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  • Witch Catch Wrestling in the Congo

    Damian is invited to an audience with La Reine Shakira, a prominent witch catch wrestler, for a demonstration of her black magic as Christianity makes its comeback in the ring. From THE WRESTLERS.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The First Transgender Exótico Wrestling Champion

    Damian talks with Estrella Divina, an exótico wrestler and trans activist, about her road to self-acceptance and coming out in conservative Acapulco, Mexico. From THE WRESTLERS.

  • Being a Gay Wrestler in Japan’s DDT Promotion

    Danshoku Dino is known for portraying a hyperbolic, hypersexualized gay character in Japan’s DDT promotion. Some criticize Dino’s provocative style of wrestling for relying on gay stereotypes, but Dino sees his character as a comedic element in DDT’s pastiche of American pro-wrestling. From THE WRESTLERS, Wednesdays at 10p and 11p.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • How Trump’s Immigration Policies Impact Lucha Libre Wrestling

    Historically, Mexican luchadores have crossed the border into the United States to seek more lucrative wrestling careers. Damian speaks with lucha libre fighter Black Spider on how Trump’s proposed border wall jeopardizes the livelihoods of up-and-coming luchadores. From THE WRESTLERS, Wednesdays 10p and 11p.

  • The Wrestlers Finding Success Outside of the WWE

    After fighting for their respective releases from the WWE and traditional wrestling promotions, Hassan Assad, aka MVP, and Sami Calihan have both found success on the independent wrestling circuit. From THE WRESTLERS, Wednesdays at 10p.

  • Becoming a Deathmatch Wrestler

    Hardcore wrestlers Jun Kasai and Danny Havoc discuss their biggest influences and inspirations in the no holds barred world of deathmatch wrestling. From THE WRESTLERS, Wednesdays at 10p.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 Wrestlers (Series Trailer)

    From the bright lights of Florida to the spotless streets of Japan and the chaos of the Congo, Damian Abraham dives headlong into the fascinating ways cultures around the world have embraced one of America’s greatest exports: professional wrestling.

  • THE WRESTLERS (Series Trailer)

    Hardcore musician Damian Abraham documents the vibrant subcultures of professional wrestling around the world.