WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS IMAGES OF VIOLENCE THAT SOME MAY FIND DISTRESSING. 'For us, if you're there, you're already one of us,' he says. Its wrestlers - decorated with barbed wire scars, thrown through the air and bleeding through their costumes - are diverse in gender and cultural background.Īll, says Mccrae, are welcome in this subculture of a subculture. ( Supplied: Deathmatch Downunder)ĭeathmatch has reckoned with movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter to evolve into a scene setting a new benchmark in sports inclusivity. Intergender matches are common in deathmatch wrestling.
