Wrestling With Whiteness
Wrestling With Whiteness focuses on sharing the stories of Black folx and their experience in the wrestling community. Using a combination of interviews with Black wrestlers and Black content creators, Wrestling With Whiteness uncovers the unique experiences of Black people in the industry and the rise of representation for performers and fans around the world.
Shared Experiences Highlighted:
Brotherhood/Sisterhood
Transformation of Role Models
Accurate & Authentic Character Representation
Ways To Change The Community
Advice To Future Stars
About Jaychele Nicole
About Jaychele Nicole:
Jaychele Nicole is a 17 year old wrestling personality and content creator. She creates podcasts, holds interviews, and writes articles. She has been able to work with many different media companies and personalities. She has worked with Fightful, Bodyslam.Net, Capital Championship Wrestling, Late Night Grin, and SEScoops. She has collaborated with personalities like Sean Ross Sapp, William Washington, Jeremy Lambert, and many others. Her background is in community organizing as she has been a youth organizer for the past four years. Following the murder of George Floyd, she organized multiple protests against police brutality. She currently holds the record for the largest protest (10,000) in Rhode Island history.Jaychele is the creator, editor, director, and interviewer of Wrestling With Whiteness.
See What People Are Saying:
“Detailed, extensive and moving, ‘Wrestling With Whiteness’ is both grounded in reality and rooted in optimism.”
- Joe Hulbert of Late Night Grin
“Sharing personal experiences gives others a different point of view. This is what ‘Wrestling w/ Whiteness’ is about, seeing the world through our lens, hearing our stories and savoring in our legacy.”
- Big Swole
"Everyone's journey is different and unique. ‘Wrestling With Whiteness’ is something wrestling fans of any color should take the time to watch because it gives an important platform for athletes to discuss representation and its importance to the industry."
- "Doc" Chris Mueller of Bleacher Report
"This is a vital documentary on experiences, both shared and varied. The Black Wrestling Community is such a huge part of the Wrestling Community as a whole which often is not looked at with the nuance it deserves. This delivers through the variety of talent and voices included, along with topics selected."
- Jennifer
"Unique, illuminating, and truly exceptional documentary that I would recommend any wrestling fan to watch because it addresses things that are discussed enough or isn't given enough attention."
- Ryan Spencer
"So much heart and sincerety in this entire documentary. Learning about the brotherhood and sisterhood that is paramount to one's success and stability in the industry, really gives me pause. What a great window into the black experience, not only confined to wrestling but, you can really see into the purity of intention that is being conveyed. My hope is that this does more than start a conversation but brings change to the industry and hearts!"
- Brian Coleson
"#WrestlingWithWhiteness is such a great documentary. Being a Black wrestling fan in 2022 is so refreshing because we are being so well represented by not only the wrestlers but media personalities and journalists as well. "
- Antoine Bennett
"An eyeopening and tear-jerking journey from beginning to end. Watching and listening to these icons pour their hearts out create a safe space for the "uncomfortable" but needed talks. These conversations are crucial for a brighter and forward-thinking future."
- Dylan Pacheco
"Jaychele has done a tremendous job spotlighting the experiences of several black wrestling talents. This is a documentary everyone should watch. Hopefully there is a part 2!"
- Jennifer
"No matter your place in the wrestling industry, this documentary is a must see."
- Lillie Alexandra of Fightful Overbooked
"An incredible platform for black wrestlers to shine light on our truth."
- JDX
"Wrestling with Whiteness is a fascinating look behind the curtain of Professional Wrestling as experienced by Black wrestlers. Her elite level talent for interviewing really shines through in this documentary through her use of empathy and introspective questions. It truly is a one of a kind masterpiece. ."
- Thembi