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About The Wrestlers

The Wrestlers is a documentary TV series that premiered on Viceland on May 22, 2019. It has 1 season and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 12 "Making a Wrestler", aired on July 31, 2019.

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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Episodes

12 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2019 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago

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  1. E12

    12. Making a Wrestler

    Finale
  2. E11

    11. Life After Wrestling

  3. E10

    10. 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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    9. 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.

  5. E8

    8. 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.

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    7. 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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    6. 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.

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    5. 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.

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    4. 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.

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    3. 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.

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    2. 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.

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    1. 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.

Cast & crew

  • Kota Ibushi

    Kota Ibushi

    Himself

  • Aki Miyashita

    Aki Miyashita

    Danshoku Dino

  • Tadashi Takagi

    Tadashi Takagi

    Himself

  • Konosuke Takeshita

    Konosuke Takeshita

    Himself

  • Rey Fénix

    Rey Fénix

    Himself

  • Charles Ashenoff

    Charles Ashenoff

    Himself

  • Jun Kasai

    Jun Kasai

    Himself

  • Shigehiro Irie

    Himself

  • Stephanie Bell

    Stephanie Bell

  • Mayu Iwatani

    Mayu Iwatani

  • Austin White

    Austin White

  • Samuel Alton Johnston

    Samuel Alton Johnston

  • Hassan Hamin Assad

    Hassan Hamin Assad

  • Kris Hernandez

    Kris Hernandez

  • Toni Rossall

    Toni Rossall

  • Xia-Louise Brooks

    Xia-Louise Brooks

The Wrestlers FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Wrestlers?

The Wrestlers has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 31, 2019.

When did the latest episode of The Wrestlers come out?

The most recent episode of The Wrestlers, Season 1 Episode 12 "Making a Wrestler", aired on July 31, 2019.

How many seasons of The Wrestlers are there?

The Wrestlers has 1 season with 12 episodes in total.

When did The Wrestlers first air?

The Wrestlers first aired on Viceland on May 22, 2019.

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