Inside America’s Most Violent Wrestling Tournament

Deathmatch is an ultra-violent style of wrestling that features makeshift weapons, light bulb tubes, and barbed wire to ensure a maximum bloodletting. Combat Zone Wrestling, or CZW, is the WWE of Deathmatch, and every year fans from all over the world flock to Delaware to witness CZW’s Tournament of Death. We go behind-the-scenes of the controversial competition to find out how it comes together and why the violent sport is so popular.

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