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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

Mexican wrestling has a reputation as the most entertaining in the world and it doesn’t disappoint.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2015

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

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