Get in the ring with these 10 gay wrestling stories told on screen–from the heroic to the homoerotic
Cassandro, featuring the magnetic Gael García Bernal as one the most famous gay wrestlers in the world, in addition to the upcoming TV premiere of Out In The Ring, an excellent documentary diving deep into the history LGBTQ+ representation hitting the mat.And that’s to say nothing of this winter’s buzzy award-season hopeful The Iron Claw.
Though it’s based on a very real, very tragic story of a wrestling dynasty and is decidedly not gay, it’s hard not to see actors like Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White hulking in tiny spandex and not feel….
something.With that in mind, let’s take a look back through film and television history at 10 projects—from provocative biopics to goofy comedies to soul-searching documentaries—that highlight wrestling’s queer appeal (whether intentionally or not).Gael García Bernal stars as Saúl Armendáriz—a.k.a.
Cassandro, a.k.a “The Liberace Of Lucha Libre”—in this fun and flamboyant biopic, tracing the Mexican-American wrestler’s rise from exótico (campy femme luchadors, typically the “heel” in the ring) to international superstar.
