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Brad Yonaka's avatar

Excellent piece, with such a well crafted ending!

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Samantha Childress's avatar

Thank you so much, Brad!

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Jolene Handy's avatar

You are living a BIG life Sam, Brava! ✨

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Samantha Childress's avatar

Thank you, Jolene 🤗 I am very lucky!

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David Gemeinhardt's avatar

OK, I'll go -- but only if you're also there, live blogging it!

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Samantha Childress's avatar

Haha, just tell me when!

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Holly Starley's avatar

Samantha! I loved this piece so much. To on occasion, bedazzling ourselves in spandex, to trying new things, to learning how to get back up and fight. To Lucha Libre!!

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Samantha Childress's avatar

😊 thank you, Holly!! To velvet and glitter and Lucha Libre!

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TheWayOfGray Travel Newsletter's avatar

Lucha Libre is one of the best things to do in Meixco. An absolute blast

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Samantha Childress's avatar

It really is! I'd recommend it to anyone

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

This is a pretty cool piece. Interesting I wrote something very similar about WWE when I realized how intricate the storytelling and worldbuilding is in wrestling, that it's a great form of entertainment to study high impact storytelling.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-146031885?r=u2uyb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Samantha Childress's avatar

Hi Jay--great minds, and how funny that we'd publish similar pieces within a day of each other! Thanks for reading :)

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

Yes. Interesting timing. The impact of wrestling continues to grow. You are welcome. Safe and happy travels.

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Kate Lillie's avatar

This sounds like the best night! I hope Místico got his revenge the following week (I’m sure he did!)

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Samantha Childress's avatar

I admittedly have gotten way too deep in lucha recap blogs and can confirm that Místico has since beaten Ángel de Oro!!

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Kate Lillie's avatar

Justice at last!

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Mike Leavy's avatar

I haven't been in CDMX, but I've had some similarly amazing Lucha Libre evenings in Guadalajara. Thanks for the great post!

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Samantha Childress's avatar

Thanks for reading, Mike! It's such a fun "sport" to watch.

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Guadalupe Zetina Gutierrez's avatar

Lucha Libre is amazing ins't it? for us, mexicans, is forget about everything and launching stress in all directions! I enjoy so much! Congratulations for this wonderful post! Happy day! :-)

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Samantha Childress's avatar

I love that, Guadalupe! Thanks so much for reading ❤️

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Guadalupe Zetina Gutierrez's avatar

When the content is great you can't stop reading it...plus I'm a fan of Lucha Libre! It's the perfect place to get rid of stress! ;-)

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Betty Carlson's avatar

This is a scene I have never imagined ever! You render it very well, making most interesting parallels to life.

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Samantha Childress's avatar

Thank you, Betty ❤️

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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Love wrestling! I’m so jealous of you.

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Samantha Childress's avatar

You have to go to a lucha show someday if you haven't yet!! Next on my wrestling bucket list are sumo and Turkish oil wrestling.

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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Both fantastic, I’m sure!

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Michael Jensen's avatar

And I forgot to say -- great ending!

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Samantha Childress's avatar

:) thanks, Michael! I hope you do get to Lucha Libre sometime, it's definitely an experience.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

We were supposed to go while living in CDMX -- and then Covid happened. Have to make it there one day!

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Patricia Clark Taylor's avatar

Oh wow! Love the vivid, colorful descriptions! At first, I thought, “Where is she going with this?” But the ending - the way you brought it around to real life - was masterful. Thanks for another wonderful essay!

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Samantha Childress's avatar

😊 this comment made my day

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Ed Hardison's avatar

What a fun write up of this Latin extravaganza, you really tapped the pulse of the " wrestling culture " , even in the USA fans are rapid ! I don't get it but find it amusing.

Nice piece

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Ed Hardison's avatar

Rabid .....not rapid !

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Samantha Childress's avatar

Thanks, Ed!

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