Fighting with My Family

Saraya and Zak grow up in a family that runs a struggling wrestling business, staging shows and training local youngsters. Both dream of joining WWE.

When WWE holds a tryout in London, only Saraya is selected. She moves to the company's development programme in Florida, where she struggles to fit in with other recruits and faces the demands of training and character building.

Zak, rejected, struggles with disappointment at home, and the film gives equal weight to his story and the family's small business.

The film ends with Saraya's debut on WWE television in 2014, when she won the Divas Championship.

For people in talent development and sport entertainment, the film offers a light but useful look at how organisations recruit, train and shape performers for a global audience.

It also highlights family-run grassroots organisations, which supply talent to major companies but often operate on tight budgets.

Marketers can see how character and storytelling are built in sport entertainment, and how athletes must adapt their identities for a commercial product.

Watch Fighting with My Family if you are interested in sport entertainment, athlete development or grassroots organisations.

It is a dramatised account that simplifies events. This Shelf feature reflects the film's story and themes; it is not a scene-by-scene review.