Μέσα στον Αδυσώπητο Κόσμο του Deathmatch Wrestling: Πατέρας και Γιος Αναμετριούνται
Πατέρας και γιος στο όριο: Το τελευταίο Deathmatch μιας ολόκληρης γενιάς
Το βίντεο που συνοδεύει αυτό το άρθρο καταγράφει την ωμή πραγματικότητα του Deathmatch wrestling μέσα από την προσωπική ιστορία του Iceman και του γιου του, Jack Harrop. Στο επίκεντρο βρίσκεται ένας πατέρας που έχει χτίσει μια κληρονομιά στο ακραίο αυτό στυλ και ένας γιος που ακολουθεί τα βήματά του — με αίμα, φόβο, περηφάνια και ενίοτε μεταμέλεια. Στη διάρκεια του υλικού ακούμε φράσεις που δεν αποφεύγουν την ωμότητα, όπως: “I’m fucked absolutely fucked but I’m pleased I’m pleased I’ve done it.”
Τι είναι Deathmatch Στο βίντεο εξηγείται σαφώς ότι “Deathmatch wrestling is a more hardcore, extreme version of professional wrestling. So glass, barbed wire, drawing pins, anything sharp that would probably make someone bleed.” Η προέλευσή του αναφέρεται στην επιρροή από την Ιαπωνία και το δημοφιλές tape “King of the Deathmatch”, και περιγράφεται ως ένα σύγχρονο είδος θεάματος που, όπως λέγεται, “is the closest thing we’ve got in the modern day to the gladiator arenas, back in Roman times.”
Πατέρας και γιος: ιστορία, τραύματα, κληρονομιά Η σχέση μεταξύ Iceman και Jack κυριαρχεί στο ρεπορτάζ: από την τριλογία πατέρα-γιου μέχρι τις ακραίες στιγμές στο ρινγκ. Άλλες στιγμές του transcript είναι προσωπικές και ανεπίδεκτες φτιασίδωσης — για παράδειγμα όταν ο αφηγητής εξομολογείται πως “She’s my reason for living.” Οι συζητήσεις γύρω από τη μνήμη, τις εγκεφαλικές κακώσεις και την ψυχική υγεία είναι αποκαλυπτικές: “I didn’t want to live, suicidal. Didn’t want, didn’t want to live.” Το πάθος για το άθλημα συνυπάρχει με αμφιβολίες για το μέλλον: “I know this is definitely the last year… there’s no more after this.”
Το θέαμα και το κόστος του Στο βίντεο δεν λείπουν οι εικόνες και οι περιγραφές από το show — οι φράσεις “I am number one!” και “Fuck you Iceman, fuck you!” αντανακλούν την ηλεκτρισμένη ατμόσφαιρα και την ένταση της στιγμής. Οι πρωταγωνιστές αναγνωρίζουν το ρίσκο και το κόστος: πληγωμένα σώματα, αϋπνίες, μόλυνση τραυμάτων και αμφιβολίες για το πότε και αν πρέπει να σταματήσουν. Παράλληλα, υπάρχει και η εκτίμηση από συναδέλφους και οπαδούς — φράσεις όπως “They appreciated what I’d done, they did. You know what I mean? They were chanting for me to come back.” δείχνουν το διπλό πρόσωπο της αναγνώρισης και της φθοράς.
Στιγμές μετά τον αγώνα και ανθρώπινη πλευρά Μετά το θέαμα, το βίντεο επικεντρώνεται στις ανθρώπινες ανταλλαγές: οι μικρές καθημερινές στιγμές με την εγγονή Arizona, η κουβέντα για τις επιπτώσεις στο σώμα και το μυαλό, και οι ήρεμες, τρυφερές ατάκες όπως “I love you bye.” Η αφήγηση καταλήγει σε μια αίσθηση αποχαιρετισμού αλλά και συνέχειας — ο πατέρας που ομολογεί περηφάνια και ο γιος που προσπαθεί να βρει τη θέση του μέσα σε αυτή την κληρονομιά.
Highlights
- Το βίντεο δείχνει το ακραίο στυλ Deathmatch και την προέλευσή του.
- Στο επίκεντρο η σχέση πατέρα (Iceman) και γιου (Jack Harrop) σε μία σειρά αγώνων.
- Σαφείς και ωμές εξομολογήσεις για ψυχική υγεία και τραυματισμούς.
- Στιγμές οικογένειας και τρυφερότητας προτού και μετά το ρινγκ.
- Η αμφιλεγόμενη κληρονομιά: θα είναι αυτό το τέλος ή μια νέα αρχή;
Τι θα ακούσει/δεί ο θεατής Ο θεατής θα δει σκηνές από παρασκήνια και αγώνες, προσωπικές συνεντεύξεις και ωμές εξομολογήσεις που συνδέουν το θέαμα με το ανθρώπινο κόστος. Θα ακούσει τόσο τεχνικές περιγραφές του Deathmatch όσο και προσωπικές φράσεις όπως “I’m fucked absolutely fucked but I’m pleased I’m pleased I’ve done it.”
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Το άρθρο συντάχθηκε με τη βοήθεια του GretAi. Το Video “Inside The Brutal World Of Deathmatch Wrestling” αναρτήθηκε 22/12/2025 στο Youtube κανάλι VICE








































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I thought this garbage went bankrupt?
Lmfao acting like they are world famous and at the level of WWE they aren’t All Embarrassing Wrestling level, or even ROH 😂😂
my gf came in the room as i was watching this:
gf: why are you watching gay porn?
me: its not gay porn baby its wrestling
gf: it sure looks like gay porn, why are they dressed like that and touching each other like that?
massive crowd of 35 ppl every event hell yeah! they probably get a free meal at the events they perform at so thats whats up
The difference between Foley and Funk doing a death match and 2 random Brits doing it, is Foley and Funk were wrestlers doing a death match. The 2 British guys are 2 British guys doing a spectacle.
The closest thing we have to gladiators fighting in the Roman Colosseum is definitely not death matches. If anything its MMA, and this is coming from a lifetime wrestling fan.
Wow, this was such a raw and honest documentary! I really appreciate how VICE covers stories most people don’t know about. The storytelling is so engaging and eye-opening
Good documentary. I don't follow death match wrestling so not familiar with Iceman but this was very well done. The father-son bond is inspiring.
So, we can talk about Fight Club?!
26:51 Paul Lameman giving a hype speech
18:12 is the ref the same ref who did the bryan danielson vs nigel mcguinness unified 2006 match?
That intro was very gay lol
More Outlaw Mudshows.
Deathmatch wrestling is just a bunch of dudes and girls who weren't good at wrestling, so they do this. This isnt wrestling.
Is this the fallout of English inbreeding? I mean no disrespect, but we all know inbreeding was the norm in England for some time……
Nice…Vice!!!🎉
Amen Amen Amen Amen
Minnesota?
WTF😮
3:07 "ere, Jack lad. You know what would be a fooking good idea fer' show tonaaght? Nail me ear t'canvas".
Deathmatch Wrestling is great. Huge respect for deathmatch wrestlers.
"Outlaw, mudshow, garbage wrestling"…. Jim Cornette
Its hard to find any Jack Harrop matches where he isn't fighting his Dad
they all suck
These guys are having a death match with the Wendy's drive thru. They should put donut holes on those mouse traps and see if they can stop themselves from eating them.
Vice is on a redemption arc, and I’m all here for it
Women say – men will do absolutely anything except go to therapy.
In all due respect the father could use some therapy and a regiment of medication. He seems like a good guy but very unhappy and unbalanced.
You’ve watched beyond the mat-now it’s time for beyond the fat 😂
Not a sustainable career. It’s a quick way to become addicted to pain medication.
I like the Dad and Son. Good dudes
Love from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
Bizarre stuff. Theyre basically just torturing themselves for from what I can make out, is no reason whatsoever.
Does his shirt say Moob World Order?
and all that for a crowd of 6 people lol
I’ve seen Iceman and Jack Harrop at live shows a few times at RISE. They always have crazy matches.
The whole team put on nothing else I’ve seen in the UK and can only really be compared to CZW in terms of wild spots the wrestlers are willing to put there bodies through for our entertainment
Go on jack lad!
Drinking Trulys is so hardcore.