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The Wrestlers

The Wrestlers

S1 · E1

IMDB:

9.7
The Wrestlers

Released

5/22/2019

Duration

0h 0m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Cast

Damian Abraham

Overview

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.

Episodes

The Best New Talent in AmericaEP 1Available

The Best New Talent in America

0m7.0

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.

The Changing Face of WrestlingEP 2Available

The Changing Face of Wrestling

0m7.0

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.

Japan's Finest WrestlersEP 3Available

Japan's Finest Wrestlers

0m10.0

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.

Death MatchEP 4Available

Death Match

0m9.0

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.

The Powerful Women of WrestlingEP 5Available

The Powerful Women of Wrestling

0m10.0

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.

The Next Wave of Mexican LuchadoresEP 6Available

The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores

0m10.0

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.

The Craziest Wrestling In JapanEP 7Available

The Craziest Wrestling In Japan

0m10.0

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.

Wrestling On Canada's ReservesEP 8Available

Wrestling On Canada's Reserves

60m0.0

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.

Voodoo WrestlingEP 9Available

Voodoo Wrestling

0m0.0

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.

Body Slamming Homophobia In MexicoEP 10Available

Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico

0m0.0

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.

Life After WrestlingEP 11Available

Life After Wrestling

0m0.0

No description available.

Making a WrestlerEP 12Available

Making a Wrestler

0m0.0

No description available.

Cast

Damian Abraham

Himself

Damian Abraham

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