— Masked Republic has announced that they’re holding their first
MaskedMania in Philadelphia as a live iPPV next week. The show will take place
on April 27th from the City of Brotherly Love and will include some big names in
Mexican wrestling.
The press release notes that they’re “looking to
change” the fact that lucha libre shows are often limited to the biggest Latino
markets such as Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago, which is why Philadelphia was
chosen. This fits into their mission statement to “expand lucha libre beyond the
borders of Mexico.”
Masked Republic CEO Ruben Zamora said in the statement, “We wanted
our MaskedMania card to be a true sampling of all things authentically and
uniquely lucha libre. From a number of traditional ‘trios’ match to a megastar
main event, from minis to exóticos, and from masked heroes to high flying
acrobats, because for lucha libre fans in Philadelphia this is going to be a
once in a lifetime opportunity to see live authentic lucha libre Mexicana in
their own backyard, we wanted the event to deliver EVERYTHING that makes the
sport of lucha libre so unique and so incredible.”
The card is as follows:
MANO-A-MANO: Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. LA PARK
CAMPEONATO DE MAESTROS:
Champion: Solar vs. Challenger: Negro Navarro
CAMPEONATO DE MINIS DEL MUNDO:
Champion: Mini Mariachi vs. Challenger: Pequeño Pierroth
CAMPEONATO DE
FEMINIL DE PWR: Champion: Christina Von Eerie vs. Challenger: Sumie
Sakai
TRIOS MATCH: Damien 666 & Bestia 666 & Sabu vs. Homicide &
Blk Jeez & Ruckus
EXOTICO VS. MACHO: Cassandro El Exotico vs. “Spartan”
MDogg Matt Cross
TRIOS MATCH: Ophidian The Cobra & The Madjai Amasis
& Green Ant vs. “3 Live Gringos” Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy &
Papadon
Also set to appear are Latin Dragon, Frightmare, Ultimo Panda and
more. Tickets and iPPV pre-orders can be bought at MaskedMania.com.
— The Hardy Boys have released the following promo to hype their
upcoming match with the Briscoe Brothers, the first-ever such match, at the
OMEGA show on April 26th in Cameron, North Carolina. You can find out more
here.