How Did A C-Tier WWE Guy From Germany Become One Of The Most Popular Luchadores In Mexico?

The crowd at Arena Monterrey belted "Cielito Lindo," and the mariachi band played the hero to the ring. The match was mask vs. mask, each luchador putting their identity on the line, and the fans were unanimous in their loyalty. They gave him more love than you'll see for any active wrestler in Mexico not named Mistico. Absorbing all the cheers and adulation from the crowd was ... a German guy…

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New Japan Makes, The World Takes

TRENTON, N.J. — The Trenton Transit Center isn't pretty, or even notable, and it won't win any architectural awards, but it gets the job done if you're coming down to see Tomohiro Ishii wrestling in the Garden State's capital. Ishii alone is worth any length of train journey, even if he's definitively past his prime at 50 years old. Short, wide, and hairless, New Japan Pro Wrestling's…

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Why The Hottest New Pro Wrestling Chant Is “Fuck ICE”

The most intriguing storyline in pro wrestling this month is not a title chase or a bloody feud, but whether or not fans are going to keep chanting "Fuck ICE" at shows. I am more than happy to explain this to you. What's your first question?

To be honest, I think of pro wrestling the same way I think of NASCAR. Are the right-wing rednecks turning against ICE?

I appreciate your honesty, but…

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