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Photographer Daniel Patrick Lilley likes to cheer for the underdog.

As a kid in Southampton, England, he often watched World Wrestling Federation matches on TV and was a fan of the Triple H, a menacing anti-hero.

"I've always rooted for the bad one," he says.

Fast forward to 2010, when Lilley was able to revisit his curiosity for this action-packed genre — this time not as a fan but as a photographer.

According to Lilley, wrestling in England is waning in popularity. In fact, he says he thinks wresting itself is somewhat of an underdog in the sports and entertainment world.

"[This] is part of what drew me to this project," he says. "Nobody that does it now makes any money ... They all do it for the love."

Capturing The U.K.'s Vanishing Wrestling Culture 

Daniel Patrick Lilley, Bournemouth, UK via @featureshoot