Gabriel Ramirez flicked the lights on in his San Jose gym, which would soon be filled with people dressed in outlandish masks, leaping into the ring from uneasy heights and feigning dramatic beatdowns ...

MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Mexico fans have been advised by their government not to wear their colourful 'Lucha Libre' wrestling masks at World Cup matches in Qatar to comply with local rules.

"When you step in the ring," says Magno, who wrestles for Lucha VaVoom, "you feel the people and want to do the greatest job for them. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Watching the mesmerizing, ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico fans have been advised by their government not to wear their colorful Lucha Libre wrestling masks at World Cup matches in Qatar to comply with local rules. Alfonso Zegbe of the ...

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SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Lycra-clad wrestlers’ bodies slam thunderously onto a plywood floor ring, drowning out dozens of screaming fans who had packed into a Logan Heights brewery on a recent Saturday.

On a quiet Saturday evening, the Gresham Armory venue transformed into a cumbia infused wrestling arena. A crowd gathered outside the building just as doors were scheduled to open, families and ...

There's ritual, flamboyance, larger-than-life characters and aerobatic maneuvers in the world of lucha libre wrestling. So I went into "La Lucha," a new immersive, interactive theater production ...

Watching the mesmerizing, in-ring action at a Lucha VaVoom show is a veritable experience. But the wrestling itself is only one flavor of performance on display. From its very first show at the Mayan ...