Later investigations revealed that the video was likely produced by a group of performance artists or shock-media creators looking to create the ultimate internet myth. No one was actually castrated in the making of the film. The Legacy of Internet Shock Culture

The "BME Pain Olympics" was a viral shock video that began circulating on file-sharing networks and shock forums in the mid-2000s. The video allegedly depicted a competition where men underwent extreme, agonizing forms of genital mutilation to see who could endure the most pain.

The most widely circulated iteration of the video was titled BME Pain Olympics: Final Round , allegedly released around 2002.