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  • 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.

  • The First Transgender Exรณtico Wrestling Champion

    Damian talks with Estrella Divina, an exรณtico 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 Japanโ€™s DDT Promotion

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

  • 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.

  • Some Weird Loophole

    Dennis Rodman, Har Mar Superstar, JD Sampson, Paul F Tompkins, Dave England and Shelby Fero have their wildest party stories animated.