Fans filled the Mayan theater Friday night for a special Lucha VaVoom tribute show honoring lucha libre trailblazer and queer icon Cassandro. The beloved Mexican American luchador, whose real name is ...

A complicated match in motion during Lucha Libre in the Park 2015 Credit: Courtesy of Unity Park Advisory Council From 20th-century wrestling promoter Fred Kohler to former WWE Champion CM “Chick ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) — The masks wrestlers wear during lucha libre matches can be a real showstopper. They dazzle and mesmerize. The masks are covered with sparkly sequins and are adored by ...

LAS VEGAS – WWE made a major announcement before the start of WrestleMania 41 on Saturday night. The company acquired the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA and will host a joint ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Luche Libre has been a Mexican cultural staple for decades and has seen popularity in the United States in the past few years. Now a University of Arizona grad student is ...

Despite the rain and wind, cheers and boos from families filled the air as professional wrestlers unleashed flying elbows, headlocks and suplexes during the Sacramento Public Library's first-ever live ...

If you, like me, know little about the gaudily theatrical style of professional wrestling known as lucha libre, the new movie Cassandro offers a vivid crash course — emphasis on the crash. It begins ...

Wrestlers Aero and Crazy Chickens perform during Lucha VaVOOM hosts special Tribute Show honoring lucha libre trailblazer and queer icon Cassandro at The Mayan on September 22, 2023 in Los Angeles. JC ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Pageantry, masks and takedowns! Lucha Libre wrestling recently held a fundraising event in Spokane to help raise money for legal services for immigrants. Lucha Libre is a sport like ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lucha Libre wrestling is a predominant sport in Mexico that has a popular scene in Chicago. ABC7 met with a local luchadora, Paloma Vargas, known as "The Sriracha Muchacha." Vargas ...