Wrestlers Try to Instill Mexican Tradition

If you look as you drive around town, you may see signs for something called, "Lucha Libre." It's a movement driven by Jesus Hernandez to show people that professional wrestling is more than just body slams and karate chops. "It's just a package of entertainment for the Hispanic community," said Hernandez.

Over the past year, hundreds (sometimes thousands) pack into venues like the National Western Complex to see masked men throw each other around the ring. "That's what we do for fun," said Hernandez. "We try to do as many shows as we can."

When Hernandez was growing up in Mexico, he learned the trade of Lucha Libre from some of the best wrestlers of his time. Now, he's teaching a new generation of wrestlers in a ring put together inside of a storage unit in Commerce City.

Hernandez wants to start something in Denver that he says is part of Mexican pop culture...More?

source: 9news.com