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Wild Photos of an Absurdist Wrestling Show
"Two of my cameras didn't survive the event because I kept being showered in beer, fake blood, goo, and fake MDMA."
Looking Back on the Most Disturbing Moments from 'Dark Side of the Ring'
Ahead of season 2's UK premiere, dropping tonight on VICE TV, we take a look back at some of the most disturbing moments in wrestling history.
David Starr Wants to Bring Socialism to the World of Wrestling
Wrestling is one of the few sports where the pros don't have protection from a union. Starr wants to change that.
Spectacle, Satire, and Suplexes: Inside Manila’s Live Wrestling Shows
Every month, hundreds of fans gather in malls around the metro to watch grown men and women in colorful costumes fight each other.
Cross-Dressing, J Pop and Death Metal: A Day In The Life Of Aussie Wrestler Ladybeard
Ladybeard is a cross-dressing J Pop and death metal performer who has become famous in Japan for his weird and wonderful approach to cabaret. VICE Sports spent time with him to discover what he gets up to when he's not being awesome.
We Head to an Intense Trump Rally in Wisconsin on Today's 'Daily VICE'
Then Motherboard explains how Facebook is using artificial intelligence in a new feature for blind users, and VICE Sports tells us how a lucha libre wrestling school is trying to change the sport's regulations.
'MATTE' Magazine Presents Ben McNutt
Check out Baltimore artist Ben McNutt's queer perspective on wrestling in issue 24 of 'MATTE' magazine, available now.
FUEL: The 10,000-Calorie Sumo Wrestler Diet
Wrestlers like world sumo champion Byamba pack in thousands of calories every day in order to stay on top of their game, and they do it with the help of a delicious, nutrient-dense stew known as chankonabe.
Three Nights at the Wrestling Matches
Missouri, 1959. I’m ten, impressionable and neurotic, angry at being born and lacking the perspective to know how lucky I am. I’ve got a couple of Viceroy cigarettes I lifted at home, and I go up to the top stadium seats, where I can smoke and cuss and...
Action Bronson's Last Supper
I've been an Action Bronson fanatic since 2011. Here's my vision for Mr. Baklava's last supper, joined by his 12 (wrestler) disciples, Phil Collins, and some of the best wine the world has ever seen.