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Lucha libre (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈlut͡ʃa ˈliβɾe], meaning "freestyle wrestling"[1] or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in México for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form of the genre, characterized by colorful masks, rapid sequences of holds and maneuvers, as well as "high-flying" maneuvers, some of which have been adopted in the United States and elsewhere. The wearing of masks has developed special significance, and matches are sometimes contested in which the loser must permanently remove his mask, which is a wager with a high degree of weight attached. Tag team wrestling is especially prevalent in lucha libre, particularly matches with three-member teams, called trios.
The two biggest lucha libre promotions in Mexico are Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which was founded in 1933, and Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA).[26]
On June 26, 2018, it was announced that the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and Lucha Libre Elite had reached an agreement and would co-promote wrestling events in the future, as well as wrestlers representing Lucha Libre Elite would appear on AAA shows. In addition, fans were invited to attend dressed in red in case of supporting the fighters of AAA and blue if they are on the side of Elite. On July 21, 2018, Lucha Libre Elite and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide announced a partnership and co-promoted a show called AAA vs. Elite sponsored by World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. the Lucha Libre Elite roster was also in Triplemanía XXVI. LLE has also partnered with MDA to hold a show in Arena Naucalpan.
Grobet wanted her work to contribute to history, so she started on a path bring about social relevance in her photography. Her photography led her to explore the Lucha Libre like she had wanted to as a child. She spent a lot of time getting to know the luchadores. Grobet has done some theatre and video and has published a few works such as: "Lourdes Grobet," an autobiography, and "Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling", "Lourdes Grobet: Lucha Libre" (2005), "Espectacular de Lucha Libre" (2008), "Lucha libre Mexicana" (2008). Grobet has had quite a lot of exhibitions, and has received many grants and awards for her work.
IWRG Luchas de Apuestas (Spanish for "Bet Match") is a series of professional wrestling Supercard shows , scripted and produced by the "lucha libre" wrestling company International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; sometimes also referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish). All of the listed Lucha de Apuestas shows have been held in IWRG's home arena Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The main event of these shows is a "Lucha de Apuestas" or "bet match" where wrestlers "bet" their mask or hair on outcome of the match and the loser would either have to unmask or be shaved bald afterward in the "lucha libre" traditions. IWRG has run a series of matches billed as either "Máscara vs. Máscara" (Mask vs. Mask), "Máscara vs. Cabellera" (Mask vs. Hair). or "Cabellera vs. Cabellera" over the years, where the main event has been a "Lucha de Apuestas" match.
In Lucha Libre the highest achievement is not winning a championship but winning the mask of an opponent in a "Luchas de Apuestas" match, a "bet fight" where each wrestler bets their mask. The Luchas de Apuestas match is usually seen as the culmination of a long and heated storyline between two or more wrestlers with the winner getting the "ultimate victory”. It is customary for the loser of such a match to reveal his real name, where he's from and how long he has been a wrestler before taking the mask off to show his face. Unmasked wrestlers will wager their hair instead, risking having his or her head shaved bald in case of defeat. There can be several reasons to book a "Luchas de Apuestas" match beyond the obvious purporse of elevating the winner. If the loser is a younger wrestler then the loss of the mask can sometimes lead to a promotional push after unmasking, or the wrestler is being given a new ring persona. Older wrestlers often lose their masks during the last couple of years of their career, often for a big payday depending on how long and successful a career they've had, The more successful the wrestler that's unmasked the bigger the honor for the winner.
In this chapter, Levi explains that by immersing herself in the practice of lucha libre the secrecy of how a luchador is made was revealed to her. In this section she observes that everyone seems to know that outcomes of lucha libre matches are predetermined, yet emphasizes a secretive element that is said to be unplanned. In her practice as a luchadora, she continues the discussion of lucha libre being fixed, while expressing that she felt the wrestling was real. In the end of the chapter, Levi explains that “secrecy itself is a structuring feature of lucha libre,” and concluded that it is not the secrets, but the secrecy itself that is important in the sport.
The Occidente Heavyweight Championship (called the "Campeonato de Peso Completo de Occidente" in Spanish) is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) championship created by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Gudalajara branch. The term Occidente refers to the western part of Mexico, specifically the state of Jalisco. sanctioned by "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Guadalajara" ("the Guadalajara Boxing and Wrestling Commission" in Spanish). Although the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the title is defended. The current champion is Diamante Azul, who won the championship on February 2. 2014 when he defeated Olímpico. While Diamante Azul is the longest reigning champion, at days, the title has been inactive for long periods of time when Diamante Azul lived in France.
The 55th Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estadio de Mexico was celebrated by a professional wrestling supercard show produced and scripted by the Mexican "lucha libre" promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; sometimes referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Mexico) which took place on December 3, 2017 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico (Estadio de Mexico). The event commemorated the sport of "lucha libre" becoming allowed in the State of Mexico, with the first "lucha libre" show held in the state taking place on December 1962. Over the years IWRG has on occasion celebrated the anniversary, although not consistently holding an anniversary show every year.
Lucha libre has become a loanword in English, as evidenced by works such as Los Luchadores, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Lucha Mexico and Nacho Libre. Lucha libre also appears in other pop culture such as mainstream advertising: in Canada, Telus' Koodo Mobile Post Paid cell service uses a cartoon lucha libre wrestler as its spokesperson/mascot.
On July 16, 2010, Lucha Libre USA premiered season one of their flagship program "Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors" on MTV2. During season one Lucha Libre USA held TV tapings in multiple venues.
"¡Que viva la lucha!" demonstrates how lucha libre in Tijuana is enjoyed by a vast range of spectators ranging from young children to older generations, and across genders. It is a space where fanatics and spectators are able to actively participate through the cheering, insults, and mixed emotions. The film also interviews extreme fanatics to collect lucha libre memorabilia, and dedicated fans that have gained free access to shows ("La Tiburona"). In response to the spectatorship of lucha libre, Vazquez states "The arenas are considered a free place to let out all anger, excitement, passions"
The history of "lucha libre", or professional wrestling in Mexico goes all the way back to the early 1900s where individual promoters would hold shows on a local basis in various Mexican states. In 1933 Salvador Lutteroth created Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; Spanish for "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") and in subsequent years took EMLL to a national level. In the 1930s and 1940s various Mexican states (as well as Mexico City, which is a federal district and not part of any state) began to create "lucha libre" commissions, often as an extension of the existing boxing commissions, responsible for overview of "lucha libre" in each state, licensing wrestlers and ensuring the rules were being enforced. In the State of Mexico "lucha libre" was not officially sanctioned until late 1962, with the first "lucha libre" show in the state held in December 1962.
The 52nd Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México was celebrated by a major professional wrestling show produced and scripted by the Mexican "lucha libre" promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; sometimes referred to as "Grupo Internacional Revolución" in Mexico) and took place on December 7, 2014 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico ("Estado de México"). The event commemorated the sport of "lucha libre" becoming allowed in the State of Mexico, with the first "lucha libre" show held in the state taking place in December 1962. Over the years IWRG has on occasion celebrated the anniversary, although not consistently holding an anniversary show every year.
Albums from Humaoids include:The English translations are being collected into trade paperbacks:
There is also a line of Lucha Libre art toys manufactured by Muttpop and featuring vinyl representations of characters from the series. The toy line is notable for being made available before the first issues of Lucha Libre were published. Muttpop produced toys of four of the Lucha Libre characters, Tequila, El Panda, Red Demon and Dr. Destruction. Various Repaints of the original toys have been made including several designs by Frank Kozik.
While the wrestler who would later become known as Diamante Azul has never revealed his birth name, he did unveil that he was born on December 20, 1982. "Lucha libre" has a long-held tradition of not revealing the birth name of masked wrestlers unless they are later unmasked. Due to the secretive nature of "lucha libre" it is possible that he made his wrestling debut prior to 2007 under a masked or unmasked identity that has not been revealed yet.
In September 1933 Salvador Lutteroth González founded Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), which would later be renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Over time Lutteroth would become responsible for building both Arena Coliseo in Mexico City and Arena Mexico, which became known as "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre". Over time EMLL became the oldest wrestling promotion in the world, with 2018 marking the 85th year of its existence. Lutteroth has often been credited with being the "father of Lucha Libre" introducing the concept of masked wrestlers to Mexico as well as the "Luchas de Apuestas" match. Lutteroth died on September 5, 1987. EMLL, late CMLL, remained under the ownership and control of the Lutteroth family as first Salvador's son Chavo Lutteroth and later his grandson Paco Alonso took over ownership of the company.
The Lucha Libre World Cup was a two-day professional wrestling event and tournament organized by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) with the financial backing of the Grupo Modelo brewery, with Victoria Beer as the official sponsor. The tournament included a number of three-man tag teams, referred to as "trios" in "Lucha Libre", teams and wrestling promotions already announced are AAA, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Lucha Underground and Pro Wrestling Noah among others. The tournament was announced as "Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup".
Marcos Tinajero (born January 30, 1975) is a Mexican Luchador (wrestler) who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character (referred to as a "Tecnico" in Lucha Libre) that works for Lucha Libre Elite. Best known for his work in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), he has been part of The Black Family since it was formed. During his time in the Black Family Ozz has been a member of Lucha Libre Latina (LLL) and La Secta del Mesías, its predecessor La Secta Cibernetica and La Legión Extranjera but now the Black Family is its own independent entity.
On June 24, 2006, Konnan participated in the first "lucha libre" event in San Diego. He stated that “Unfortunately there has never been "lucha libre" in the South Bay, there has never been "lucha libre" for "la raza." Finally they will be able to see the "lucha libre" that they watch on television live here a few minutes from their home.”
The 75. Aniversario de Arena Coliseo (Spanish for "Arena Coliseo's 75th Anniversary") show was a major professional wrestling show produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to commemorate the opening of Arena Coliseo, in 1943. The event took place on April 7, 2018, and featured six matches in total, including a guest appearances from several "leyendas" who had previously worked for CMLL. The main event saw Atlantis and Blue Panther defeat "leyendas" Fuerza Guerrera and El SatánicoUnlike most sports or sports entertainment around the world "Lucha Libre" holds championships in less regards compared to the prestige of winning a "Lucha de Apuesta", literally a "bet match". In a "Lucha de Apuesta" match each competitor "Bets" either their wrestling mask or hair on the outcome of the match and if they lose must unmask or have their hair shaved off in the ultimate form of humiliation. Since the mask holds a sacred place in "Lucha Libre" the most prestigious "Apuesta" is the mask, once it is lost a wrestler is not allowed to put the mask back on when wrestling. As part of the tradition an unmasked wrestler must also reveal their "true identity", which means give their birth name, age and wrestling experience as they lose the "anonymity" of the "enmascarado" character. Over the years Arena Coliseo has been host to a number of "Luchas de Apuestas", including one that many consider the biggest "Luchas de Apuestas" match where "Lucha Libre" icon El Santo defeated and unmasked Black Shadow in 1952. Below is a list of all documented "Luchas de Apuestas" that have taken place in Arena Coliseo since its completion in 1943.
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The Crash is considered the third largest professional wrestling promotion in Mexico after the much older Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide promotions and has been touted as the fastest growing "lucha libre" company in the world. The promotion uses wrestlers from the Mexican and American independent circuit, notably wrestlers from Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. On April 6, 2018, The Crash held its first independently promoted show in the United States at The Sugar Mill in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The 49th Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México was celebrated by a major professional wrestling show produced and scripted by the Mexican "lucha libre" promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; sometimes referred to as "Grupo Internacional Revolución" in Mexico) and took place on December 4, 2011 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico ("Estado de México"). The event commemorated the sport of "lucha libre" becoming allowed in the State of Mexico, with the first "lucha libre" show held in the state taking place on December 1962. Over the years IWRG has on occasion celebrated the anniversary, although not consistently holding an anniversary show every year.
Los Guerreros Laguneros (Spanish for "The Warriors from the Lagoon") is a "Lucha Libre" (Professional wrestling) group, referred to as a "stable", based in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico. The stable was created in 2001 and has, since its inception, been led by Último Guerrero and has been the top "rudo" (those that portray the "bad guys" in lucha libre) group in CMLL. Los Guerreros Lagunero currently consists of Último Guerrero, his younger brother Gran Guerrero, Euforia and Templario. Último Guerrero, Euforia and Gran Guerrero are the reigning and two-time holders of the CMLL World Trios Championship.