Lucha street performers amaze Toronto crowd
I am sure most of the people in attendance at the December 2023 Demand Lucha show, A Very Merry...
Read MorePosted by Joseph Casciaro | Jan 17, 2024 | Interviews
I am sure most of the people in attendance at the December 2023 Demand Lucha show, A Very Merry...
Read MorePosted by Joseph Casciaro | Dec 15, 2023 | Event Reports, Events, Interviews
TORONTO — With Demand Lucha announcing a ladder match main event for the Premier...
Read MorePosted by Gina Femia | Sep 24, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews
Cassandro is a movie of visual poetry, a moving and often heartbreaking love story that explores...
Read MorePosted by Josh Olsen | Jul 17, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Not Another Collectible!
I’m back again with the third installment of “When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 30, 2023 | Event Reports, Events, Interviews, Other House Shows
TORONTO — With so much hype over the young Mexican star El Hijo del Vikingo, the decision to...
Read MorePosted by Joseph Casciaro | Mar 2, 2023 | Interviews
Two long-time competitors in Mexico’s AAA promotion, Drago and Aero Star, have been...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 16, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews
New to Netflix at the end of January, the Mexican series Contra las Cuerdas (or Against the...
Read MorePosted by Joseph Casciaro | Feb 13, 2023 | Interviews
Gringo Loco is a rare creature in the world of lucha libre — he is an American-born...
Read MorePosted by Vandal Drummond Brown | Nov 29, 2022 | Interviews
Ray Duran’s daughter Hermania “Mimi” Duran unknowingly sported a slick nickname throughout...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 6, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
At its best, lucha libre is incredibly colorful, vibrant, with the audience pulsating and the...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Jun 14, 2022 | Events, Photo Galleries
Expo Lucha took place over two days, June 11-12, 2022, in Philadelphia, at the famed 2300 Arena....
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 23, 2021 | CAC, Interviews
On September 15, 2021, Rey Mysterio was presented with the Cauliflower Alley Club’s Lucha...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Aug 29, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
Christa Faust initially released her novel, Hoodtown, in 2004. But if you missed it the first time...
Read MorePosted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Jul 26, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Growing up, my family would always travel on Sundays to visit my grandparents in Ogden, Utah. As...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Jun 27, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Not Another Collectible!
In 2021 niches are more accessible and relevant than ever. The new book, Eat Like a Luchador: The...
Read MorePosted by Christopher Annino | Jun 4, 2021 | Interviews, News, Obituaries
The wrestling world has lost a groundbreaking and memorable lucha libre exotico star. It was...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | May 16, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Steve Cvjetkovich is not one to do things the easy way. He bucked the trend, learning to wrestle...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Feb 28, 2021 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Growing up in the Southern California of the 1980s Kevin Kleinrock grew up a very casual fan of...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 27, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock
When my son was younger, one of his favourite wrestlers was Rey Mysterio Jr. He loved characters...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Nov 22, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!
“The Omen” Gabriel Lestat is a pro wrestling vampire. To the layman it may seem like a cliche. But...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 17, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock
The Heroes of Lucha Libre are coming to Crackle. The 11-part scripted series debuts on the free...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 22, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, News
Look out Rudos. A new hero is on the way. Diego Gutierrez, the producer and writer for Buffy the...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jul 2, 2019 | Interviews
Ultimo Dragon, the legendary Japanese cruiserweight known for his hybrid style of puroresu mixed...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 11, 2019 | Obituaries
Silver King has passed away. The luchadore legend who once starred in Nacho Libre died in the ring...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 20, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries
Raul Mata, an EMLL champion in Mexico in the 1960s, before moving to the United States, has died....
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Oct 4, 2018 | Interviews
Talking with Konnan is like getting a history lesson in lucha libre. The man has seen and done it...
Read MorePosted by Alexandra Robertson | Aug 7, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Although she’s only been wrestling for two short years, do not be fooled....
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Mar 9, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Canadian Taya Valkyrie has taken the road less traveled to make it to Impact Wrestling and to...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Jun 13, 2017 | Interviews
Lucha Underground is a cultural and artistic hit across North America, and recently received a...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Aug 5, 2015 | Interviews
While the wrestlers of AAA Lucha Libre prepare for an international stage at the company’s...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 9, 2015 | Events, Interviews, The Artistic Canvas
Take a former WWE Creative team member/screenwriter and author, mix with a hyper-realist artist,...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 21, 2015 | Obituaries
AAA superstar El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, (also known as Perro Aguayo Jr.), has died after an...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Aug 8, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
If ever there was a story that can be described as truly inspiring, it’s Anthony...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 27, 2013 | Obituaries
Lung cancer has claimed the life of Hector Garza, who was a star in Mexico for two decades and is...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 24, 2013 | Interviews
Though Alberto Del Rio’s match on Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view was officially...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 28, 2012 | Documentary Reviews
It’s worth checking out the new PBS documentary, Tales of Masked Men, tonight on PBS....
Read MorePosted by Matthew Byer | Sep 5, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
The road from Winnipeg to Mexico isn’t the most traveled one, but AJ Sanchez recently earned...
Read MorePosted by Mike Lano | Jun 17, 2012 | Obituaries, Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: A great wrestling match is like a great meal. You can have all the essential...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 12, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
This weekend marks a rare chance to see a Mexican wrestling star on her home turf. But in a bit of...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jun 17, 2011 | Interviews
Is a mask ever just a mask? For the list of professional wrestlers who have been privileged enough...
Read MorePosted by Matt Bishop | Dec 16, 2010 | Interviews
You wouldn’t know it from watching him during his first four months on WWE television, but...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 9, 2010 | Interviews
There is a lot of talk these days about second and third generation wrestlers, and the pressures...
Read MorePosted by Mike Lano | Dec 15, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Diehard WWE fans will want to add the just-released book, Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask, to their...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 3, 2009 | Interviews
Sometimes he’s Incognito. Sometimes he’s Mystico de Juarez. (But never Mistico —...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 22, 2009 | Interviews
TORONTO – The crowd, peppered with lucha masks, is hot, nearing a frenzy. Their hero, the...
Read MorePosted by Mike Lano | Apr 2, 2009 | Interviews, Other House Shows
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Mexican wrestling promotion AAA brought a tight, exciting tour to...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Jul 31, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries
Legendary Mexican wrestler Alfonso Dantés died early Wednesday morning at his Mananzillo, Mexico...
Read MorePosted by Mike Lano | Apr 6, 2008 | Obituaries
Luis Magana, who recently passed away Easter Sunday, March 23, at the ripe age of 97, was a Los...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Aug 31, 2007 | Obituaries
Lucha Libre legend Karloff Lagarde passed away Friday morning at the age of 79. He was a major...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 1, 2007 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
The world of lucha libre is colourful and artistic, a passionate dance involving the luchadores...
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