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The Wrestlers
★ 9.7/10•2019•C•Documentary
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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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 22, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Best New Talent in AmericaE1

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

Episode 2 - The Changing Face of WrestlingE2

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

Episode 3 - Japan's Finest WrestlersE3

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

Episode 4 - Death MatchE4

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

Episode 5 - The Powerful Women of WrestlingE5

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

Episode 6 - The Next Wave of Mexican LuchadoresE6

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

Episode 7 - The Craziest Wrestling In JapanE7

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

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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

Episode 9 - Voodoo WrestlingE9

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

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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

E11

Life After Wrestling

Jul 31, 2019

E12

Making a Wrestler

Jul 31, 2019

Actors

Damian Abraham

Damian Abraham

Himself

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