Wrestling & MMA

Frankie Z women’s wrestling documentary ‘Ballerina I’m Not’

An underground, underdog story of the prolific journey that women take to follow their pro wrestling dreams while finding their way in a male dominated fight industry, Ballerina I’m Not premiered Oct. 16 on Amazon and VOD. The film documentary is written and directed by Francesca Zappitelli.
An underground, underdog story of the prolific journey that women take to follow their pro wrestling dreams while finding their way in a male dominated fight industry, Ballerina I’m Not premiered Oct. 16 on Amazon and VOD. The film documentary is written and directed by Francesca Zappitelli. Photo Courtesy Ballerina I’m Not

With the evolution of the revolution of women’s wrestling in the United States, this is a good time for a women’s wrestling documentary, and former women’s wrestler Frankie Z (Francesca Zappitelli) wrote and directed the exhilarating and inspirational Ballerina I’m Not.

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An underground, underdog story of the prolific journey that women take to follow their dreams and find their way in a male dominated fight industry, Ballerina I’m Not premiered Oct. 16 on Amazon.

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Ballerina I’m Not features a who’s who from the women’s wrestling world including Stacy Keibler, Gail Kim, Maria Kanellis, Shelly Martinez and Frankie Z herself. It also highlights indie wrestling talent and their plight to make it in this male dominated vocation.

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Ballerina I’m Not is also available on VOD.

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For more information, visit http://www.ballerinaimnot.com/

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This story was originally published October 18, 2017 at 2:09 AM with the headline "Frankie Z women’s wrestling documentary ‘Ballerina I’m Not’."

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