Ohio Valley Wrestling of Louisville, Kentucky is a regional wrestling gym whose alumni include Brock Lesnar, The Miz, John Cena, Dave Bautista, and Randy Orton. Once a proud finishing school for aspiring pro wrestlers, the gym has since hit hard times. Acclaimed wrestler Al Snow clings to an old-school wrestling philosophy with a heavy emphasis on storytelling, but in spite of the love of a few diehard fans, the gym struggles week to week to stay relevant enough to keep its doors open. Things have become so dire financially that Al has to sell a majority stake to a group of local businessmen including Matt Jones, the most popular radio personality in the state of Kentucky. Matt and the new ownership group have infused the struggling gym with much-needed cash but it still operates at a staggering loss. The new owners have given Al the summer to turn things around. Wrestlers chronicle the efforts Al and his band of aspiring wrestlers makes as they struggle with their personal ambitions and each other while they attempt to come together to save this historic gym.
亚历山大·埃米利亚恩寇是俄罗斯著名综合格斗选手,曾三次荣登格斗桑博世界锦标赛冠军。现已迈入不惑之年的他,仍然坚持参加格斗比赛,但酗酒和女色成了他训练的障碍。曾凭借《没有呼吸的青春》荣获戛纳电影节金摄影机奖特别荣誉奖的导演娃勒莉亚·盖·吉曼尼卡执导的纪录片,聚焦于埃米利亚恩寇于2020年7月的一场重要赛事,利用时间字幕卡为事件节点,采用倒叙的手法揭开这名格斗英雄在该场比赛前后不为人知的真实面,从私密的角度深入他与朋友、教练、亲人间的紧张关系,客观展现英雄背后的男儿泪。
来自埃尔帕索的同志业余摔角手萨乌尔·阿曼达里斯(盖尔·加西亚·贝纳尔 Gael García Bernal 饰)在创造了“自由摔角的自由者”卡桑德罗角色后,一举成为国际明星。在这个过程中,他不仅颠覆了男子气概的摔角世界,也颠覆了他自己的生活。