The Wrestlers
The Wrestlers
2019
1 Season
9.7
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.

Episodes

The Best New Talent in America
E1May 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.

The Changing Face of Wrestling
E2May 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.

Japan's Finest Wrestlers
E3Jun 5, 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.

Death Match
E4Jun 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.

The Powerful Women of Wrestling
E5Jun 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.

The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores
E6Jun 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.

The Craziest Wrestling In Japan
E7Jun 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.

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E8Jun 26, 20191h

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.

Voodoo Wrestling
E9Jul 3, 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.

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E10Jul 3, 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.

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E11Jul 31, 2019

Life After Wrestling

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E12Jul 31, 2019

Making a Wrestler

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