The Yorkshire extended wrestling family helping to build belief

Rose Blossom, real name Ava, loves the thrill of wrestling

Shouting, stomping and squashing large muscles into small costumes are all part of the spectacle of televised wrestling - but what if that confidence doesn't come naturally? BBC News went to meet one group of fans building relationships and resilience as well as ring skills.

"I think people are more scared of me than anything," says 13-year-old Ava, sporting a pink dress and lace gloves which dangle over the ropes of the wrestling ring.

"Some of them think it's cool, others think I'll break their arm at any second."

It's not long before Ava, who wrestles as "Rose Blossom", shows off one of her moves, using scissor legs to seize the neck of an opponent and catapult her to the ground.

The floored girl, 16-year-old Louisa, rises from the canvas before flopping back dramatically, as if knocked out.

Wrestling is, of course, part sport, part theatre, and every move here is carefully staged.

A typical scene from the citadel canvas

As soon as I'd peeked through the thick, black foyer curtains and entered the UK Wrestling arena based in a former Salvation Army citadel in Batley, West Yorkshire, I knew I'd entered a different world.

It is a cavernous, unheated space, painted an intimidating black with stadium-style seating rising above a full-size wrestling ring.

You can see your breath, hear terrifying thumps and feel the vibrations of each impact as the wrestlers play out their well-practised moves.

Sessions for all ages run three times a week. There are two hours of drills and training as apprentice wrestlers are schooled in theatrical combat.

They learn to lift and throw others with mock aggression and practise landing with dramatic style.

That's followed by an hour-long show in which some of the combatants get into costumes and character for matches in the ring.

Louise says wrestling has helped develop her confidence

People are drawn here from across Yorkshire, some lured by childhood nostalgia, others to bolster confidence and mental health.

Louisa - the one floored by Ava - explains how wrestling has changed her life.

"It's helped me with my mental health because throughout school I was bullied. I started here to help me with my anxiety and it's helped me a lot.

"I've become more confident."

That sentiment is shared by one of the adult wrestlers performing tonight.

Tyler Kershaw is known as "The Director Tyler Tarantino". He carries a video camera and plays a bad guy.

"I am not the most athletic but I can come out with a character," says Tyler, who loved wrestling as a child and amateur dramatics as an adult, but never imagined he'd be in the ring himself.

Tyler AKA The Director Tyler Tarantino is one of the ring's bad guys

"It's been very good for my mental health because I am someone who has always needed a creative outlet.

"I've absolutely loved the experience and connecting with the crowd."

Hasib Mughal takes on the role of bad boy-turned goodie Sheikh Mukhtoom between the ropes.

The CCTV control room team leader says he enjoys the buzz of crowds shouting his name: "You get adrenaline."

Hasib Mughal's character was a spoiled Arabian prince but fans loved him so much he became one of the good guys

"My parents keep telling me to leave, my wife, every time I get injured, she says you're not going back.

"But I'm carrying on. I have loved it since I was four years old. If somebody told me back then I can see you wrestling, I'd have laughed at them.

"It's a dream come true for me."

UK Wrestling was founded 15 years ago by Jonathan Sedgwick.

He watched wrestling on TV with his grandfather and passed this love to his son Joe.

But when five-year-old Joe requested a wrestling party Jonathan could not find a venue, so, naturally, he bought his own ring and founded his own shop and club.

Jonathan, whose favourite character and inspiration is Bret the Hitman Hart, tells me: "It's a great accomplishment to look back on what we have created and the number people who have come through the doors. A lot have been with us since day one...it's like an extended family."

Joe (left) has followed the family love of wrestling thanks to the efforts of dad Jonathan

A decade-and-a-half on, the club has 50 members, a YouTube channel and live shows at least three days a week.

"Children can start from six years old. It's good for social interaction, meeting new people, for a lot of them it helps build confidence up.

"Some of them come in, they are really shy, they don't socialise, but when they get in the ring and start shouting at people, if they are a bad guy, it really brings them out of their shell," Jonathan says.

Little Joe is now fully grown, bare-chested and clad in Lycra shorts. The grapple doesn't fall far from the tree; he is now a coach and regular performer.

Jonathan points across to the room to his latest prodigy - 11-year-old Rowan, Ava's brother.

As character "Verified Rowan Tomas"emerges through the music and smoke toting a selfie stick, it's clear he loves performing.

Rowan, 11, enters the ring in character

Dad Dan watches proudly from behind the crowd control barriers as the youngster is tossed around the ring by his 15-year-old, and much taller, opponent.

He says wrestling is a family hobby. "It is a bit daunting watching, I suppose, but it fills me with pride too," he said.

"We can't walk around the house without getting a clothes line or some kind of attack, you know when you go to make a cup of tea and get a forearm."

Tonight Rowan wins his bout, following the script written by Jonathan, and afterwards he joins his dad for a hug.

"You've got a whole crowd in front of you and you want to impress them, there is pressure on you," he says.

"But once you have done the match it's a relief because you know you have done well."

Boos do not bother this wrestler

He says he can see himself wrestling all his life and he revels in being the bad character.

"The crowd is booing you, but I don't care about the crowd, I care about what I think."

For many here in Batley wrestling is more than just a hobby; it's a mantra for life. It's not how many times you fall, it's how you get back up again.