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So, you want to wear a mask?

Featuredby Avispa Dorada 1 Comment

As I mentioned briefly in my post about selecting a name, I am not Mexican. I am, in fact, a pretty common specimen of white (aside from the 1/8 of my […]

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The Nacho Libre Complex

July 6, 2014by Avispa Dorada Leave a comment

I have mixed feelings about Nacho Libre, most of them tending toward general dislike. I’ve never been overly fond of Jack Black’s humor to begin with, and for that reason alone […]

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Holding Out for a (Super) Hero

June 10, 2014by Avispa Dorada Leave a comment

Brightly colored spandex, closely kept secret identities, powers like flight and super-strength. Sound familiar? Story of my life. I firmly maintain that being a luchador or luchadora is by far […]

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Lucha: It does the body good. Or “The narcissistic photo post”

April 8, 2014by Avispa Dorada Leave a comment

The amount of spandex worn whilst doing lucha libre is not for the faint of heart. However, given lucha’s history of barrel-shaped, corpulent, strong-bodied wrestlers, a lean figure is by […]

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Looking Back on LdS II: Remembering My Debut

March 24, 2014by Avispa Dorada 1 Comment

On March 9, 2013, nineteen masked men and one masked woman brought an all-out war between good and evil down upon a small, private, Liberal Arts College. It wasn’t the […]

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My First Big College Adventure, Or, “How I was invited to try lucha libre”

February 18, 2014by Avispa Dorada Leave a comment

  Nobody enters their first semester of college knowing exactly what to expect. That said, I don’t think anyone goes in imagining that they’ll be invited to take up lucha […]

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Where are the women?

February 2, 2014by Avispa Dorada 1 Comment

A few questions I regularly get asked: “Are you the only woman?” “Do you wrestle men?” “And… there are no other women?” A bit redundant, no? Welcome to my life. […]

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Not the Name Your Parents Gave You

November 26, 2013by Avispa Dorada 3 Comments

Author’s note: With my two-year anniversary with Lucha Libre Volcánica upon me, I find myself thinking back on some of the more memorable experiences I’ve had there. This is the […]

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The Inaugural Post

August 21, 2013by Avispa Dorada Leave a comment

Well, here goes nothing… I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for a few years now, but have lacked a specific focus. Then lucha came along. I never suspected I’d […]

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About La Avispa

Avispa Dorada

Avispa Dorada

My name is Avispa (Now Avispa Dorada in CMLL). I was trained and performed at Lucha Libre Volcánica 2011 to 2018. I've been living in Mexico City since May 2018, and made my debut with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in October of 2018. When I'm not in the ring, I'm the head creator at Awkward Bug Studios where I make lucha libre & pro wrestling gear. I'm also an ACSM-certified personal trainer, and dedicated gym junkie. Do you love my work? Please consider subscribing to my Patreon page, and follow my adventures in the ring, the gym, and the workshop!

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