10 Movies About Wrestling We Actually Want To See

Women’s wrestling has had to overcome its own particular hurdles throughout history, be they societal prejudices, wage inequality, or restrictions that saw their in-ring roles downplayed to that of glorified eye-candy. As such, it would be almost unfair to lump women’s wrestling in with a documentary about the industry as a whole – this story feels somewhat distinct, a very different struggle that can’t simply be tagged on as an afterthought.

With women’s pro wrestling currently more popular than ever, now feels like the perfect time for a comprehensive documentation of the sport, warts and all. It’d make for a really inspirational and heart-warming piece of filmmaking, complete with dramatic highs and lows that aren’t necessarily a factor when you look back at the history of male pro wrestling.

With WWE allegedly looking to organise an all-female tournament akin to the Cruiserweight Classic, a movie about the genesis, fall, and rise of women’s wrestling would definitely be ‘on message’, were the company to put some of their significant clout and financial backing into such a project.

The 2004 film Lipstick and Dynamite tells the story of the early days of women's wrestling, while recent Network specials and the Channel 4 documentary Smashing Glass Ceilings have chronicled the likes of Sasha Banks and Charlotte's ascensions to the top of WWE, but we have nothing to join the two. There's no film to connect the Fabulous Moolah's to the Evening Gown Matches to the WrestleMania triple threats and Japanese deathmatches, and that's real shame.