Wrestlers pound each other into bloody submission in a backyard outside the Mexican capital as they try to earn a living – and yet their most fearsome foe since the Covid-19 pandemic struck is no longer the reigning champion.
The novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of dozens of Mexico’s legendary “lucha libre” wrestlers, plunging the profession into mourning — and with arenas closed, also dire financial straits.
In a suburb north of Mexico City, however, masked fighters grapple, kick and even hit each other with chairs and tube lights in an extreme version of the wildly popular mix of sport and entertainment.
Dozens of fans, including children, shout and cheer with little sign …
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