Misogygy: Burn it with Fire
I only shave one thing: the side of my head. Which means I have armpit hair. Some people hardly notice, others simply don’t care. Then there are some folks, like […]
Tag Archives: Seattle
Mexico: Card Always Subject to Change
I’m baaack! Back in the US, that is. Well, my body is back at least. My mind is still roaming the streets of Colonia Guerrero… The Basics Last Wednesday Ave […]
StoryCorps: An Interview for Posterity
I’ll own up to this: I listen to NPR. With some regularity, in fact. With that in mind, you can imagine my glee when my coach said he’d lined up […]
Busy, Busy, Busy
This spring has been nuts. No. Really. This has been by far the busiest season for me since I’ve started training lucha libre. Between shows, travel, and (*gasp!*) a film […]
Recap: Lucha Libre at the Bridge
Last Sunday marks the fourth (yes, the fourth) year in a row that Lucha Libre Volcánica has put on a summer show in South Park, Seattle. Despite the usual complement […]
The Rainy-Day Championship
This past Cinco de Mayo weekend, Lucha Libre Volcánica had the pleasure of performing for two days in Seattle at the Mobile Food Rodeo’s Taco Libre Smackdown. If you missed […]
Where are the women?
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. […]
Third Time’s the Charm- The high points of “Titanes de la Lucha Libre”
On November 24th I found myself back in the ring with Rey Jaguar up against our old rivals, El Chicano and Faviola Astral. Needless to say I was a tad […]
The Inaugural Post
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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