Haus of Pain

A professional gamer teams up with a coworker to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a pro-wrestler.

Cast

James Willems

as Himself

Lawrence Sonntag

as Himself

John Hennigan

as Himself

Paul Ventimiglia

as Himself

Elyse Willems

as Herself

Bruce Greene

as Himself

Adam Kovic

as Himself

Stephanie Bayer

as Herself

Matt Peake

as Himself

Clint Lopaty

as Himself

Reviews

_★★★★_ I've never been a huge fan of professional wrestling but watching James Willems and Lawrence Sonntag essentially take a crash course on pro wrestling and actually get in the ring for real was just something really cool. James lived out his childhood dreams. Not many people can say they've ...

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