Movies: Wrestling

Documentary film by François Reichenbach of the lucha libre in Mexico. A study of the wrestling mania, in which he also delivers a portrait of life, politics and popular culture in Mexico...

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"99% Lucha" is a documentary that takes us into the fascinating universe of Argentine catch, a sport that goes beyond simple fighting in the ring. Through a purely visual narrative, without interviews or voice-overs, this film captures the essence of...

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At the age of 12, Janny, Lisa, Debby and Michelle leave their home for a sports school in the East German province to become wrestlers. A documentary about coming-of-age between boarding school corridors, wrestling gyms and boy band posters....

Tara is thirteen. She likes to go to the mall... and she wrestles boys....

A man pursues his lifelong dream of becoming a national wrestling champion at the risk of losing his eyesight....

Behold La Lucha, a "roller derby gone awry" type of sport -- but without the skates -- that calls drag queens, transvestites, mobsters and a menagerie of other characters its fans. But what is it, exactly? This fascinating documentary answers that bu...

On December 28, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide presented its “Noche de Campeones” event at the Arena GNP in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico....

A chronicle of "Million Dollar Man" Ted Di Biase's journey from childhood to wrestling stardom to becoming an ordained minister....

People have doubted Helen Maroulis her entire life. Many believed there was no room for her in the sport. That didn't stop her though. Since she was 13 she believed that she would be an Olympic gold medalist and nothing was going to keep her from ach...

Jimmy Havoc vs Toni Storm Jack Sexsmith Chris Ridgeway vs Spike Trivet Damon Moser Travis Banks vs Mike Bailey David Starr vs Flash Morgan Webster Millie Mckenzie vs Chris Brookes Kurtis Chapman Lord Gideon Grey vs Big T Justice Omari Veda Scot...

Follow Rae McDonald’s journey to compete in the national and world wrestling stage. Along the way, he’ll tell stories of his past triumphs and losses during his career, all while training for the US Open and World Wrestling Championship. Armed with h...

Every year, Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine puts out a list of the top 500 wrestlers in the world. This is the story of number 500, the worst of the best. The pain of professional wresting meeting the reality of life....

Women around the world are often subject to harmful stereotypes depicting them as being weaker or inferior to men. The world of sports is no exception. This film tells the stories of girls who have broken through stereotypes and are participating in ...

From the Khorassan Ballroom, Larry Matysik takes us back to the glory days of professional wrestling. This unique 1999 documentary covers the story of KPLR's hit TV show, "Wrestling at the Chase" and the men and women who lived it....

Luna Magica, a professional Lucha Libre wrestling star in Mexico, dreams of becoming world wrestling champion while fighting to make ends meet as a single mom in Mexico City....

The documentary portrays the life and history of Mexican wrestlers who for various reasons have decided to participate in this contact sport characterizing exotic characters. The exotic refers to the strange, the mysterious, the weird, the unusual. P...

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Two men in white leotards and tights, and black slips over it, wrestle on a theatre stage....