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  World's No1 Exotico ... Cassandro      Meet the Queen of the ring     By SIMON ROTHSTEIN Published: 04 Dec 2008         HE’S a gay Lucha Libre wrestler who enters the ring wearing pantyhose and a woman’s bathing suit. Yet grappling fans everywhere, from his home country of Mexico to right here in the UK, can’t get enough of Cassandro. The self-proclaimed ‘Queen of the ring’ is back in Britain as one of 16 stars who will be performing on Lucha Libre London at the Roundhouse from December 6-9. And he says that while...

They are flamboyant yet acrobatic, part entertainer but all athlete. They're the masked wrestlers of Lucha Libre, or Mexican wrestling. Lucha Libre is Mexico's second most popular sport, and it's fast becoming popular this side of the border. The wrestlers — or luchadores — slap, throw, fly, jump and flip themselves and each other. They do double flips, back flips and even bounce off the ropes around the ring. The sport combines strength and speed with karate and pure entertainment. Before the wrestlers make it into the ring, they train for years, practicing their tumbles, rolls and jumps. The men...