The top-flight wrestlers are well paid, with the headliners charging some US$2,000 each performance and more if they go on tour to Japan, a country that looks to Mexico in wrestling matters.
Despite the macho image of Mexico, women can also take part in Free Fight and there is even a category of homosexual fighters, the Exotics who sport tight shiny suits with flares below the knee.
The Exotics mostly fight among themselves but occasionally confront the mainstream wrestlers.
"The idea when we started this was to stand up and show that we can do what people thought we couldn't do. It was about showing what we were capable of," said gay wrestler Mayflower, who wears a low-necked suit with wide, billowing sleeves.
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