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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.

Exotocios, Lucha Libre's LGBTQ+ wresters, battle the traditional machismo inherent in Mexican wrestling.

Congo's voodoo wrestlers mix suplexes and powerbombs with deadly black magic.

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

Meet the crew bringing pro wrestling to remote First Nations towns.

Invisible wrestlers and blow-up dolls, the strange world of Japanese wrestling.

Danshoku Dino is known for portraying a gay character in Japan’s DDT. Some criticize Dino’s provocative style of wrestling for relying on stereotypes, but Dino sees his character as a comedic element in DDT’s pastiche of American pro-wrestling.

As Mexico battles drug lords and Trump’s Wall, Lucha Libre is as popular as ever.

Damian profiles the strong women using wrestling to fight for change.

Historically, luchadores have crossed the border 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.

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.