Life & Death On The Ropes

January / February, 2016

LIFE & DEATH on the ROPESTHE DEATH OF A LUCHADOR IN THE RING SENDS MEXICAN WRESTLING TO THE MAT Marisela Pena, president of AAA Wrestling, has a tradi­tion: She brings an urn, a vase made of gold and silver so ornate it practically glows, to every major AAA event. The urn contains the ashes of the company founder, her brother Antonio, who died in 2006. Backstage at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico, 20 min­utes before the start of Triplemam'a XXI11, the biggest lucha libre show of the year, here is Pen...