Talk:Lucha libre
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I know it's probably too late to bring this up but that thing about the first masked man in lucha doesn't sound right. The dates seem to predate traditional lucha libre. If this guy did come in when the article says, he was forgotten when Lucha Libre really started taking off. --Darren Jowalsen 14:47, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
In section 1, "Masks", the article starts using the term "Luchadore" without any mention or explanation of it before. I would assume that it's synonymous with "wrestler" due to the context, but an explanation would be helpful. --Poiuyt Man talk 05:42, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Ebert's mention
Since I don't know how to format it (Nor do I have the time to look it up), I thought I should mention this article was recently mentioned in Ebert's review of Nacho Libre. [1] Ohyeahmormons 11:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
- Done and done--Darren Jowalsen 15:43, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Ok, I am a spanish speaking person, so I modified the word "Luchadore" wich in spanish does not make sense, for "Luchador". That is in the first sentence "A Lucha Libre perfomer is known as a luchador"
In the first section about rules I changes the word 'nads' to 'groin' While the word 'nads' is funny, Wikipedia is a serious encyclopedia, and nads just isn't proper language. --LucasRN 04:38, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Is it real?
Is Lucha libre at all staged, like American Wrestling, or is it completely unscripted? Whatever the answer, it should probably be noted in the article itself. -72.43.103.251 15:31, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
- It is generally not staged (but like boxing... who knows if some cases do arise). --FateClub 20:10, 28 March 2007 (UTC)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by FateClub (talk • contribs) 20:06, 28 March 2007 (UTC).
- Of course it is staged/worked. It's just a different style of professional wrestling.
[edit] Origins
What were the origins of Lucha Libre? Did it develop out of Lucha Canaria (See Canarian Wrestling) which is a very old sport? Although Lucha Canaria is fought on sand, not in a roped-in ring Arjayay 17:07, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- Likewise I wonder about this - "The rules of lucha libre are very similar to its American predecessor in singles matches." (which annoys me as Mexico is American), which contradicts the line about the masks coming from the Aztecs. --MacRusgail (talk) 17:03, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Separating Mexican lucha libre from other Latin American lucha libre wrestling
Mexican lucha libre has a unique history and style of fighting which is tremendously popular in that country. I really think we should consider creating a separate article which focuses solely on Lucha Libre in Mexico, similar to the articles on Professional wrestling in Japan and Professional wrestling in the United States. We could summarize Mexican lucha libre in this article then move most of the content to a separate article. RoniRay (talk) 15:49, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
- I think that only a Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico can be made, outside of Mexico, Puerto Rico is the only other Latin American country that has produced major wrestlers and WWE champions. Of course Puerto Rican lucha libre is very different than Mexican lucha, its more agressive and less aerial but its more acrobatic than American wrestling, so since this article only covers Mexican wrestling we should move it to reflect so. 24.139.163.117 (talk) 15:31, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
