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Mexican wrestling

American  
[mek-sik-uhn res-ling] / ˈmɛk sɪk ən ˈrɛs lɪŋ /

noun

  1. lucha libre.


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“Cassandro,” premiering Friday, Sept. 22 on Amazon Prime Video, stars Gael Garcia Bernal as a pioneering exótico named Saúl Armendáriz who rose to become one of the biggest stars in Mexican wrestling.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2023

Since retiring from mixed martial arts, Velasquez had been seen in pro wrestling performing for WWE and the Mexican wrestling promotion AAA.

From Fox News Mar. 1, 2022

A sea of white leather chairs and a display of Mexican wrestling masks make for an arresting backdrop.

From Washington Post Mar. 22, 2019

And his back story gives us a great cold opening for this episode: He starred in some awesome black-and-white Mexican wrestling flicks back in the day, which he watches on VCR.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2015

Let's leave aside the mess of paragliding paintballing and the debacle of the Mexican wrestling and focus on the swizz of the Acapulco cliff diving.

From The Guardian Jan. 30, 2011

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