 Wrestling, Jake Manning who has been greatly effected by the
positive mindset and unbelievable perseverance of Charles. Something that Jake
simple refers to as, The Power Of The Freight Train.
