HEEL, a new short film written by 10-year wrestling veteran Ryan Nemeth, attempts to shine a light on one of the darkest aspects of the pro wrestling business—pervasive allegations of sexual assault.
“When I started writing the film, my goal was to bring light to a topic that a lot of people keep hidden,” says Nemeth, who started wrestling in 2010 and spent time in NXT before an extensive run in the indies. “This is a movie set in the world of wrestling, but it’s about sexual assault.
“This film is entirely a work of fiction, but it is based on disturbing events that a lot of people have been privy to in wrestling.