1. Ring of Dreams
Toyohiko "Yuki" Ishikawa is a world renowned wrestling master. This is his legendary tale. "Ring of Dreams" documents Ishikawa's history of learning from Karl Gotch and Yoshiaki Fujiwara, establishing the original BATTLARTS in Japan, and eventually teaching his craft in Canada at Battle Arts Academy.
2. Fight Like a Girl
Kimberly Benson is Viper, one of Scotland's top female wrestlers. As part of BBC1's Our Lives, we are with Kim in Glasgow and in Japan as she fights in some of the most important matches of her career. As women's wrestling steps into the mainstream, it's a pivotal moment in Kim's career. We follow Kim into this intriguing and sometimes dangerous world at home and abroad as she takes us behind the scenes of a rarely seen and often misunderstood yet utterly fascinating world.
3. Wrestling with Independence
Wrestling with Independence is an upcoming documentary by Ray Zombie. This film highlights the sense of striving to achieve ones goal by delving into the lives of everyone involved in Independent Professional Wrestling; spanning from the wrestlers to referee's, ring announcers, and promoters.
4. Biography: Shawn Michaels
Chronicles the wild life of one of WWE's greatest performers and most enduring villains. After drug addiction nearly cost him his life, Shawn Michaels, aka "The Heartbreak Kid," made one of the most improbable late-career comebacks in WWE history. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. Rudy & Des
Rudy & Des is a short documentary that tells the story of true friendship between two friends who find a common bond in their love of pro wrestling.
6. Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
The definitive documentary about wrestling legend Dynamite Kid and his impact in the world of professtional wrestling. What resulted was a very emotional journey into a career cut short by the abuses of steroids, alcohol, drugs, and a complete disregard for his own physical limitations. Dynamite Kid started as a young Englishmen trained in the infamous Snake Pit by Ted Betely and turned an opportunity given to him by the Hart Family in Calgary into a phenomenal worldwide wrestling career. Dynamite Kid was on the front lines of changing professional wrestling from a big man carnival act into an exciting action based entertainment industry where lightweight and physically gifted performers were the focal point of the show. He dazzled an international audience with matches against Tiger Mask that are still a bench mark today.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
7. Heroes of World Class
In 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were known around the world. A small Dallas based promotion running out of a shack of a venue, the Sportatorium, World Class was one of the most syndicated television programs in America, making the Von Erichs household names. Run by legendary wrestler Fritz Von Erich, a.k.a. Jack Adkinsson, World Class made his oldest sons, Kevin, David and Kerry, three of hte biggest stars in the world of wrestling. Little did anyone know that just as the Von Erichs and World Class were reaching worldwide stardom they would begin a downfall that would cast a full eclipse on their meteoric rise to fame. Directed by Brian Harrison who, as a ten year old in 1983, watched on television as wrestling's world of staged combat between good and evil took a sharp turn into a surreal and tragic reality.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
8. Nature Boy
A film covering the life and career of pro wrestler Ric Flair.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
9. The Comeback: Tegan Nox
Tegan Nox’s WWE dream almost ended early due to a pair of serious knee injuries. Witness the highs and lows of her journey back to the ring.
10. The Man Behind the Mask (El hombre detrás de la máscara)
The 70th anniversary of the birth of El Santo and the wrestling debut of his son mark the starting point for which El Hijo del Santo will take us into his story. His family history goes beyond the ring through personal memories and records, and brings us closer to his childhood with a father who had a double identity, to the discovery of the hero at home, and the reasons for wanting to continue this legacy.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
11. The British Wrestler
A look at the raucous underground UK wrestling scene. We follow Grado, starry-eyed wrestling superfan turned semi-pro wrestler, as he gears up for the biggest night of his life: A title fight for Glasgow's hedonistic Insane Championship Wrestling belt.
12. Soulman
A retired Canadian professional wrestler from a very famous family recounts an amazing life in the ring and discovers an unexpected new family connection.
13. Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Canadian Wrestling Elite is a burgeoning organization run by Danny "Hotshot" Duggan. See the action on their western Canada tour as he aims to make CWE a nationally touring company.
14. Wrestling (La lutte)
A candid-camera view of professional wrestling as seen in the Montréal Forum, where some of the biggest bouts are staged, and in back-street wrestling parlours where the warriors practice their art.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
15. Credible
CREDIBLE, an intense and gritty documentary that gives us a window into the very real life of Peter Polaco, better known to the world as famed professional wrestler JUSTIN CREDBILE.
16. This Is Gold (This Is Gold)
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17. Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story
Tyson Smith, better known as his in-ring name Kenny Omega, took the long and unorthodox road to achieve his dream of pro wrestling stardom. Follow his journey to the top of the wrestling world as he defies not only the odds but people's preconceived ideas of what a professional wrestler can be.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
18. Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
The story of one hot night in Alabama as an Independent Pro Wrestling Show rolls into town with its cast of high flying characters in faded tights. This film features former WWF World Champion Iron Sheik, Grits and Gravy crowd favorite Bullet Bob Armstrong, female wrestlers Bambi and Peggy Lee, The Masked Flame and other rising or falling stars. The LA WEEKLY made this riveting documentary their "Pick of the Week" calling it "Fascinating...Unforgettable."
19. Bloodlust: Tournament of Death
Damian Abraham goes to Delaware to get an inside look at one of the most violent forms of professional wrestling in the world. Deathmatch is an ultra-violent style of wrestling that includes makeshift weapons, light bulb tubes, and barbed wire to ensure a maximum amount of bloodletting.
20. The Wrestling Road Diaries Three
The world of professional wrestling has always been known for it's tough, mean, hard-hitting wrestlers. This movie-documentary is the complete opposite. Join three of the world's most famous comedic pro wrestlers on their journey. Japan's Kikutaro, Scotland's Grado & Chicago's Colt Cabana tour a variety of wrestling shows, opening up the world of independent and comedic pro wrestling for the world to see. Get ready for laughter, intrigue, fascination, psychology and much more.
