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The Wrestlers Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

10 Episodes 2018 - 2019

Episode 1

The Best New Wrestling Talent in America

Wed, May 22, 201944 mins

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.

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Episode 2

The Changing Face of Wrestling/Life After Wrestling

Wed, May 29, 201945 mins

Damien documents the handoff of one generation to the next by visiting a famed wreslter, MVP, at the close of his career, and profiling the rise of one of wrestlers newest stars.

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Episode 4

Smash the Patriarchy

60 mins

Damian travels to Florida and Bolivia to learn how women around the world are using professional wrestling to battle inequality, misogyny and domestic abuse.

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Episode 5

The Only Show in Town

60 mins

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 Nation communities.

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Episode 6

DDT: The Craziest Wrestling in Japan

45 mins

Invisible wrestlers, blow-up dolls and water park matches have all become part of Japan's DDT (Dramatic Dream Team) Wrestling, the worlds strangest wrestling promotion.

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Episode 7

Joshi Puro: Japan's Finest Wrestlers

45 mins

Damian visits Tokyo to learn why Japan boasts the finest women's wrestling in the world, and meets the upcoming generation of female wrestlers.

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Episode 8

Voodoo Wrestling

44 mins

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.

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Episode 10

Death Match

Wed, Jun 12, 201944 mins

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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Episode 11

The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores

Wed, May 22, 201944 mins

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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Episode 12

Body Slamming Homophobia in Mexico

44 mins

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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