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And the firms had an even greater argument to make for its significance before the first bell was rung, when WWE announced it had acquired Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, one of the largest wrestling promotions in Mexico.

Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, baby strollers, toasters and Crock-Pots, lucha libre masks, belts and shoes burst from open storefronts and vendors’ sidewalk card tables.

It led to the creation of his passion project: the 2011 lucha libre tale “La Mano del Destino,” or “The Hand of Destiny.”

He returns to the ring under the Mano del Destino persona in order to seek vengeance and rid lucha libre of corruption.

“Amongst my things was this lucha libre Spawn and I’m like, ‘I should really lean into my culture with this.’”