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The Wrestlers

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: prof...

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I knew there was
wrestling school somewhere, - The Wrestlers

I knew there was wrestling school somewhere,

And once you get
addicted to it, man, - The Wrestlers

And once you get addicted to it, man,

Wendy's really got
the whole audience - The Wrestlers

Wendy's really got the whole audience

And I jump on a
Greyhound bus to Winnipeg, - The Wrestlers

And I jump on a Greyhound bus to Winnipeg,

But I can't tell what people
are saying, so there's- - The Wrestlers

But I can't tell what people are saying, so there'...

I'm thinking.
(Laughing) - The Wrestlers

I'm thinking. (Laughing)

For all the shit that
I've done, you know, - The Wrestlers

For all the shit that I've done, you know,

It's not the same look of
like enjoyment that she's given - The Wrestlers

It's not the same look of like enjoyment that she'...

And I did that once a month
for a whole year and a half. - The Wrestlers

And I did that once a month for a whole year and a half.

It's amazing looking at the
rise of the Fighting Cholitas - The Wrestlers

It's amazing looking at the rise of the Fighting Cholit...

(chanting in a foreign language) - The Wrestlers

(chanting in a foreign language)

And I've had this trip through
professional wrestling - The Wrestlers

And I've had this trip through professional wrestling

And looking back now, I'm
playing with the house's money. - The Wrestlers

And looking back now, I'm playing with the house's...

If I got convicted
for all the shit I did, - The Wrestlers

If I got convicted for all the shit I did,

(Cheering) - The Wrestlers

Lucha extrema as it's known
in his home country - The Wrestlers

Lucha extrema as it's known in his home country

alright-let-me - The Wrestlers

Jack has traveled
all the way to Japan - The Wrestlers

Jack has traveled all the way to Japan

What was it about
Japanese deathmatch - The Wrestlers

What was it about Japanese deathmatch

Every kid that I talked to,
talked about how - The Wrestlers

Every kid that I talked to, talked about how

When they come
through the curtains, - The Wrestlers

When they come through the curtains,

DAMIAN: The Bolivian
Gas War took place in 2003 - The Wrestlers

DAMIAN: The Bolivian Gas War took place in 2003

Yeah, that wave of wrestlers
that you're talking about, - The Wrestlers

Yeah, that wave of wrestlers that you're talking about,

(Shouting) - The Wrestlers

You know, I'm Native and
I'm wrestling among - The Wrestlers

You know, I'm Native and I'm wrestling among

(Chattering) - The Wrestlers

ANNOUNCER: The history between
Darby Allin and Ethan Page - The Wrestlers

ANNOUNCER: The history between Darby Allin and Ethan Page

How important is it
for luchadores to - The Wrestlers

How important is it for luchadores to

The thing was like, you know,
the government just, - The Wrestlers

The thing was like, you know, the government just,

(Rhythmic clapping) - The Wrestlers

(Rhythmic clapping)

Just don't
bother us," basically, - The Wrestlers

Just don't bother us," basically,

How do you feel you
represent the gay community - The Wrestlers

How do you feel you represent the gay community

(Laughing) - The Wrestlers

And you know, things happen,
good and bad. - The Wrestlers

And you know, things happen, good and bad.

DAMIAN: Ever since Ethan Page
beat the hell out of Darby Alln - The Wrestlers

DAMIAN: Ever since Ethan Page beat the hell out of Darby All...

(Cheering) - The Wrestlers

Since the like, I was
saying like we're an angry, - The Wrestlers

Since the like, I was saying like we're an angry,

(Cheering) - The Wrestlers

So, a lot of people like
to go towards alcoholism. - The Wrestlers

So, a lot of people like to go towards alcoholism.

If Primetime introduced me
to the business, Dave gave me - The Wrestlers

If Primetime introduced me to the business, Dave gave me

- [Damian] Nobody has felt it
more than 43 year old Jun Kasai, - The Wrestlers

- [Damian] Nobody has felt it more than 43 year old Jun Kasa...

can-borrow-a-quarter-yeah-ill-give-back - The Wrestlers

can-borrow-a-quarter-yeah-ill-give-back

The last match we had,
you either gotta top it - The Wrestlers

The last match we had, you either gotta top it

He is a seemingly
indestructible machine, - The Wrestlers

He is a seemingly indestructible machine,

HOSTESS: From Seattle,
Washington, Darby Allin! - The Wrestlers

HOSTESS: From Seattle, Washington, Darby Allin!

How much of Dieno the person
is being represented - The Wrestlers

How much of Dieno the person is being represented

(bell ringing) - The Wrestlers

(Laughs) - The Wrestlers

(cheering) - The Wrestlers

I get the feeling that these
coaches may be the kind of vets - The Wrestlers

I get the feeling that these coaches may be the kind of vets

So, he comes, stays at our house
and trains at our school. - The Wrestlers

So, he comes, stays at our house and trains at our school.

He's just, he's the
great person, you know, - The Wrestlers

He's just, he's the great person, you know,

Well, in that 14 years, how
has running a school changed? - The Wrestlers

Well, in that 14 years, how has running a school changed?

I can do a suicide dive, - The Wrestlers

I can do a suicide dive,

ANNOUNCER: Beautiful
elevation, and a suicide dive! - The Wrestlers

ANNOUNCER: Beautiful elevation, and a suicide dive!

Everybody seem to have
been training, working out. - The Wrestlers

Everybody seem to have been training, working out.

Whapmagoostui and
Kuujjuaraapik are the - The Wrestlers

Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik are the

We will build a great wall
along the southern border! - The Wrestlers

We will build a great wall along the southern border!

Darby Allin at the
behest of Ethan Page, - The Wrestlers

Darby Allin at the behest of Ethan Page,

Prime was saying like from the
first moment he started working - The Wrestlers

Prime was saying like from the first moment he started worki...

CROWD: Build the wall!
Build the wall! Build the wall! - The Wrestlers

CROWD: Build the wall! Build the wall! Build the wall!

Build the wall! Build the wall!
Build the wall! Build the wall! - The Wrestlers

Build the wall! Build the wall! Build the wall! Build the wa...

the-chaos-the-stuff-thats-an-accident - The Wrestlers

the-chaos-the-stuff-thats-an-accident

It seems like that's an
important part of this business, - The Wrestlers

It seems like that's an important part of this business...

The one thing I turn my back on
and I wasn't paying attention to - The Wrestlers

The one thing I turn my back on and I wasn't paying att...

Dave will tell you, I mean,
these guys back in the day, - The Wrestlers

Dave will tell you, I mean, these guys back in the day,

So, you won this at your
first-ever time in Mexico City, - The Wrestlers

So, you won this at your first-ever time in Mexico City,

(Cheering) - The Wrestlers

When I purchased
my wrestling ring, - The Wrestlers

When I purchased my wrestling ring,

(Grunts) - The Wrestlers

You ask Hassan what
we put his ass through. - The Wrestlers

You ask Hassan what we put his ass through.

They would press
charges on us right now - The Wrestlers

They would press charges on us right now

Something in his life
happened and he was - The Wrestlers

Something in his life happened and he was

Now you'd be
afraid of these guys - The Wrestlers

Now you'd be afraid of these guys

So, when CWF came to
Puk and scooped him up, - The Wrestlers

So, when CWF came to Puk and scooped him up,

Sometimes we're getting guys
that are close to 40 years old - The Wrestlers

Sometimes we're getting guys that are close to 40 years...

He just needed to get out of
there before it got any worse. - The Wrestlers

He just needed to get out of there before it got any worse.

DAMIAN: At 23 years old,
Estrella Divina is - The Wrestlers

DAMIAN: At 23 years old, Estrella Divina is

Before I knew it
there was blood, - The Wrestlers

Before I knew it there was blood,

I gotta tuck... go faster. - The Wrestlers

I gotta tuck... go faster.

But I was so in the sense of not
letting go of any opportunity, - The Wrestlers

But I was so in the sense of not letting go of any opportuni...

Domestic abuse is
prevalent in Bolivia, - The Wrestlers

Domestic abuse is prevalent in Bolivia,

(Indistinct speaking) - The Wrestlers

(Indistinct speaking)

If you wanna be a pro
wrestling superstar, - The Wrestlers

If you wanna be a pro wrestling superstar,

I don't even know you, - The Wrestlers

I don't even know you,

He's had to let a lot of
that flip that he used to be - The Wrestlers

He's had to let a lot of that flip that he used to be

I put in too much time
in a year, and I told - The Wrestlers

I put in too much time in a year, and I told

(chanting in foreign language) - The Wrestlers

(chanting in foreign language)

In a sense, it's just
a shovel cutting me open - The Wrestlers

In a sense, it's just a shovel cutting me open

I could do this too, but I don't
want to show off for everyone. - The Wrestlers

I could do this too, but I don't want to show off for e...

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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: prof...

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 7.6

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Released: 22 May 2019

Awards: 1 win

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