CHIKARA: Wrestling Equality

Genres

Documentary

OverView

Documentary about CHIKARA's 2016 King of Trios tournament

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

22 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

07 October 2016

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mike Quackenbush

Himself

Ashley Medrano

Herself

Dori Prange

Herself / "Heidi LOovelace"

Drew Gulak

Himself

Elizabeth D. Medrano

Delmi Exo

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