Gabriel Ramirez flicked the lights on in his San Jose gym, which would soon be filled with people dressed in outlandish masks, leaping into the ring from uneasy heights and feigning dramatic beatdowns ...

With his San Jose professional wrestling school bound up tighter than a headlock in the COVID-19 economic shutdown, Gabriel Ramirez did what he's coached countless wrestling students to do -- he ...

The legendary Undertaker stepped into a new WWE creative role last year. He now works behind the scenes to shape storylines ...

On a quiet Saturday evening, the Gresham Armory venue transformed into a cumbia infused wrestling arena. A crowd gathered outside the building just as doors were scheduled to open, families and ...

Lucha libre, the Mexican version of professional wrestling, is thriving in Los Angeles, where the action and the masks draw fans to venues big and small. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America ...

Gabriel Ramirez flicked the lights on in his San Jose gym, which would soon be filled with people dressed in outlandish masks, leaping into the ring from uneasy heights and feigning dramatic beatdowns ...

The wrestling may be staged, but the community created by lucha libre is anything but scripted. Lucha libre, or “free fight,” is often known as professional Mexican wrestling, with roots tracing back ...

Lucha libre masks may not be the most culturally sensitive way to encourage attendance at college football games, a Latino student organization says. A livid chapter of Movimiento Estudiantil ...

Thanks in part to John Cena memes and Dwayne “he’ll always be ‘The Rock’ to me” Johnson’s crossover stardom, professional wrestling has regained some of its cultural cachet in recent years — making it ...