This is the year of women’s wrestling documentaries. Here are five you need to watch — and how to watch. Scroll to the end for women's documentaries available on Flo. 

HAWKEYES: The First Season with Iowa Women’s Wrestling

Experience college wrestling through the lens of the Iowa Hawkeyes as their women's team makes their way through their very first season.

This three part series will display college wrestling in a way that's never been seen before. Meet the athletes and get to know their stories as they try to help guide the Hawkeyes to a national title.

Watch episode one below.

All American

Women’s wrestling is more than a sport. It’s a movement.

That’s the tagline for Mark Altschul’s soon-to-be-released must-watch women’s wrestling documentary. 

The film’s synopsis is this: “In this modern, coming-of-age documentary, Naomi, Jojo, and Arham grapple with economic divides, gender roles, and family dynamics while competing in the fastest-growing high school sport in the country: women’s wrestling.”

All of the above is true, but that’s a surface-level description of a documentary that captures wrestling’s essence. Filmed over five years from 2017 to 2022, ‘All American’ provides an in-depth look into women’s wrestling, our sense of belonging, and a universal need for acceptance.

And wrestling plays a fundamental role in developing lasting and authentic relationships.

Rent or buy the film here.

Iron Maidens: Wrestling For Glory

Imagine your dream is to win the inaugural Pennsylvania girls’ state wrestling championships, only to have one of your best friends standing in the way. That’s the subject of a new documentary called “Iron Maidens: Wrestling For Glory.” 

Avry Ryhal of Hickory High School and Leyna Rumpler of North Allegheny started at different weight classes and ended with a heated four-match series during the 2023-24 wrestling season. The film explores universal themes of friendship, rivalry, struggle, and breaking barriers. 

“Iron Maidens" also grapples with Pennsylvania’s resistance to sanctioning girls’ high school wrestling, using interviews with key figures who were instrumental in making it finally happen.

Producer and director Tony Melanson did the sport a favor by creating this film. It's an important watch to understand human nature and the advancement of women’s wrestling.

Rent or buy the film here. 

The Chance To Wrestle

The Chance to Wrestle follows athletes from around Pennsylvania as they vie for coveted state titles in the inaugural season of girls high school wrestling. The film reflects on Pennsylvania’s deep wrestling roots and highlights the passion, dedication, and determination of female wrestlers trying to find their footing in a historically male-dominated sport.

Click here to watch the film courtesy of PBS

The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez

This documentary explores the career of Tatiana Suarez, a promising wrestler who won a pair of bronze medals at the Senior World Championships as a teenager. Suarez overcame a broken neck and cancer to become a champion in Mixed Martial Arts, and one of the best fighters in the world in the UFC. The film also examines her tough upbringing and the role she continues to play in advancing women’s wrestling.

This film is available on HBO or with an HBO Max subscription.

Women's Wrestling Documentaries On Flo (with links)

Helen Maroulis: Girls Can’t Wrestle (Ep. 1)
Helen Maroulis: Girls Can’t Wrestle (Ep. 2)
Jenna Burkert: Fight Like Hell
Groundbreakers With Jordan Burroughs: Tamyra Mensah-Stock
Sanctioned: Iowa’s Fight For Women’s Wrestling