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A night at the "Lucha Libre" in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico - a fabulously entertaining experience!by Carol (2000) On the night of Sunday, June 25, 2000, a group of us decided it was time to go see some Lucha Libre, or Wrestling, Mexican style. Some of us in the group had lived in Mexico for over 30 years (me, in particular), without ever having viewed this particular martial art first-hand. This particular Sunday, we arrived at the Arena Isabel on Blvd. Juarez across from Sanborns - a somewhat seedy looking place I'd passed by hundreds of times over the years without ever venturing in - when the show had already started. We paid our entrance fee at the dark little entrance booth (where a scaley sign pointed out that anyone over 3 years old must buy a ticket, and which should have given us an idea of what kind of crowd we'd encounter inside) and walked in on the Syka vs. Gardenia Babe fight. The arena contained an enthusiastic and fairly large amount of spectators, including a great number of women and children of all ages... almost more of them, in fact, than of men. In Mexico, wrestling holds about it a sense of myth and mystery. Wrestling costumes are elaborate and colorful, and almost always incorporate a mask which covers the wrestlers face and converts him fully into that heroic or evil character who secretly dwells within the wrestler and lets loose only on those special occasions when he's in the ring. The history of masked wrestling in Mexico is fascinating. Click here to read "La Máscara! The World of Mexican Wrestling" by Andrew Coe. You can also check out current shows and wrestling news on the official World Wrestling Council site. Click HERE to see a list of wrestling moves Now join us on a photo tour of a couple of the fights we saw! Click here! |
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