London has an underground Mexican wrestling scene - and it's spectacular
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Lucha libre, which means "free wrestling", is a form of professional wrestling that was popularised in Mexico and subsequently the US. Now it's in Britain, and the entertainment sport is taking London by storm.
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Wrestlers in colourful spandex costumes, masks, and engineered story lines are battling underneath the capital's railway arches at night. The monthly events are sell-out attractions.
Business Insider just HAD to see what the fuss was all about. And guess what? Watching a "Lucha Britannia" is epic.
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