Meet the British wrestling collective with 'queer joy' at its core

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Meet the British wrestling collective with 'queer joy' at its core
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Think fishnet tights, silver hot pants and long false eyelashes, then add in bodies bouncing off ropes and into takedowns which land with bottoms on faces. This is queer wrestling outfit Fist Club.

Item 1 of 5 Performers rehearse in the wrestling ring ahead of LGBT Q+ wrestling collective 'Fist Club' 's latest show in London, Britain, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Belinda JiaoPerformers rehearse in the wrestling ring ahead of LGBT Q+ wrestling collective 'Fist Club' 's latest show in London, Britain, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Belinda JiaoLONDON, May 9 -

It was that sense of fun which pleased the crowd at a sold-out theatre in North London for their latest show. "For me, It's all about the queer joy," Wilk told Reuters backstage. "Nothing gives me the same queer joy as Fist Club." Several extravagantly tattooed acts laugh and pose in the dressing room as they put the finishing touches to their wigs, paint on pencil moustaches, and add glitter where necessary.

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