A look at why the unmasking of one of the biggest stars in lucha libre history, El Santo, was such a tragic moment for lucha ...

From the glory days of the Olympic Auditorium to Rey Mysterio's WWE Hall of Fame induction at Wrestlemania 2023, here's a brief history of lucha libre in Los Angeles.

It just wasn't done. This legendary match still reverberates in lucha libre legend today, where losing your mask is the ultimate humiliation. Santo won the match and unmasked the Black Shadow.

The mask in Lucha Libre is highly sacred and it’s rare to see a Lucha wrestler without it on when it comes to pro wrestling matters. Born and raised in Brush, Silver Star has been a pro wrestler ...

“A champion luchador in his native Mexico, Silver King, real name Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, entertained audiences across the globe, and was a standout in WCW’s Cruiserweight division in the ...

There's a huge circuit in LA called lucha vavoom, which combines Lucha Libre, cabaret, stand up comedy, and these regular events in the Mayan theatre in LA. And they are huge.

Then there's the tradition. Enrique Medina is a barber in Los Angeles, a Lucha Libre promoter and at 59 he still wrestles. "I'm not superman, but I fly," he says.

In this image made from video taken on Saturday, May 11, 2019, The Silver King, right, talks to the camera with fan Mark van der Enden at the Roundhouse in London. A fan of a wrestler and actor ...

Lace shrouds on both sneakers fully animate the sports reference with each resembling half of a Lucha Libre mask. Completed when each Air Force 1 is put side-by-side, the patent leather mask ...

César González Barrón, a 51-year-old Mexican wrestler known as Silver King who appeared in the movie “Nacho Libre,” died Saturday in the ring while competing.

Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, the lucha libre star known as Silver King, performed Saturday night at The Roundhouse. The north London venue said Sunday on Twitter that he died during the event ...