Author: Emmanuel Figueroa Rosado

It was around this time that the former World Wrestling League (WWL) – now La Liga Wrestling – was at the peak of Lucha Libre in Puerto Rico. The World Wrestling Council (WWC) was still going through a transition phase with the Colon cousins, while IWA PR slowly faded away on its nostalgic tour. WWL had the best local talent, plus, undoubtedly, the best fighting quality. The company was making a profit or at least recouping its event expenses; 2019, like 2018, was for La Liga. 2020 came with the same airs of success that WWL had managed to overcome.…

Per Super Luchas, Konnan remembered how WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart taught him how to do a sharpshooter: The Sharpshooter is one of the most legendary moves in wrestling history and it is now discovered how Konnan taught Bret Hart to do it. This movement that, speaking of current affairs and WWE, can be seen using Natalya, the niece of the McMahon Empire Hall of Fame, was invented by Riki Choshu with the name of Sasori ga tame, whose translation is “constriction of the scorpion”. Here are Konnan’s comments on the teaching through Bret Hart: “When I was working…

Per Mas Luchas, Wrestling Commissioner of Mexico City, El Fantasma, confirmed difficulty to reopen and have wrestling once again. El Fantasma sat down with +Lucha, talking about the loss of his son’s mask – now WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Santos Escobar – against L.A. Park. Plus, confirming that the return of AAA and CMLL depends on the state of Covid-19 in the city.   Here’s the interpretation by Lucha Blog:  … lucha libre commissioner El Fantasma said no shows will be permitted until the capital city reaches a yellow health light. Fans will likely not be permitted to shows until green. That…

Per Super Luchas, one of the most historic arenas in Mexico, Lopez Mateo Arena is about to return. The arena was in danger to close permanently during the pandemic. Lopez Mateo Arena has hosted historic stars over 50 years, like Blue Demon Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., among others. Here’s the report by Apolo Valdes:  The coronavirus pandemic hit the wrestling world hard, as dozens of promoters and companies stopped performing functions and consequently received income. Now, with the reopening of some businesses, the return of the events of this sport could return soon, so the López Mateos Arena is already…

Per Super Luchas, former AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, Keyra, wants her championship back. The AAA wrestler is one of the best local talents in the company. In 2019, Keyra was the champion but had to vacate it because of an injury. Tessa Blanchard won the title and later lost it to Taya Valkyrie. Now, Keyra wants to pursue what she never lost. Here’s the report by Apolo Valdés: Although there is still no date for the return of the wrestling functions and the future of the AAA events is unknown, Keyra still remembers that she did not lose the…

Last week, we reported on the possibility that wrestling could come back to Puerto Rico, especially WWC and IWA PR. I wrote that it was a good idea. But, the story at the time was, if the cases kept going down, then a return in August was plausible. Now, Puerto Rico is experiencing an increase in Covid-19 cases. The island now gets 200 to 300 cases daily. This, in contrast, with the lesser numbers that the island was getting in this past month. World Wrestling Council (WWC) was supposed to make some adjustments and return mid-August. They were in contact…

Blue Demon Jr. wants a piece of the pie that El Hijo del Santo is proposing. But, Santo doesn’t seem interested.

Garza Jr. has one of the brightest futures as a Mexican superstar in WWE. The former leader of La Rebelion Amarilla is charismatic and well-received on American television. This week, his feud was not against any WWE superstar, but instead, against an Argentinean YouTuber. In the Spanish language, there are few Spanish YouTuber that talked about wrestling that has the numbers that Warge has. His channel has over 359,000 followers. In April, Warge interviewed Garza Jr. This came when Garza had some type of competition on social media in which he would award interviews to the top liked comments in…

Chicano, El Ilegal, is arguably one of the best Puerto Rican wrestlers of the past 15 years. An IWA-PR Original, Chicano has wrestled in the best matches on the island in recent years. Originally starting in International Wrestling Association (IWA PR), Chicano evolved from a Junior Heavyweight to one of the best Heavyweights on the island. He’s one of the few wrestlers to win the IWA PR World Championship and the historic World Wrestling Council (WWC) Universal Championship. Chicano Claims That Psicosis Blocked Him from AAA Back in 2010, Chicano was booked for two months in Lucha Libre AAA. The…

Last week we reported the probable return of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to Mexico City in August. The company said the be prepared for a social distancing show, like the one we saw in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Still, Mexico is still on Orange Health Code during this pandemic. Here’s how La Razón de México reports this week’s cases: In a conference, the Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, indicated that starting tomorrow those neighborhoods where the highest number of cases is counted will be marked in red from the following Wednesday. The aforementioned, after it disclosed that at…