The ecosystem of indie wrestling shows running alongside WWE’s annual Wrestlemania has become a tradition. It’s a time rife with opportunities for wrestlers, with plenty of work to go around and the ...

Charlene Lonestar, played by Shablis Kinsella, has an emotional reaction to winning the championship match in the final performance of Doomsday Wrestling on March 1. After two decades and more than ...

Saudi Arabian family comedy Sattar, about a depressed man who decides to pursue his dreams of becoming a freestyle wrestling champion, has set a new box office record for a local film at home. The ...

Ally J. Ward (left) hosts Punchlines & Pile Drivers. (Hannah Hope) Like an indie, absurdist WrestleMania, Punchlines & Pile Drivers is an improvised comedy wrestling show happening at Curious Comedy ...

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias is one of the world’s funniest comedians. And he is also a devoted fan of WWE. Beginning this Sunday, Iglesias joins WWE Rivals on A&E to lead a roundtable that will feature ...

Doomsday Wrestling Presents TEXSTRAVAGANZA!, Sunday, November 23 at Bad Astronaut Brewing, 1519 Fulton. Doors at 5 p.m. with screening beginning at 6 p.m. $13.54-$59.75.

Is this a big amateur wrestling weekend in Iowa City-Cedar Rapids? Let's put it this way: A stand-up comic working in those two cities this week has a cauliflower ear. Warren has made his bones in the ...