The Wrestlers

The Wrestlers

  • 2019
  • 1 Seasons
  • 12 Episodes
  •  9.7  (3)
  •   Returning Series

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.

The Wrestlers
Seasons
Making a Wrestler
12. Making a Wrestler
July 31, 2019
Life After Wrestling
11. Life After Wrestling
July 31, 2019
Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico
10. Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico
July 03, 2019
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.
Voodoo Wrestling
9. Voodoo Wrestling
July 03, 2019
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.
Wrestling On Canada's Reserves
8. Wrestling On Canada's Reserves
June 26, 2019
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.
The Craziest Wrestling In Japan
7. The Craziest Wrestling In Japan
June 26, 2019
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.
The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores
6. The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores
June 19, 2019
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 Powerful Women of Wrestling
5. The Powerful Women of Wrestling
June 19, 2019
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.
Death Match
4. Death Match
June 12, 2019
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.
Japan's Finest Wrestlers
3. Japan's Finest Wrestlers
June 05, 2019
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.
The Changing Face of Wrestling
2. The Changing Face of Wrestling
May 29, 2019
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.
The Best New Talent in America
1. The Best New Talent in America
May 22, 2019
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.
Description
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.
  • Premiere Date
    May 22, 2019
  • Rating
    9.7  (3)