Wrestling With Whiteness: A Documentary On Being Black in The Professional Wrestling Business, a film by Jaychele Nicole of Inclusive Creations, premiered on YouTube on May 28, 2022.
The documentary focuses on sharing the stories of Black folx and their experience in the wrestling community. Some of the Black professional wrestlers and wrestling content creators featured in the film include Big Swole, Tasha Steelz, Willow Nightingale, Ricky Starks, Alex Kane, Caprice Coleman, Public Enemies Podcast, Will Washington, and many more.
The following topics are highlighted in the film:
- Brotherhood/Sisterhood
- Transformation of Role Models
- Accurate & Authentic Character Representation
- Ways To Change The Community
- Advice To Future Stars
Wrestling With Whiteness is created, edited, directed, and features interviews by Jaychele Nicole. According to the documentary’s YouTube caption, “Jaychele Nicole is a 17 year old wrestling personality and content creator. She creates podcasts, holds interviews, and writes articles. She has been able to work with many different media companies and personalities. She has worked with Fightful, Bodyslam.Net, Capital Championship Wrestling, Late Night Grin, and SEScoops…”
Wrestling With Whiteness can be watched via the Jaychele Nicole YouTube channel.
