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Enrique Ugartechea develops a spin-off freestyle wrestling format that differs from Greco-Roman tradition.
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During the Mexican revolution happening at the time, two Italian businessmen, Giovanni Reselevich y Antonio Fournier, began organizing and promoting fights to distract the Mexican people from the political unrest.
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Salvador Lutteroth González saw a professional wrestling match in El Paso, Texas and became fascinated with the sport. He decided that he would bring the sport back to Mexico.
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Together with partner Francisco Ahumada, González founded the Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) in Mexico City. After being turned down by larger arenas, the EMLL had its first card in the partially demolished Arena Modelo.
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The use of Lucha Libre masks was popularized by the introduction of Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata, or "Saint, the Silver Masked Man."
