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To many, Mexico is home to the high flyer. The likes of El Santo, Rey Mysterio, Mistico, Dragon Lee, and so many others have come along to showcase some of the most amazing high-flying, acrobatic action wrestling can offer. Finding the next big star is a constant in the wrestling world. Not just who will be the next breakout mainstream star. But also, who will raise the bar for what can be done in the ring? Enter Hijo del Vikingo. Son of prelim Mexican wrestler King Vikingo, he debuted in 2017 in the independent scene before being signed quickly to…

Cassandro the Exotico. It’s often the story in the world of pro wrestling that a wrestler plays a character to perform in front of the crowd. But there are the occasional times where the person is not playing a character, but they are true to themselves, which helps establish a connection with the audience. For example, people like William Moody worked in a funeral home, which helped his character “Paul Bearer.” Another perfect example would be Saúl Armendáriz, better known to the world of pro wrestling, more specifically Lucha Libre, as “Cassandro el Exotico” (nowadays more commonly known by “Cassandro”).…

The year 2014, Robert Rodriguez announced a new concept was to mix the word of Lucha Libre and storytelling outside of the ring (made popular here in the US.) Thus Lucha Underground was born. This is a look at the rise and fall of Lucha Underground. This formula delighted wrestling fans and made them “Believers.” It was a nice alternative for fans who were looking for something new and exciting. Pitting good vs. evil, the lover of violence/promoter Dario Cueto was the mastermind of creating riffs and playing all sides against one another. This made for fun twists and turns.…

Lucha Underground became known to some fans through Chavo Guerrero. Prior to the final season, there is a history that is rich and vast that fans became aware of and what those fans likely weren’t aware of had they not finished the show. We will catch readers up on a brief history of the show and the promotion. Lucha Underground is owned and produced by United Artists Media Group. The series aired weekly in English on the El Rey Network. The weekly series features wrestlers from the American independent circuit and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, one of the biggest wrestling promotions in Mexico; AAA also…

Tragedy struck the wrestling world Saturday, May 11th, 2019, in an event from London, England, when Silver King collapsed in the middle of a match with Juventud Guerrera and officially died later when receiving medical attention. The event in question took place from Roundhouse, London, for Hijo del Santo’s ‘Todo X El Todo’ wrestling promotion, which is a mostly inactive promotion but will occasionally run a tour once in a while. On this night, Silver King was having his second match of the night before collapsing amid an exchange with Juvy and did not receive proper attention until it was…

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) first started in 1933 and has been running ever since. It has lasted over 84 years and was the first really national Lucha Libre company that was promoted on a national company level, although it started out struggling. It was helped by Salvador Lutteroth. CMLL was first promoted as EMLL. From the early beginnings, the rest of the 30s was spent growing the company. During the 40s, the company began to make more money and break ground on one of the most famous arenas. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre – The Birth of Lucha…

Candi Devine Preserving Her Memory and Legacy By Heidi Waters Pro wrestling legend Candi Devine passed away on February 9th, 2022, at the age of 63. Candi had a legendary career and was a multiple AWA and NWA Women’s World Champion. She had feuded with Debbie Combs, WWE Hall of Fame Inductee Sherri Martel, and Diane Von Hoffman. Prior to her passing international award-winning filmmaker Christopher Annino was going to include her in his documentary “Circle of Champions the History of Women’s Pro Wrestling” Annino had gotten a pre-interview with Candi as they were going over questions almost a month…

Mr Big is that tough guy smooth-talking heel manager that we miss so much these days. He’s just that at a burly 6’2- with a gravelly voice to match- resplendent in a fittingly devilish all-red outfit. At 66 years old, he reminds you of those ex-wrestling stars who aged out of the ring and into a managerial role but could still kick your ass if need be. The man can talk AND mix it up. And even more importantly, he promotes each one of his proteges and matches like his life depended on it- which in today’s indie world is…

Mark Smith was more than a wrestler to me. He was more than a talent inside the ring. He was a friend. From the time I met him in 1999 at All Pro Wrestling in Hayward, I was amazed at his strength, conditioning, stamina, and power. I helped him get over as a “heel” in the business by becoming a manager as he put on a mask and became the mysterious and awesome force known as “Super Destroyer 2000”. Then when we left APW and joined Pro Wrestling Iron, I became his #1 nemesis as he won the PWI Heavyweight…

This week’s show opens with a quick recap of the events from NXT Takeover 31 that saw Finn Balor retain his belt over Kyle O’Reilly; Priest stands tall over Johnny Gargano. Io Shirai was sky high over Candice LeRae. Santos Escobar held onto his Cruiserweight belt over Swerve Scott. Last, by not least, Kushida tapped out Velveteen Dream. This is NXT Weekly for 10/7/20. NXT Weekly for 10/7/20 Tommaso Ciampa vs Kushida Before the show even started, Tommaso Ciampa and Kushida had an altercation backstage, but that led right into the first match. This is the most aggressive Tommaso has…