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The Best Episodes of The Wrestlers Season 1

Every episode of The Wrestlers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wrestlers Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 1 - The Best New Talent in America
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #1 - The Best New Talent in America

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 2 - The Changing Face of Wrestling
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #2 - The Changing Face of Wrestling

    S1:E2

    Damian documents the handoff of one generation to the next by visiting a famed wrestler at the close of his career, and profiling the rise of one of wrestling's newest stars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 3 - Japan's Finest Wrestlers
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Japan's Finest Wrestlers

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 4 - Death Match
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Death Match

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 5 - The Powerful Women of Wrestling
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #5 - The Powerful Women of Wrestling

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 6 - The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #6 - The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 7 - The Craziest Wrestling In Japan
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #7 - The Craziest Wrestling In Japan

    S1:E7

    Invisible wrestlers, blow-up dolls, and waterpark matches: welcome to the weird and wild world of Japan's DDT, the world's strangest wrestling promotion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 8 - Wrestling On Canada's Reserves
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #8 - Wrestling On Canada's Reserves

    S1:E8

    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 Nations communities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 9 - Voodoo Wrestling
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Voodoo Wrestling

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 10 - Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Body Slamming Homophobia In Mexico

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 11 - Life After Wrestling
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Life After Wrestling

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Wrestlers Season 1 Episode 12 - Making a Wrestler
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Making a Wrestler

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Best New Talent in America" is the best rated episode of "The Wrestlers" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/22/2019. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "The Changing Face of Wrestling".