Arena México

Must-visit when you’re in Mexico City. Recommend buying tickets in advance. Make sure to load the tickets or add them to your wallet prior to getting to the venue since the service is quite weak near the arena. Would come back!

Great fun to watch the lucha libre wrestlers. We arrived ~45min after start time as we were told the first several fights are all the novice fighters & wouldn’t miss anything... It was great fun & didn’t have to fight the crowds to get in when arriving fashionably late!

First time to watch this kind of entertainment for me. Honestly it was scary but good experience. The facility is old and dirty. The staff is always demanding tips although I don't think their work don't worth. One time is enough.

First time here. Had a blast. Got tickets ahead of time through Ticketmaster. Was a wise choice. Really fun and entertaining experience. Highly recommend

A truly remarking and unforgettable must do experience in Mexico City! Wild atmosphere and super entertaining whether you like wrestling or not!

One of the best experiences I have had in mexico city. The stadium has good seating and serves food and alcohol. As true with any entertainment venue, it can get a bit pricey. The lucha libre show was fun and a little bit of alcohol surely enhances the experience !

Visiting Arena México with my family and friends was a fantastic idea. It offers a safe, exciting environment we enjoy traditional Mexican wrestling. The vibrant, friendly atmosphere makes for an unforgettable family outing. We loved the show was amazing!!!!

I wanted to see lucha libre since forever. This was a beyond amazing experience, nice place, very safe. They help you find your sit. Beers were good

Must-visit when you’re in Mexico City. Recommend buying tickets in advance. Make sure to load the tickets or add them to your wallet prior to getting to the venue since the service is quite weak near the arena. Would come back!

Great fun to watch the lucha libre wrestlers. We arrived ~45min after start time as we were told the first several fights are all the novice fighters & wouldn’t miss anything... It was great fun & didn’t have to fight the crowds to get in when arriving fashionably late!

First time to watch this kind of entertainment for me. Honestly it was scary but good experience. The facility is old and dirty. The staff is always demanding tips although I don't think their work don't worth. One time is enough.

First time here. Had a blast. Got tickets ahead of time through Ticketmaster. Was a wise choice. Really fun and entertaining experience. Highly recommend

A truly remarking and unforgettable must do experience in Mexico City! Wild atmosphere and super entertaining whether you like wrestling or not!

One of the best experiences I have had in mexico city. The stadium has good seating and serves food and alcohol. As true with any entertainment venue, it can get a bit pricey. The lucha libre show was fun and a little bit of alcohol surely enhances the experience !

Visiting Arena México with my family and friends was a fantastic idea. It offers a safe, exciting environment we enjoy traditional Mexican wrestling. The vibrant, friendly atmosphere makes for an unforgettable family outing. We loved the show was amazing!!!!

I wanted to see lucha libre since forever. This was a beyond amazing experience, nice place, very safe. They help you find your sit. Beers were good

Of course I had to visit the Arena de Mexico to watch Mexico's version of professional wrestling. After watching Luche Libre in black and white on UHF back in the day, I had to see it live. So much fun watching 5 matches, each one just as entertaining as the last. It was just as I remembered it, tag team masked wrestlers performing amazing acrobatic moves, spectacular ariel maneuvers and landing on their opponents. Female wrestlers also competed as well as dwarfs who were usually chased around for comedic effects. Grab a beer and get ready for lots of screaming, cheering and laughter. Fantastic time filled with fun!

Shows only on Tuesdays and Fridays evening, and Sundays at 5 for families. Missed my Tuesday opportunity due to Moctezumas Revenge so my last chance was Sunday. Best seats are in Rojo facing the wrestlers come out-best to go on line and pick the seat numbers you want and then buy it day of show like 15 minutes beforehand. It's because it's hard to understand the ticket counter staff. Can't bring in bags or water. But if you buy water, it's not that expensive. Plus lots of vendors selling drinks and snacks. I love wrestling, any kind, so this was one of my top priorities coming to CDMX. The two hours go by quickly and great entertainment and atmosphere with the cheering and booing. They sell all sorts of merchandise and was able to get luche socks!

Amazing! Well, I guess I need to say more than that. I was at the Arena for La mejor lucha libre del mundo domingo familiar, "The best wrestling in the world family Sunday!" I don't know anything about wrestling anywhere other than it exists. I had zero clue about how it worked, the rules, the spectacle of it all. But let's back up a bit... Coming here for Lucha Libre you will have numerous vendors outside. Come early enough to see what they have to offer and if you are really in the mood, by a mask of your favorite wrestler and put it on for the event. Otherwise, get padded down and come inside. Apparently no metal detectors here and I actually like the way they worked here. The first thing you will notice when walking to your seats is this is not the OHSA compliant safety net of the US. Nope, watch your steps coming in. You will be better on your toes in Mexico than at home for sure. Sitting down, enjoy the show. There is probably not a bad view from anywhere but if you can get close to the runway, especially if you have kids, it would be worth it. I slowly figured out it was three on three, and they take turns or something like that. Does it really matter? Have fun taking everything in including the people around you. The cheers, the Spanish lessons in words you don't hear all the time, the looks on the faces of kids enjoying the show too. And what? Loaded hot dogs bigger than anything I see at stadiums back home for $60 pesos? Yes, you can take a family here and not worry about the cost. My favorite of the night was Genaro Vázquez Nevarez, the "Blue Panther." He didn't do very well, but you wanted him to! Ignacio Uribe Alvirde, "Místico," had the entire place cheering on. Better luck next time for him too. Noted in the other reviews someone wasn't happy about them not taking credit cards. Well, this is a foreign country for people visiting from the US. Pesos ARE the actual currency here and be grateful if you can use a card. Otherwise, cash is king, and it's not green here - well, I guess parts of it are.

I've watched wrestling before but never seen it live, nor have I been to a lucha libre event, and it's something I'll never forget. The energy and vibes of the crowd was electric. We got 4 matches, and each of them had their own flair and variety of personalities made sure there wasn't a boring moment. We signed up for an experience where our guide got us the tickets. We were seated 5 rows from the ring and really felt like we were apart of the action. They have people who are selling beer and snacks, and they'll come to your seat so you won't miss the action. 120 pesos for a double beer, which comes from bottles poured into a plastic cup. If you are visiting and never been to something like this, highly recommend doing so. Our tour guide was great because he explained the history and helped us to understand what we were watching. This experience was absolutely a 10/10!

Definitely a must do when visiting Mexico City! It's a true cultural experience, lucha libre is extremely popular in Mexico. We had low expectations going into it, but we were pleasantly surprised. It was fun, the crowd was really into it, and inexpensive compared to WWE. Check it out the next time in you're in town, you won't leave disappointed.

Great place to see the authentic Lucha Libre matches in Mexico City. Lots of history here, they have been doing it for over 90 years. Spring for the tickets which will run you around $20 US. They have vendors that will sell you beer and snacks throughout the entire event.

So glad to found this to do the day of, bought two tickets for about $20USD each, an easy walk from our hotel in reforma. Such an outrageously amazing fun time! Never been a fan or even very familiar of lucha libre, but in person, the energy, the vibe, the vendors that come to your seat for drinks, was 100% with the money and time!

While I was in Mexico City our group decided to watch a Lucha Libre Match. We didn't buy tickets in advance and just bought them before the event. To enter the arena you do have to wear a mask. Since we didn't bring one with us we were able to purchase one right outside for .50 once you enter the arena you are able to take the mask off. They do have ushers that take you to your seat and expect a small tip. Once you are on your seat they have vendors coming around selling snacks like chips, popcorn and beer. Now I don't know much about wrestling since I haven't watched since I was a child. I came to experience a traditional Mexican lucha libre and I was shocked how much I enjoyed the whole event. The energy in the arena is consuming and you will definitely be entertained. If you are in Mexico City I would recommend you come check out a match, you won't be disappointed

have your tickets ready as soon as you walk up to the stairs to go inside. then you get your bag checked & someone will bring you to your seats. not the biggest venue by far, and it seems as if anywhere you are seated, you'll be close and you will have great views. we had 3 seats in 1 tow, literally ring side and paid about $60 USD for them. you are seated by a staff member to your seat(s). what a steal! the crowd and staff are incredibly energenic and so much fun while at the show. as you are seated, staff will come around asking if you want beer, food, or other snacks. theres a small merch section when you come out through the doors and on your right. show will end at about 9:30/9:45 PM.

What an awesome place to watch an art that's hard to see in person nowadays . I really enjoyed my visit, the drinks were cheap and they come right out to your seat and bring you a cold beer . The lucha itself was entertaining and was so much fun, I will definitely come back and soon .

Went to Mexico City with my family. Many people recommended that we attend wrestling. The events are reasonably priced. We watched two hours of entertainment for a good prices.

We had an amazing time watching the matches, they are amazing actors, never knew how real it looked until I seen in person. Definitely should be on your list when in CDMX, buy tickets on ticket master. can't wait to return. Enjoy!!

Tickets! Tickets! Get your tickets! Word of advice. Buy them at the box office. Another word of advice, buy them early, before the show, so you can get good seats and give the luchadores high fives. Arena Mexico is a newer arena where luchas are held. If you don't have a lot of time in cdmx i suggest you buy your masks and figures here. Most masks are all made by artisans and these can be of better quality but still a little expensive if you're buying a bunch. If you have more time, go to the Mercado La Ciudadela. Anyway. I had a lot of fun, people screaming obscenities. Drinking lots and lots of beer. I would probably start drinking BEFORE you go to the luchas if you want to save some pesos but it's your call. The area is super busy before the luchas and a little afterwards. There's some food stands outside but even my local friends don't eat there because it's low quality. I had some food, no complaints but also no praises. I also came with a plethora of pills for any sort of contaminants that much hy exist in any food I purchased on the street so be forewarned! There is another arena called Coliseo which is cheaper and much much older. I heard this is a better more authentic experience because there are less tourists there. ‍ Hope you enjoy yourselves and don't forget to buy some merch from the vendors outside. You won't really find luchador shirts much in other parts of the city so look carefully!

Now that the museums are open I thought it was time to culture myself at Chapultepec park and the Museo de Anthropologie. The park was a lively area with street vendors hawking their wares and plenty of lush greenery shading me from Mexico's "winter" sun. Not enough though I still ended up with a male pattern sunburn. After an afternoon of learning about the Mexica, Tenochitlan, Montezuma, etc. I figured the culture pendulum needed to swing the other way so I joined some of my hostel mates for a trip to the Tuesday night lucha libre match. We arrived in time to order some blanco beers and palomitas just before the first of, I dunno, six(?) matches began. None of my fellow hostel mates rally knew anything about lucha libre, I did a cursory wiki search to learn that it's essentially a standard wrestling match, tap out or knock your opponent out of the ring for some time to win. But there were like six dudes in the ring at a time. Are there teams? Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? After the third match we started to pick up on the general dynamic of it all, a lotta staged jumps off ropes, slaps on the face and grapples before the guy who was set to win eventually wins. The later matches were more one on one and included some of the more acrobatic junk to the face stunts. I enjoyed rooting for the sole American fighter and attempted to get a chant of U!S!A! U!S!A! but he ultimately got his ass handed to him, so I quieted up. All in all it was fun experience and nice to pay only $15 for three beers rather than the 1 for $12 I'm used to at Chicago sporting events. Great way to spend a Tuesday night!

Would have given it 5 stars but I ordered two beers from the "waiter," runner. Tried to pay with credit card (no, they don't take credit card), tried to give in $20 USD for what was $12 USD, told him he can keep the change (nope, only pesos), asked the man next to me to if he would exchange the my cash with pesos, he only had enough to cover 90% of the beers, tried to give the waiter and said my boyfriend is outside finding an atm machine (no, pay only when I have the money in full, and okay, I understand) boyfriend tries to come back In to pay for the beers (no, he can't come right back in to pay, he has left so now he's out), okay, so I try to meet him at the door to get the money, I get stopped by waiter and I'm told to pay now or he will call the police, he calls a police officer over! To arrest me! I tell the police office I tried to pay in cash, the police office says "dude, just take the cash," general manager comes and tells the waiter take the cash . Waiter then tells me I wasted his time making money on the floor, I tell him you wasted my time , police's time and his managers time. Who the hell's first response is to call the police before asking the manager if he can take the cash. Left and needless to say never coming back. Had third row seats , wrestlers are great, operations there suck. bring pesos because even though I could buy those tickets online with a credit card and the arena is known worldwide , they do not cater to an international audience.

SO MUCH FUN! We bought tickets right before the show ($15 USD each), so worth it. We visited in October 2019 and this was a last minute decision because we had some extra time in Mexico City. We took an uber over to the arena and checked out the area before the show. There are some taco stands around so if you want a quick snack it's better to eat beforehand. We went in and the place was packed by the arena but overall it wasn't too full. We bought beers and had so much fun at the show. It was very entertaining and exceeded any expectations I had. The fighters hang around afterwards to meet with fans so we were able to go say hi and get up close!

The lucha libre was so so fun to watch! It was surprisingly entertaining and captivating. You can buy tickets at the door but you may expect a 10-20 minute wait, don't give into the scalpers. Once you enter, you may be lured by people wearing vests who will take you to your seat... they'll expect a tip so be prepared or just figure out your way to your seats yourself. People will also go around selling snacks and beer - again, if you're not lazy, then just buy them yourselves at the concession stands. Tickets are cheap and depending on your seats, you should get a pretty good view. We also learned that audience members will throw coins onto the stage if they really enjoyed the show. This was a bit horrific because I can't imagine how painful it would be to have coins throw at you from afar, but apparently it's tradition and it's a good thing for the wrestlers. Either way, you'll have a good time just watching and cheering/yelling/screaming at the luchadors.

What an experience!!!! If you're in CDMX, this is a MUST. My friend and I took an uber there, got there about 25 minutes prior to show time to buy tickets. Virtually no line. We asked for the cheapest tickets (boletos más barratos) and BAM, got some for 55mxn each - they were balcony seats, STILL a great view! For a little less than $2.50, we saw about 5 matches. After the first 2 matches we started to get a little bored but each successive match has more and more luchadores. As with any form of wrestling meant for entertainment, yes, it's all fake and staged. The little poppers that make sounds as the luchadores fake slap each other show when thrown, etc. Still entertaining none the less! Vendors walk around and come to you for food, drinks, and other goodies. Clean bathrooms, surprisingly for a sporting venue. Thumbs up!!!

I had so much fun here. Checking out Luche libre is highly recommended if you come to Mexico City. No need to purchase tickets in advance. We came on a Tuesday night and actually arrived midway through the show. Unfortunately, the ticket window was closed by then, but lots of legit scalpers were out. The guy we purchased from walked right up to security with us before we handed him the money- that's as legit as you can get if you're not purchasing from the box office. The matches were fun to watch. I had my first cerveza michelado and I kind of loved it. I got into the spirit and rooted and booed along participants. Great night!

A MUST! But go with a group or get a tour guide for the event. I found mine through air bnb experiences.l for $48 USD. That included a drink, edu/ history of luche libres, good seats, a mask and real guidance. Getting inside the place was so chaotic but once inside it was so much fun! Our guide even taught us how to chant the bad words in Spanish, the flow of the event, and a lil about who the fighters were (bad guy vs good guy). Be prepared to yell, drink and decide who you will root for - the bad guy or the bad bad guy!

I totally thought it would be cheesy to watch Lucha libre/Mexican wrestling, but I have to say - it was one of the funnest things we did in Mexico City! The arena is a bit off the beaten path, but it's all good w uber or w a tour guide. (We used México a Pie from TripAdvisor.) The stadium is sort of small, so you're good wherever you're seated. We sat right by where the wrestlers come out... so def got to take lots of pics and give them high fives! There were 6 matches in all, and we were there from 730 to like 930/10ish... and then we all filed out. (Go to the bathroom before it's over bc the line gets crazy long!) Outside there are some amazing taco stands, so also get your taco fix after leaving the arena. If you're hungry while inside the arena, there is also food and (like any other sports arena) people coming around offering beer, ice cream, snacks, and food for purchase. We got micheladas which has had sesame seeds around it and it was soooo good. (Order early tho bc there's kind of a long order wait for these.)

This was legitimately one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I grew up a pro wrestling fan, and am still a fairweather one. Only seen clips of Mexican wrestling, but I knew CMLL was a big deal down there. So we jumped at the chance of snagging tickets to this event. For about $30 USD, we were just a few rows behind the front barrier. Hell of a deal. The outside of the arena is kind of a shitshow. Everyone's trying to sell you tickets, people are mobbing the entrances, but security is patting everyone down, the line to pick up tickets moves slowly, and of course, there are vendors selling everything from luchador masks to some of the worst street tacos out there. Once you're in, it's a little more relaxed. One of the ushers basically forced us to follow him to our seats and to order beers from one of the dudes walking around. I would've much rather taken a walk around, bought my own beer, and looked at merch and mingled. Also, the beers took so long that we ended up just going out to the michelada bar out front and ordering our own. The beer selection is pretty crappy - basically just Corona, Sol, or Victoria. You can choose all sorts of things on your rim for different types of -eladas but we just did giant styrofoam cups of Victoria. Once the event started, the energy in the arena was amazing. The place is actually gigantic (ain't no bingo hall), and the night we went to was televised, so they pulled out all the stops for production. Tons of lights. Loud music. Dancing ring girls. Everything. Even if you're not a wrestling fan (like my friends who went with me for my birthday), you can enjoy and appreciate the storytelling and physical talent required to pull off all those flips and high-flying moves. They found the corkscrew planchas and hands-free back-springboards the most impressive. One weird thing was that the crowd was totally cheering the heels and booing the babyfaces. I thought it was a hometown thing, but I think it's just the culture. Bunch of smarks.

If you are in Mexico touristing or on a business trip and have some free time at night it might be worth it to come and enjoy a traditional Mexican wrestling fight (lucha libre). You can buy the tickets on the internet (ticketmaster.com.mx) or at the ticket shop by the venue, prices go from 50 to 200 pesos, usually -- if there is no famous fighters. There is no need to come in early, arrive by the time the fights will start. Most of the time you will see 6 different combinations of fights and the best (and most famous fighters) are always left to the end. You won't be hungry as there is plenty of snacks from pizza to popcorn and nachos. If you want to buy souvenirs there will be masks and other dolls available inside the arena and outside. Beware that if you plan to watch everything it willl take around 3h. PS: Prefer to ride yo/from the arena with Uber, it's safer and you won't get ripped off. If you take the official cabs outside the arena the prices are higher -- specially for dumb gringos like myself.

Lucha Libre was the highlight of our Mexico City trip! Amazing experience. Got seats right near the ring and bought beers as well as wrestler masks. Excellent show with incredible wrestlers doing insane acrobatics. Snacks and meals available if you're hungry. So much fun....you have to do this if you're in town!

We went here as part of a bachelorette party celebration. Buy your ticket from the Taquilla (ticket office). We asked for the best seats, which were about $13 per person on the night we were there. Our guidebook said there was not a bad view in the house, and it was correct. We bought 7 beers for a little less than $15 and sat down to enjoy the show. The crowd is rowdy and super into it, which raises the energy of the entire room. We also got our picture taken pre-show with two wrestlers. They print it out for you (and also take one with your cell phone) for ~$12 and give it to you at the end of the show. It was perhaps the worst picture ever taken of my friends and me, but it was so bad, it was a memory in and of itself. Highly recommend. PRO-TIP: YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING YOUR CAMERA INTO THE ARENA, but they let you check it with security and give you a ticket.

This was an extraordinary experience. The wrestling is fun, thoroughly entertaining and an inexpensive event that you will not regret. Do not compare this to major wrestling in the USA. Lucha Libre is so much more entertaining and engaging.

If you are visiting Mexico city, this is one of the things to do. You must watch a lucha libre. It welcomes all family to watch an entertaining show. You can buy the tickets online or at the box office. I bought mine online and picked them up at the box office. Right outside the place there are plenty of people selling tickets but its at your own risk. Once inside the place is of a medium size, you can see the show from almost anywhere. You can take pictures but do not post them while you are there. They do advice not to record as well. But feel free to take pictures before and after. Once the show begins, it is dramatic, funny, scary, they are well trained Luchadores, do not try this at home, that is for certain. When the show ends be ready for the traffic, and if you order an uber, let them know to pick you up on the next block since they do close the street for some time after the show. I was picked up at the gas station on the next street and it was easy to leave from there. Overall we enjoyed it and would do it again.. you should too.

I came in here with a group tour to watch CMLL Watching wrestlers in Mexico was a must do. So glad that we got to see this. The crowd was rowdy, the wrestlers were more like acrobats compared to US wrestling, and it's a pretty significant part of the culture. A must do for mexico FYI, they will check your bags for food and cameras. If you have cameras, security will check them in for you, and you'll have to pick them up from the boith afterwards

THE BIG: Charming (old) arena with plenty of seating and excitement! Rafters on the second floor, personal seats near the ring. Vendors all around selling popcorn, beers, and other snacks. Closest metro is Cuahtemoc (on the pink line). I would recommend uber as the cabs in Mexico City can rip you off. THE BLACK AND WHITE: I took the metro to come here and it was a pleasant walk (~2 minutes). When I got to the arena, there were a bunch of scalpers outside. Granted I was also an hour late (show began at 8, I arrived at 9). A scalper was willing to give me his ultra front row seat for only 100 pesos. I was a little skeptical but looking at the billboard and the cheapest price being 35 pesos. I took him up on the offer. When I got inside, a lady insisted on taking me to my spot. Knowing nothing, I agreed and had her escort me to my seat. Then she demanded a tip. I was like uhhh, I have no change.. I managed to scrounge up 2 pesos. Knowing that, I would never have an old lady escort me to my seat ever again. A great thing about this arena is that they sell beer here! Don't expect an expert pour with little head, but 2 coronas/victorias are poured into a gigantic cup and costs 70 pesos. The entertainment was electrifying and hilarious. Each wrestler had their unique personality and there was so much highflying action. I was sad when it ended. THE FINAL BAMBOO: Overall I spent around 170 pesos which is really good for the seats that I got and 2 victoria beers. There are vendors outside that sell street food if you're hungry or lucha libre masks if you want to partake on the full immersion.

Two starts. I love the show, it was very entertaining and had so much fun BUT, THEY DO HAVE WAY WAY SO MANY PEOPLE SELLING STUFF, like popcorn, candies, chocolates, cervezas, cueritos, chips, maruchan, and they don't let you watch the show because they constantly walk around it and they block the damn wrestling show. I got so annoyed because they were walking every 30 seconds to where I was. No, I dont want to buy anything even if you have 500 sellers. They should control that and in case you want something you just called them. THEY ARE SUPER ANNOYING! Anyway, the show was great but I did not enjoy it because I could not even see the whole show. Spanish: menos vendedores, no dejan ni ver la pelea Agusto especialmente si te toca a un lado del pasillo. Pasaban cada 30 segundos vendiendo chips, cerveza, maruchan, monos de peluche, cacahuates, chocolates, SÚPER SÚPER enfadoso que no dejen de caminar al rededor. Estaba en fila 3 y la vdd hubiera preferido algo más arriba y más barato con tal de que no estuvieran molestándome tan seguido. El show estuvo divertido pero una estrella por que no me dejaban ni ver el espectáculo en paz!

I almost didn't make it to this in my time in Mexico. For the love of everything that is holy and unholy please don't miss out on this!!! Such an amazing event that goes on for almost 3 hours. It's so much fun, and everyone is completely into it. Just be careful leaving the arena please, and don't buy from the scalpers, they'll charge you 3 times the price for tickets you can still buy at the box. I purchased my ticket in ring 1 for $409 pesos as the show started, when the scalpers were saying the window didn't have anything better than their ring 3 tickets for $1400 pesos.

Watched Mystico retain his belt..Pretty cool. Only advice is to find your own Seats..The employee who takes you to the sea is pretty aggressive asking for tips

Fun, fun, fun. No need to order tickets online, just go to the ticket window at the arena and buy them. Lots of vendors selling masks, shirts and other stuff before and after the show. Some more expensive than others so check around. About $12.00 usd a person for good seats. We sat six rolls from the ring. Sitting near the aisle can be annoying at times due to the vendors selling everything during the whole show. Beers are 80 pesos for big glasses. The Lucha Libre show lasts a little over two hours. Very entertaining show. Highly recommended. Area is safe so don't freak out. Better to take an Uber instead of cab afterwards. Cab wanted 150 pesos verses 41 pesos for Uber to take us home.

This is Mexican Wrestling, held in Arena Mexico in Doctores. The area is notorious for crime so make sure to have a vehicle to get you there and back. We bought our tickets online via Ticketmaster (but you have to pick them up from an outlet before going to the game). There's a variety of priced tickets but we got $20 tickets and were in the third row, so they're very cheap. Buy yourself a mask (or you can when you arrive). The venue is an old stadium with staff who'll take you to your seats, bring food and beers to you as requested, while the show is on. The show has a few matches of 1 - 3 wrestlers putting on an athletic, gymnastic wrestling bout, complete with some crazy moves and a predominantly scripted element. You will find this entertaining for the whole family.

Yaaas! If you are visiting Mexico City and are looking for an authentic Mexican experience... this is it! Yes yes, it's fake wrestling, but besides the wresting their is so much going on! The people chanting"rudos rudos" and yelling to kick ass, the merchants selling any sort of item you want with as many hot sauce as you wish. Warning, your experience is not complete of you don't buy a michelada with Clamato! Do it! Oh it may a little spicy so grab some water. Also, one things I will mention cause I didn't know and it bothered me. They do NOT allow any sort of photography camera, (just take pics with your phone). If you do take a camera you would have to leave it in the front desk, it's a little sketchy... so try not to take it at all!

Let's just say that I'm not exactly the target audience for Lucha Libre, but I obliged to my friends' request to experience Lucha Libre because when in Rome (well Mexico City) . . . You can purchase tickets online, which I we attempted to do (I think we had some sort of technical issue or were unable to print out the tickets?), but we ultimately opted to purchase them in person at the box office. Fortunately, we were able to snagged second row seats with a stellar view of all the action (love that USD to pesos conversion!). As someone else mentioned, when you take up an attendant's offer to show you your seats, be prepared to tip him or her a couple of pesos. Vendors offer snacks ranging from ramen noodles (think the microwavable cups kind) and sweets (didn't seem the freshest or recently prepared). No alcohol as far as I could tell. Restrooms were easily accessible, although toilet paper seemed elusive. So evidently, it was "Kid's Night," so there were plenty of young whippersnappers in attendance. I'm not entirely sure whether this means a tamer performance or what, but the audience chants were still just as crass and vulgar as I would expect on a regular non-kids night. There "fights" didn't entail any blood, per se, but still seemed rather violent, although clearly extensively choreographed. They very reminiscent of the WWE, but obviously a tad more amateur because of the more modest budgeting. One of the more awkward elements were the dancing girls on the stage between acts. I mean, a few of them seemed so robotic and pained to be up there (not that I blamed them for this). There were clear "heroes" and "villains" in the matches and the wrestlers did their darnedest to ham it up with the audience. I'm sure there were simplistic story lines involving all the wrestlers, but I can't say I read up on that beforehand - might have made it more riveting? There were a few comedic moments, as well as some homophobic elements with the Exotico wrestler Maximo (which I couldn't help by roll my eyes a few times). The two set of teenage couples in the row in front of us, donning their festive Lucha libre garb, were completely emotionally vested in the matches. One of the girls was legit flipping her lid off . . . her embarrassed boyfriend pulled her back a couple of times and repeatedly implored her to calm down. She appropriately responded by ignoring his requests. That may have amused me more than the actual wrestling matches . . . maybe You should at least consider coming here for Lucha Libre if you're in Mexico City. Honestly, it wasn't my favorite thing ever, but Mexico City is kind of known for it and it ended up being a moderately enjoyable time.

I went once with my husband ~2 years ago and had such an amazing time that we decided to go again during our trip last week with ~20 friends. During the first trip when it was only me and my husband, I bought tickets on ticketmaster.com.mx and paid 957 pesos for two tickets, that ended up being literally front row seats! We had to pick up the tickets in person from one of their outlets in person, but they had a list of different outlets we could go to, and it was a very easy smooth process to pick them up. This time around, I needed 26 tickets so I contacted Ticketmaster's group sales at contactanos@ticketmaster-mx.com. They responded within 24 hours and passed me to one of their sales reps, Maribel, who told me that tickets for Lucha Libre usually don't go on sale until 1-2 weeks in advance but that they would put the purchase through for me as soon as they went on sale. She sent me a form to fill out, which I scanned back to her, and then she checked in with me every 1-2 weeks to let me know that she was on top of it. I really appreciated how she was so communicative! I don't speak much Spanish, but it was all through email so my high school Spanish and Google Translate made it really easy to communicate with her. We wanted to go to the Friday, April 12 lucha libre and on April 2 Maribel contacted me and said that tickets were on sale, so I told her to please buy them! We couldn't get the front row seats that I wanted since we were too big of a group, so we ended up in Ring 2 and the seats were still excellent, very close to the front, and cost about 500 pesos per ticket. However, picking up the tickets ended up being quite the trek! Turns out that in order to buy so many tickets, you must pick up the physical tickets in person from the Palacio de los Deportes, which is very close to the airport, so we ubered out there. Then it turned out that only the purchaser could go into the ticketmaster office (Puerta 7!) so I had to leave my husband in the parking lot and walk into the heavily secured area, which made me a bit nervous! However it was broad daylight and there were a decent number of people around, so I went in. The ticket pickup was incredibly inefficient and took about 15 minutes once I actually got to the office, which included me possibly signing my life anyway since they kept asking for my signature, but altogether it went more or less smoothly. Anyways it was totally worth it, since my group LOVED the lucha libre experience! We just took ubers to Arena Mexico, and then got out about half a block before due to congestion but it was a very easy walk. The area doesn't seem the safest, so I wouldn't walk around by myself, but I felt totally fine when it was just me & my husband, and then when I was in a group. Once you get inside, there's a ton of ushers milling around who expect to be tipped for showing you to your seat, and also you can order beers directly to your seat so no need to get in line in the lobby! p.s. They have a VERY strict no camera policy (cell phones are fine). We were a little nervous about checking our cameras in, but we got them back totally fine.

If you´re a foreign in Mexico City and in the search for something different and awesome, this is the place. I firmly believe that every person in the world should experience Lucha Libre at least once. So come on on a Tuesday or Friday, and enjoy a fun spectacle with some beers. Trust me, you won´t regret this.

The most amazing, awesome experience I have ever had the pleasure of doing. If you're a tourist this is a most. This is a short review but it's to the point. Oh definitely get the Micheladas with Chamoy.

When I first came across Lucha Libre as something to do in CDMX, I was not interested in it at all. But then my friend said it he had a blast and I thankfully trusted his advice as he was totally right. Bought tickets online, took Uber to the arena, which was super easy. We all had got into it (hard not to, when the crowd around you is going insane) and had a great time. It's quirky, but so much fun. After the show, walk outside and buy yourself a Luche Libre mask as a souvenir.

Can you lose a point for being too nice inside. No, but I did want it to be a little dingier. I guess I had ideas of a dilapidated arena filled with smoke and locals throwing beer and cursing. That's not the case, though it may look like it from the outside. I went on an airbnb last experience which was nice since you got some history behind the wrestlers, arena, and the sport in general. But if you wanted to do it on your own it would be very easy for any seasoned traveler(as I expect anyone traveling to CDMX to be). Inside beer is rushed to your seat as fast as you can order it by friendly vendors all to eager to get you another round. And they run you a tab, something unheard of in an arena setting. The wrestling itself is fun to watch, albeit a little cheesy, and the entire thing goes by very fast. The wrestlers do perform amazing, death defying stunts. I'd definitely recommend it!

Great breakfast place in Mexico City. The place is tiny, French bistro with delicious egg entrees, baked to order in a iron skillet. Nice assortment of breads and perfectly executed lattes.

Great place to watch lucha libre and purchased the cheapest seats in the house for 35 pesos. The seats are concrete but fine. But if you want to be with the rowdy group go purchase tix on the main floor. This happens on Friday nights only!

Fun Fun Fun If you are in Mexico City you must experience LA LUCHA LIBRE so much fun , get front raw seat (they are only 250 pesos which is less than $15 US ) , you can watch La LUCHE LIBRE fights , the show last for approximatively 1h30 in to 2 hrs Just like everyone else snack on homemade nachos, corona and chilly drinks and noodle soup

My girlfriend and I had a ton of fun checking out a Lucha Libre match. We purchase the tickets online and picked them up at a department store a few days before, so we had no trouble getting in. We had 3rd row seats in the middle which only cost around $15. The matches were hilarious and everyone seemed to be having a good time. Vendors walk around with chips and snacks and beers so make sure to bring cash. 2 beers in a massive cup were around $4 so very inexpensive. Also make sure to tip the guy who takes you to your seats.

I want to punch Justin M. (reviewed Arena Mexico on 10/16/2014) in the face. Of course Arena Mexico, the arena, is crummy. It's rundown, it smells like piss, and when my wife and I were walking out an emergency fire staircase, we realized it led to a padlocked door. But that's 95% of the charm of Arena Mexico. It's like saying that Fenway Park sucks because it's old. But I digress. Arena Mexico is a must visit for any tourist heading to Mexico City. Bar none, it was one of the most pleasurable evenings I have had in a long time, and this includes that evening I spent with Channing Tatum alone in his hotel room. For what it is, nothing beats spending less than $15 USD on some solid entertainment. The cheapest ticket is 35 pesos ($2.50), which gets you into the rafters. 2 Coronas will set you back $70 pesos ($5). Counting the 10 pesos it took you to take the Metro to Arena Mexico and back, you've spent less on an evening of spectacularly over the top entertainment than your last Starbucks latte. Don't go expecting class. Go expecting fat dudes dressed in spandex, and to laugh throughout. Trust me on this one. P.S. There are loads of scalpers selling tickets outside. Unless you're well-versed in negotiating (and know how to spot a scammer from a mile away), there are usually plenty of tickets available at their official box office, which is next to the main entrance. P.P.S. The closest Metro stop is Cuauhtémoc, which is on Line 1. It's a 5-7 minute walk from the station. No need to go on an organized tour, unless you like to piss away your money.

Lucha Libre is a staple sport of Mexico and you cannot, I repeat cannot come to Mexico City without visiting this place. Luchadores know how to work the crowd, you will hear people yell obscenities in Spanish, but come on who hasn't heard the word "puto" or "pendejo". Ignore all the people trying to sell you tickets outside the venue and go straight to the ticket box. They check your purse or backpack b4 you go in. You can buy beers, nachos, cup ramen, among other snacks. There are ladies and gents with blue vests asking for your tickets ready to take you to your seats, they expect a tip. Usually 10-20 pesos will do. Come ready to yell and cheer on your fave luchador or play along with the crowd. Have fun!

I like live wrestling. That wasn't the issue. The issue was the entire ticket buying experience. People bought tickets online and when they got to the booth, they were still charged tax. The worse is the scalpers. They will show you tickets that claim to be good. But then switch you different tickets. When you complain, they try to intimidate you. NO POLICE in sight in this shady area. Get there early, and ignore the scalpers.

Well run arena and a great venue! Not really a bad seat in the whole place. Snacks are expensive but tasty...and new items come out throughout the evening so be patient.