• 2018
  • 1h
The Wrestlers

Summary From the bright lights of Florida to the spotless streets of Japan and the chaos of the Congo, Damian Abraham dives headlong into the fascinating ways cultures around the world have embraced one of America's greatest exports: professional wrestling. View more details

  • 2018
  • 1h

The Wrestlers

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Drew McIntyre Sami Johnston Stephon Strickland Damian Abraham

All cast & crew

7.6

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 1, 2018

Countries of origin : Canada

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Vice Studio Canada Viceland

Summary From the bright lights of Florida to the spotless streets of Japan and the chaos of the Congo, Damian Abraham dives headlong into the fascinating ways cultures around the world have embraced one of America's greatest exports: professional wrestling. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 1, 2018

Countries of origin : Canada

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Vice Studio Canada Viceland

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The Wrestlers (2018)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 20, 2018
The Best New Wrestling 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.
Episode 2 • May 28, 2019
The Changing Face of Wrestling/Life After Wrestling
Damien documents the handoff of one generation to the next by visiting a famed wreslter, MVP, at the close of his career, and profiling the rise of one of wrestlers newest stars.
Episode 4 • Jan 20, 2018
Smash the Patriarchy
Damian travels to Florida and Bolivia to learn how women around the world are using professional wrestling to battle inequality, misogyny and domestic abuse.
Episode 5 • Jan 20, 2018
The Only Show in Town
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 Nation communities.
Episode 6 • Feb 11, 2018
DDT: The Craziest Wrestling in Japan
Invisible wrestlers, blow-up dolls and water park matches have all become part of Japan's DDT (Dramatic Dream Team) Wrestling, the worlds strangest wrestling promotion.
Episode 7 • Feb 18, 2018
Joshi Puro: Japan's Finest Wrestlers
Damian visits Tokyo to learn why Japan boasts the finest women's wrestling in the world, and meets the upcoming generation of female wrestlers.
Episode 8 • Mar 08, 2018
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.
Episode 10 • Jun 11, 2019
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.
Episode 11 • May 21, 2019
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.
Episode 12 • Jan 20, 2018
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.
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