An exploration of the wrestling world's underground. Traveling from First Nations communities in rural Manitoba to Mexico's Lucha Libre scene in Juarez, the series sees…
Documentary • Series • 2019 • 1 season
Starring: Damian Abraham
S1 E1 - The Best New Talent in America
Few people have had a larger impact on pro wrestling than veteran promoter Gabe Sapolsky. Damian follows Gabe's crew on an American tour as he trains the next crop of superstars.
May 22, 2019
S1 E2 - The Changing Face of Wrestling
Damian documents the handoff of one generation to the next by visiting a famed wrestler at the close of his career, and profiling the rise of one of wrestling's newest stars.
May 29, 2019
S1 E3 - Japan's Finest Wrestlers
Japan boasts the finest women's wrestling in the world. Damian visits Tokyo to learn what makes these women so good and meet the upcoming generation of female wrestlers.
Jun 5, 2019
S1 E4 - Death Match
On the fringe of wrestling is Deathmatch, where wrestlers battling with barbed wire, razor blades and broken glass, challenge the idea that wrestling is fake.
Jun 12, 2019
S1 E5 - The Powerful Women of Wrestling
Damian travels to Florida and Bolivia to learn how women wrestlers around the world are using professional wrestling to battle inequality, misogyny, and domestic abuse.
Jun 19, 2019
S1 E6 - The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores
As Mexico copes with an ever-present drug war and Trump’s Wall, Lucha Libre is more popular than ever, and some wrestlers see Lucha as their ticket to America.
Jun 19, 2019
S1 E7 - The Craziest Wrestling In Japan
Invisible wrestlers, blow-up dolls, and waterpark matches: welcome to the weird and wild world of Japan's DDT, the world's strangest wrestling promotion.
Jun 26, 2019
S1 E8 - Wrestling On Canada's Reserves
Damian heads to northern Quebec to join a crew of wrestlers who brave weather and isolation to bring professional wrestling to remote and disadvantaged First Nations communities.
Jun 26, 2019 • 1h
S1 E9 - Voodoo Wrestling
In war-torn Congo, a cultural collision has made one of wrestling's strangest subgenres: voodoo wrestling, in which suplexes and powerbombs mix with hexes and deadly black magic.
Jul 3, 2019
S1 E10 - Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico
Exoticos, male wrestlers who embrace the feminine and dress in drag inside the ring, have been defying the macho side of Lucha Libre for decades.
Jul 3, 2019
S1 E11 - Life After Wrestling
Jul 31, 2019
S1 E12 - Making a Wrestler
Jul 31, 2019
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About This Show
The Wrestlers
An exploration of the wrestling world's underground. Traveling from First Nations communities in rural Manitoba to Mexico's Lucha Libre scene in Juarez, the series sees Damian Abraham exploring the personalities involved in the sport of pro wrestling.
Documentary • TV Series • 2019
Details
- Genre
- Documentary
- First aired
- May 22, 2019
- Last aired
- Jul 31, 2019
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 12
- Network
- Viceland
- Language
- English
- Score
- 9.7 out of 10 from 3 votes