Wrestling Videos - The Documentary Network Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:49:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png Documentary Network - Watch free documentaries and films 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wrestling Women https://documentary.net/video/wrestling-women/ https://documentary.net/video/wrestling-women/#respond Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:15:52 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=10648

Women’s wrestling is hugely popular in Bolivia, with crowds flocking to see women in traditional dress, known as cholitas, fighting it out in the ring. But the sport has also come to represent the fight for equal rights by the poor indigenous women of this south American country. They’ve become stars and celebrate the recognition they’ve received as a result, but say they’re being exploited by promoters, make little money and receive no medical care for their injuries. Wrestling has long been a popular entertainment here but, 10 years ago, local women started getting into the ring and upending the traditional values. The wrestling cholitas have become stars in their own right, but they still have important battles to win outside the ring.
When I win, people, the kids, the younger people, and in particular the old ladies, are all very happy if I’m winning, especially if I’m wrestling a man. If I win against a man, a male wrestler - they’re even happier... They see women don’t just take it. Women can be stronger. Up there in the hall, the wrestling takes place in that grey building. VERALUZ CORTEZ, CHOLITA (Translation)
Video journalist Giovana Vitola reports on their fight both in and out of the ring.]]>

Women’s wrestling is hugely popular in Bolivia, with crowds flocking to see women in traditional dress, known as cholitas, fighting it out in the ring. But the sport has also come to represent the fight for equal rights by the poor indigenous women of this south American country. They’ve become stars and celebrate the recognition they’ve received as a result, but say they’re being exploited by promoters, make little money and receive no medical care for their injuries. Wrestling has long been a popular entertainment here but, 10 years ago, local women started getting into the ring and upending the traditional values. The wrestling cholitas have become stars in their own right, but they still have important battles to win outside the ring.
When I win, people, the kids, the younger people, and in particular the old ladies, are all very happy if I’m winning, especially if I’m wrestling a man. If I win against a man, a male wrestler - they’re even happier... They see women don’t just take it. Women can be stronger. Up there in the hall, the wrestling takes place in that grey building. VERALUZ CORTEZ, CHOLITA (Translation)
Video journalist Giovana Vitola reports on their fight both in and out of the ring.]]> https://documentary.net/video/wrestling-women/feed/ 0 The British Wrestler https://documentary.net/video/the-british-wrestler/ https://documentary.net/video/the-british-wrestler/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:10:31 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=9583

A look at the UK's underground wrestling scene, from the community centres of Plymouth to the streets of Glasgow. A far cry from the now faded memories of terrestrial TV's World Of Sport and even further from the glitz and glamour of the stateside WWE, Brits across the country have been escaping the banality of their everyday lives by moonlighting as pro-wrestlers in the largely unheard scene of today.]]>

A look at the UK's underground wrestling scene, from the community centres of Plymouth to the streets of Glasgow. A far cry from the now faded memories of terrestrial TV's World Of Sport and even further from the glitz and glamour of the stateside WWE, Brits across the country have been escaping the banality of their everyday lives by moonlighting as pro-wrestlers in the largely unheard scene of today.]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-british-wrestler/feed/ 0