Of Luchadores and Action-Packed Fights

And he flies yet again…this was the second flight into the ring and luchador Marco Corleone came crashing down on his opponent from team rudos. Do I need to say the rest? Two others from team rudos (the bad guys) lunged towards the técnico (the good guys) hero and the fight went on. Luchador Maximo added some humor to the fight and left the spectators in splits. This was my first time at the Arena México; the most well-known and prestigious ring in the city, known for its Lucha Libre fights. Watching that mind-blowing action live was a true experience in itself. I did watch some of the fights on television earlier but it was nothing compared to the live fight.

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Lucha Libre is a form of professional fighting (somewhat like the WWE, but I found this one much more interesting and entertaining). This type of wrestling is characterized by the colourful masks that the wrestlers, luchadores, wear during the fights. El Santo, the luchador in silver mask, was the most famous luchador ever; in fact he is a legend. Children sing songs about him and think of him as their protector, and his character has also been portrayed in comic strips and movies.

In the three-hours of action-packed entertainment, I was fortunate enough to watch the Blue-Panther fight on the occasion of his 35^th anniversary of being a luchador.  People threw coins toward the ring to show their respect. My voice had gone hoarse because of all the shouting and cheering I did, but the fight was so worth it.