The latest episode (#86 to be specific) of CMLL ‘Ras de Lona’ from the essential Lucha Libre blog CMLLBlog.com

Here’s Los Straitjackets playing at the Doheny Blues Fest:

We haven’t featured a Lucha Libra themed Mexican surf band in a while, and that’s been a glaring oversight. Here’s Los Pacific playing ‘Pompis, Pompis’. FYI, ‘pompis’ is Spanish slang for butt, ass, backside, etc.

In a perfect world, Lucha Libre would always be the lead story on ESPN. com. Blue Demon, Jr. writes an excellent article talking about his family background and professional wrestling. Here’s a clip:
The story of how I found out my dad was a wrestler is simple. When I was five years old, we [...]

Not much better than Mexican surf music played by dudes in lucha masks. Here’ Los Pacific playing ‘Kung Fu’:

One of our favorite writers, Shea Serrano has an article on his About.com column about Houston informing us that a local resident has claimed to have found an actual chupacabra. Here’s the blurb:
So I almost feel like I’m obliged to mention this: Someone in Texas (near sleepy Blanco, to be specific) claims to have [...]

In a perfect world, the Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop would have already been awarded a Nobel Prize. Here they are in an appearance on the local news in San Diego:

Here’s the video of last night’s fight between Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller and Kala Hose in the main event of a KINGDOM MMA show in Hawaii. First clip is the ring entrances, second clip the fight and postfight interviews. Hose tries to get theatrical with his entrance, but ‘Mayhem’ tops him wearing a Mil [...]

Big feature story on Lucha Libre in today’s Los Angeles Times:
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind and you don’t — under any circumstances — pull the mask off Blue Demon Jr.
In a flash, Demon vaults off the top of the turnbuckle, scissoring one foe with his powerful legs and [...]

We’ve posted some videos from Fog City Wrestling before and here’s the latest for their 2/28 show at the DNA Lounge in San Fran. What part of “Todd ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ Bridges’ indy wrestling debut’ don’t you people understand??

The good news is that you can watch a live feed of the event via the DNA [...]