When he takes off his mask and is revealed to be a powerful-looking white-haired gentleman, all the other restaurant patrons gasp in delighted recognition: This, clearly, is a beloved celebrity. I've never seen him before in my life.
ILX wrestling heads, speak: Who is this guy? And should I be comforted to know that there's a parallel universe of pop-culture figures that I know nothing about?
― Stephen X (Stephen X), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)
i need to get some hardees! boing!
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)
http://www.highspots.com/arena/pic/shocker.jpg
If it is Shocker, at least. That dude is pretty swank. I've seen a couple matches where he's done some insane potential-headplant dives to the outside. If the Santos (the original and El Hijo Del Santo) are Ric Flair (which is really understating things in his case), Shocker's kind of Chris Benoit (ca. his Japan years) crossed with Chris Jericho (ca. WCW super-smarmy heel era).
― What's this place, Biblevania? (natepatrin), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)
Weird thing about the ad is that it's clearly intended for Spanish-language markets--even the tagline was in Spanish--but it's being run on English-language channels. I think we may have crossed a line here.
― Stephen X (Stephen X), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 23:56 (twenty-one years ago)
http://www.ktrg28.com/wp-content/uploads/7782791-MEXICO-LUCHA-LIBRE-05_30_2006.jpg
― dayo, Thursday, 29 September 2011 22:15 (fourteen years ago)
Not much of a thread but seems the best spot for this:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luchavseverything/luchadores-vs-everything-upcoming-lucha-film-legacy-book
Already funded with twenty days to go, and looks a treat.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 February 2026 00:33 (four months ago)
i've been trying to educate myself on lucha... this playlist seems like a well-curated selection. i think playlists don't play nice with link conversion... the title is "Must see Lucha Libre courtesy of iqwrestler tumblr com" if it doesn't embed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fLKAa3QFU
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 6 February 2026 17:55 (four months ago)
We were in Mexico City over the holidays and caught a match. I'm not a wrestling guy, but it was one of the most fun and ridiculous things I've ever seen.https://i.ibb.co/R4gZ0hB7/PXL-20251228-025009963.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 6 February 2026 18:06 (four months ago)