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Celebrating Mexico in NYC – Lucha Libre Style

Post author By Joe Puccio
Post date September 20, 2019

Blue Demon Jr. attempts to rip off the mask of Dr. Wagner Jr. (Photo: Joe Puccio)

It was easy to confuse the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden for Arena Ciudad de Mexico on Sunday, September 15, as Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Mexico’s leading professional wrestling promotion, produced an authentic lucha libre experience for the thousands in attendance lucky enough to have witnessed the historic event. Coined Invading NY, the exhibition […]

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Poffo Talks Road Perils, Macho Man, and his Wrestling ‘Days’

Post author By Joe Puccio
Post date July 31, 2018

While the generally accepted belief is that in order to cope with the grueling, seemingly endless, life on the road for pro wrestlers in the 70s and 80s, drugs were a necessity, don’t tell that to Lanny Poffo; the former wrestler doesn’t buy it. “It’s a complete cop-out,” he contended. “I was on the road […]

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