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This is a list of professional wrestling television series. Territory-era (1950s–1970s) [ edit ] Main article: History of professional wrestling (Television era)
SeriesCountryDurationPromotionSyndicated: 1947–1955DuMont: 1949–1955, WGN-TV: 1955–1957RTF / ORTF, Antenne 2, FR3 1951-1987Portland WrestlingSyndicated: 1953–199227 feb 2024 · There have been dozens upon dozens of movies featuring professional wrestlers over the years, but there have been just as many, if not more, TV shows with titans of the industry like The...
- Philip Sledge
- Heels, Starz
- Glow, Netflix
- Young Rock, NBC
- The Big Show Show, Netflix
- Learning The Ropes, Ctv/Syndication
- Nikki, The WB
- Colonial Combat, TVNZ
- Blue Demon, Blim
- Los Luchadores, Ytv/Fox Kids
- Tôfu Pro-Wrestling, TV Asahi
“Heels” isn’t likely to evoke the image of wrestling if you’re unfamiliar with the sports’ terminology. In wrestling, however, a heel is the ‘villain’ of the match while the face is the ‘hero’. In the Starz series Heels, brothers Jack and Ace Spade play the heel and face, respectively, of their family-owned Duffy Wrestling League (DWL) in a small t...
Sadly, GLOWwas a stellar series that ended too early because of production shutdowns caused by the pandemic. The series is based on – and named after – the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling circuit that was founded in the 1980s, which promoted syndicated women’s professional wrestling. Many women of the time were fighting to make it into an acting caree...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in wrestling today – if not the biggest. Of course, after his wrestling career, he switched to acting, and that’s working out well for him too. In the NBC series Young Rock, we’re in the fictional future where Johnson is running during the US presidential elections. Each episode is s...
Paul Wight, a.k.a Big Show, is another pro wrestler who has found a career in acting. In 2020, he starred in his own Netflix show titled The Big Show Show, where he plays a fictionalized version of himself. He’s retired and living in Florida with his wife and two beautiful daughters, working on the occasional wrestling promotional events and demos....
Have you ever thought about your teachers leading double lives in the evening? In Learning the Ropes, we follow the story of Robert Randall, a teacher and vice-principal at a private school who also moonlights as a professional wrestler in the evening. His second career began as a way for him to help make ends meet, but the school’s principal has h...
Nikkiwas a sitcom from the early 2000s that starred Nikki Cox in the lead role. The eponymous Nikki White is a Las Vegasshowgirl while her husband Dwight is a professional wrestler, and viewers are treated to snippets of comedy in his bouts with wrestling! The working-class couple is living in Sin City and attempting to make a name for themselves i...
Colonial Combatis a satirical look into New Zealand’s rich colonial history – albeit one that often toes the line of historical accuracy. SBS Australia describes it as a mix of the brutality and colorful characters of Deadwoodwith WWE Raw Monday night highlights. We meet the British Harold Barker, who arrives on the shores of Kauri Bay with a tent,...
We dive into the world of lucha libre (the Mexican term for professional wrestling) with Blue Demon, who was a legend in the industry and whose career as a luchador enmascarado (masked wrestler) began all the way back in 1948. Blue Demontells of his origin story beyond how he rose to become the legend that he is. Though he retired without ever reve...
Next up is another series that focuses on the Mexican lucha libre industry, albeit purely on a more entertaining note and for a much younger audience. Los Luchadoresfollows Lobo Fuerte, “the greatest masked wrestler” in Union City, and his group of trusted sidekicks including Turbine, Maria Valentine, and their tech support Laurent. Together they a...
The last live-action series on our list hails from Japan and puts female wrestlersat the forefront. Miyawaki Yohei was a professional wrestler-turned tofu shop owner who always wanted his daughter Sakura to follow in his footsteps in the sport. She had no interest, however, until Miyawaki died and left both his shop and his dojo to her. Sakura find...
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In professional wrestling, a show is a broad term referring to a wrestling event which may be televised or broadcast as a pay-per-view
The toughest wrestlers in the world, get together with the hottest babes in professional wrestling to bring you two hours of exciting WCW Monday night action. High flying moves, chair shots, cat fights - WCW Nitro has it all.
Heels: Created by Michael Waldron. With Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack. Two brothers and rivals - one a villain, or "heel," in the ring; the other a hero, or "face," war over their late father's wrestling promotion, vying for national attention in small-town Georgia.
