4 hours guided experience around Lucha Libre in Mexico City
Hey there!
I’m Alexis Sánchez, 2009 “Ángel Fernández” award by the Mexican Federation of Sports Writers. I am passionate about Lucha Libre. I manage a Facebook community named “Mascara contra Mascara” where we present an historical perspective for the best approach to the national Wrestling of our days.
What you'll do?
We will make a short welcome at Taquería El Caifán in the heart of Mexico’s City Historic Downtown. You will know a history sprint from Salvador Lutteroth to El Místico. This is a quick review from the first days of this sport in our country to nowdays.
Tacos and beer time!
After that we will meet in Taquería El Caifán, you’re going to taste a couple of Tacos al Pastor before depart to the Arena.
There you’re going to get a free national beer (or a non alcoholic drink) and you’re going to get a free mexican wrestler mask as a souvenir. This is the time when all the history, context, rules and the line-up of matches for the night is reviewed.
Lucha Libre Time!
Finally we are going to get Metrobus to the Arena Mexico (fridays and sundays) or Arena Coliseo (saturdays) to presence a Lucha Libre show in great seats in the ringside zone.
Live the local experience. This is how mexican fans get to the Arena. The cost of the trip is on me.
KNOW THE
Venues
Arena México is the Cathedral of Lucha Libre in the world. This is like Madison Square Garden for Basketball or Wembley for Soccer. 13,500 persons capacity. Shows every tuesday, friday and sunday.
Arena Coliseo is the venue for every Retro Saturday. Also known as The Funnel of La Lagunilla because of his shape and size. Capacity: 5,500 persons.
2 hours Lucha Libre show!
After 2 hours of amazing show of Lucha Libre in the best spots of the country, at the end of the show, I will give you recommendations of places to keep visiting in order to enjoy more of Mexican Lucha Libre experience in the city.
Also I can assist you if you want to get souvenirs outside the Arena.
Since I want you to have a safe way back to your next spot, I will point a safe spot to get an Uber at the end of the show.
We can end the experience there or I can leave you back to Downtown at Tacos El Caifan for free when we the experience is held in Arena Mexico. The free ride back would be in Metrobus.
Experience Includes
Ticket
For a 2 hours Lucha Libre show in great seats on the ring side zone.
Beer
1 national beer or non alcoholic breverage at the taco place.
Tacos
2 tacos al pastor for tasting the most popular taco in Mexico City or 1 squash blossom quesadilla as veggie option.
Transportation
1 free ride in Metrobus System (public transportation) from Taco Place to the Arena of Lucha Libre.
Customer reviews
What people say
Alexis was a friendly guide and we enjoyed the experience as first time Lucha Libre spectators. Even though we could only fit in a Tuesday evening booking because of our schedule, the arena was bustling and energy was high! We saw a few good fights, had a few beers. I would recommend this as a really fun night out in CDMX!
The matches were made so much better by Alexis personally. He’s so incredibly kind, knowledgeable and passionate — his passion is infectious, and learning more about the sport with him was fun.
The event itself is really wholesome, athletically impressive and so entertaining. Highly recommend booking with Alexis!
The spot Alexis chose for dinner had very good al pastor tacos, so it was the perfect spot to get the evening started. The transport to the arena was smooth, and included the added benefit of learning of the bus system in Mexico City.
Of course, the evening of lucha libre was fun from the seats that Alexis provided. At this point, we were mostly on our own to enjoy the show, but Alexis provided informational updates as the evening went on, especially when something unexpected happen during the event. He wanted us to understand what was going on throughout.
Thanks, Alexis, for sharing your love of lucha libre with us.
The tacos were delicious! The company was great! The seats for the show were amazing! Alexis also helped us pick an easier place to pick up an Uber after the match.
We would 100% recommend this experience to anyone and would definitely do the experience again!
Thank you Alexis for a spectacular evening!
We took our 10 year old twins who had never experienced anything like this (we did the Saturday night at the old arena) and their little eyes were popping out- they couldn't believe the action and excitement! We were in the 4th row and it was PERFECT.
Alexis told us so much insider information that enhanced our experience 10 fold. He popped over between the rounds to answer any questions, he knew all of the wrestlers, he just made it so special. Thank you for this Alexis!!!!
His passion and deep knowledge for Luchador makes it both a cultural experience and a super fun time. We learned so much from him, and he takes really good care of you from the beginning to the end—even staying with us to catch our Uber. I highly recommend!
The overall organization of the experience was ideal, from the tacos to the arena everything went extremely smoothly. Alexis completely eliminated any language barriers we had which really allowed us to have a wonderfully authentic experience.
I'd highly, highly, highly recommend this experience if you're even remotely interested in Lucha Libre or Mexican culture.
A quick, safe bus trip to the area was easy and getting inside easy with Alexis. If your looking to see lucha on your trip, I highly suggest booking with Alexis!
Alexis is very knowledgeable and passionate about the lucha libre and was very interesting hearing all the trivia and details. Finally, the whole organization/logistics were excellent. I highly recommend the experience for a fun interesting night out, just going to the show would have not be as fun because of Alexis intro, context and backstories!
It was great to experience how a Lucha is done and how much the crowd makes the event! We are impressed and excited to see more!
Thank you Alexis for accommodating our small mob. He was a great guide and very caring.
We had such an awesome evening!
We would definitely recommend this experience with Alexis.
We truly enjoyed Alexis and the others in our group. The meeting spot and directions where perfect and the evening was well thought out. Our guide, Alexis shared so much in depth knowledge of Lucha throughout the evening. It made the matches extra fun to watch. This was a true cultural experience and we would highly recommend it to others.
Thank you Alexis!!
As for the show, the seats are great and the atmosphere is electric!
Thanks, Alexis for the great experience.
O Alexis é muito educado e profundo conhecedor de Lucha Libre.
Antes de irmos à Arena, nos leva a um local que serve comida mexicana.
Enquanto provamos a comida, ele explica tudo sobre o espetáculo que vamos assistir.
E as lutas são espetaculares mesmo!!
Me diverti muito!!
É uma experiência imperdível na Cidade do México!!!
We knew we were with someone who has a true passion for the sport. We didn't realize how much we learned, though, until the next day. Someone asked us to tell her what we knew and the information spilled out of our mouths. It turned out he shared even more than we realized at the time and I now know a LOT about Luche Libre!
This was a really fun event, even for someone who wouldn't normally watch wrestling back home. It was a unique cultural experience and I'm so glad someone else recommended we go and that we found Alexis to accompany us and share his knowledge and passion.
Alexis has a good balance of being both professional and friendly, with great knowledge about Lucha Libre and anything else you’d like to find out about Mexico City. I would recommend this introduction to the sport, so that you can really appreciate what is going on during the evening.
Thank you also, Alexis, for the beer, tasty tacos and of course my souvenir mask!
I attended with my husband and friend. Alexis taught us about the history of Lucha Libre, the history of the wrestlers, and also the rules of wrestling before we arrived so we better understood what was going on. During the event, he was eager to answer questions and tell us what was happening in the ring. We all got so into the matches and were cheering our favorite wrestlers on in no time!
Alexis is friendly, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic about Lucha Libre. I really enjoyed our time with him and would do this event again with him as our host the next time we're in Mexico City. He also helped us negotiate prices on Lucha Libre swag and the surprise we got was awesome! Bonus points that he taught us how to use the Metro system!
Loved getting to experience this for the first time with someone who has grown up admiring, studying, and publishing about the Luche Libres.
We were also a big fan of going to the smaller more local coliseum where we were almost close enough to touch Luches coming up the isle, a super local Micheladas hang out that we never would have found, and getting to see a women’s match. We didn’t stay to get photos with the Luches but Alexis was very willing to wait with us to get one. He even helped us find our ‘lost’ uber afterwards.
This was awesome!
Last but not least, Alexis was under the weather and had almost lost his voice the morning of our adventure. Despite his condition he came out and showed us a great time.
Thanks Alexis! Highly recommended to tourists with little to no knowledge of Mexican Lucha Libre and want to have a blast while getting the basics. Well worth the money.
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