The Wrestlers

The Wrestlers

2019
The Wrestlers
The Wrestlers

The Wrestlers

7.6 | en | Documentary

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP12  Making a Wrestler
Jul. 31,2019
Making a Wrestler

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EP11  Life After Wrestling
Jul. 31,2019
Life After Wrestling

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EP10  Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico
Jul. 03,2019
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.

EP9  Voodoo Wrestling
Jul. 03,2019
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.

EP8  Wrestling On Canada's Reserves
Jun. 26,2019
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.

EP7  The Craziest Wrestling In Japan
Jun. 26,2019
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.

EP6  The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores
Jun. 19,2019
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.

EP5  The Powerful Women of Wrestling
Jun. 19,2019
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.

EP4  Death Match
Jun. 12,2019
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.

EP3  Japan's Finest Wrestlers
Jun. 05,2019
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.

EP2  The Changing Face of Wrestling
May. 29,2019
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.

EP1  The Best New Talent in America
May. 22,2019
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.

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7.6 | en | Documentary
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Damian Abraham

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