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The Wrestlers

The Wrestlers

C2019•9.7/10
Documentary

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9.7/10(3)

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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Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

May 22, 2019

Last Aired

July 31, 2019

Networks

Viceland

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The Best New Talent in America
E1
The Best New Talent in America
Air date: 2019-05-22
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
E2
The Changing Face of Wrestling
Air date: 2019-05-29
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
E3
Japan's Finest Wrestlers
Air date: 2019-06-05
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
E4
Death Match
Air date: 2019-06-12
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
E5
The Powerful Women of Wrestling
Air date: 2019-06-19
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
E6
The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores
Air date: 2019-06-19
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
E7
The Craziest Wrestling In Japan
Air date: 2019-06-26
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.
E8
Wrestling On Canada's Reserves
Air date: 2019-06-26
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
E9
Voodoo Wrestling
Air date: 2019-07-03
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.
E10
Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico
Air date: 2019-07-03
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.
E11
Life After Wrestling
Air date: 2019-07-31
E12
Making a Wrestler
Air date: 2019-07-31

Cast

Damian Abraham

Damian Abraham

Himself

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