The Final Hurdle To Finish OUT IN THE RING – Please Help If You Can

We have finished locking the edit on OUT IN THE RING, but we still need to generate the funds to pay off the final expenses for Sound Mixing, Color Correction, our closing credit sequence, final graphics, music clearances and legal.

These elements are key, and we need assistance to secure the additional fund for the film to screen in it's selected festivals beginning this June 2022.

OUT IN THE RING explores the rise and history of LGBTQ+ professional wrestlers and representation in the sport. Using a combination of interviews with LGBTQ+ wrestling talent, allies and historians, OUT IN THE RING uncovers the unique history of the industry and the rise of visibility for performers and fans around the world.

The film is slated for release in May/June 2022

Featuring such stars and experts as:

Current AEW superstar Sonny Kiss

AEW Wrestling star Dani Jordyn

NWA/MLW/Evolve/All Japan pro standout Mike Parrow

Former NWA women's champion, WWF/WWE star and wrestling legend Susan "Tex" Green

Former EVE Women's champ and featured NXT UK performer Charlie Morgan

EVE and SHIMMER women's wrestling star Kaitlin Diemond

Global Indie wrestling sensation, multi promotional champion and promoter, EFFY (Effy's Big Gay Brunch)

Hoodslam co-founder/promoter and trans wrestling trailblazer, The Dark Sheik

Chocolate City Wrestling champ, Co-promoter of Pro Wrestling Vibe and groundbreaking creator of LGBTQ+ wrestling shows Butch Vs.Gore and Paris Is Bumping, Billy Dixon

Multi time independent wrestling champ and featured AEW wrestling performer Jordan Blade

Texas based indie women's star Reiza Clarke

Wrestler and Pride Championship Wrestling promoter (The longest running LGBTQ+ helmed and themed wrestling promotion in North America, founded in 2012) , Iggy "Madness" Mendoza

Women's wrestling star and groundbreaking trans performer, Lola Starr

Legendary Mexican Lucha Libre star and Exotico Cassandro

First openly gay male wrestling world champion and featured on WWE NXT star AC Mack

25+ year veteran indie wrestler and historian, Scott "Sgt. Dickson" McEwan

Former wrestler and Shawn Michael's Wrestling Academy trainee, Steven Blair

Multi time indie wrestling champion and featured AEW star Ashton Starr

Out wrestling journalist and founder of Pro Wrestling Torch, Wade Keller

Wrestling Journalist/historian, author ( The Wrestling Hall of Fame series, Benoit for ECW press) and founder of Slam! Wrestling, Greg Oliver

Renowned author/historian (The Eighth Wonder Of The World, Mad Dogs Midgets And Screwjobs), and biographer for LGBTQ+ wrestling legend Pat Patterson (Accepted), Bertrand Hebert

Noted historian and author Pat Laprade (Sisterhood Of The Squared Circle, The Eighth Wonder Of The World, Mad Dogs Midgets and Screwjobs)

California indie wrestling star and historian Kurt Brown, AKA Vandal Drummond

Drag superstar, Wrestling personality and journalist (Huffington Post, etc.) Pollo Del Mar, AKA Paul Pratt

Former WWE/TNA IMPACT women's wrestling champion and legend Lisa Marie Varon (Victoria/Tara)

Former TNA IMPACT star SoCal Val (Valerie Wyndham)

Demand Lucha promoter/co-owner and Mexican wrestling historian, Jordan Marquez