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Lucha Libre USA press coverage and media history.

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Associated Press Mainstream / April 2, 2012 Lucha libre using immigration to attract U.S. fans National coverage tracked LLUSA's tour, audience reaction, and storyline heat.

AP feature with LLUSA tour context, Steve Ship quotes, Blue Demon Jr., RJ Brewer, audience notes, and ticket-sales range.

Historical storyline coverage Los Angeles Times Mainstream / April 10, 2012 'Crusader' against illegal immigration brings his message to the mat A mainstream feature on how a wrestling villain became a national conversation.

Major LA Times feature on RJ Brewer, the Masked Warriors tour, crowd reactions, and luchador-driven conflict.

Historical storyline coverage ABC News / Nightline TV / Broadcast / October 18, 2012 US Wrestler Promotes Anti-Illegal Immigration Agenda on Mexican Wrestling Tour Nightline brought the RJ Brewer storyline into national broadcast coverage.

Nightline feature on RJ Brewer as LLUSA's chief villain, presented here as historical coverage of a politically charged storyline.

Historical storyline coverage CNN TV / Broadcast / April 26, 2012 CNN transcript mentioning RJ Brewer, Blue Demon Jr., SB1070, and the tour CNN connected the tour's fictional conflict to a wider political moment.

CNN segment transcript connecting the LLUSA tour to mainstream political storyline coverage.

Historical storyline coverage Forbes Mainstream / March 28, 2012 Americans Brace For Pro Wrestling, Mexican Style Forbes framed Mexican-style pro wrestling as a U.S. media opportunity.

Forbes SportsMoney coverage by Tom Van Riper framing LLUSA within the U.S. business and sports-media opportunity for Mexican-style pro wrestling.

Read coverage PRNewswire Official Releases / September 15, 2011 Masked Warriors begins second season on MTV2 and MTV Tr3s The Season 2 release documented MTV2, Tr3s, talent, and series positioning.

Official Season 2 release with MTV2, MTV Tr3s, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Albuquerque, talent list, and series positioning.

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Associated Press Mainstream / April 2, 2012 Lucha libre using immigration to attract U.S. fans National coverage tracked LLUSA's tour, audience reaction, and storyline heat.

AP feature with LLUSA tour context, Steve Ship quotes, Blue Demon Jr., RJ Brewer, audience notes, and ticket-sales range.

Major LA Times feature on RJ Brewer, the Masked Warriors tour, crowd reactions, and luchador-driven conflict.

Historical storyline coverage Los Angeles Times Mainstream / April 10, 2012 Wrestler takes his message to the mat A visual record of the crowd, costumes, ring energy, and live spectacle.

Photo-gallery companion to the LA Times feature showing the scale, crowd, and visual presentation of a live LLUSA event.

Nightline feature on RJ Brewer as LLUSA's chief villain, presented here as historical coverage of a politically charged storyline.

CNN segment transcript connecting the LLUSA tour to mainstream political storyline coverage.

Historical storyline coverage Forbes Mainstream / March 28, 2012 Americans Brace For Pro Wrestling, Mexican Style Forbes framed Mexican-style pro wrestling as a U.S. media opportunity.

Forbes SportsMoney coverage by Tom Van Riper framing LLUSA within the U.S. business and sports-media opportunity for Mexican-style pro wrestling.

Read coverage PRNewswire Official Releases / September 15, 2011 Masked Warriors begins second season on MTV2 and MTV Tr3s The Season 2 release documented MTV2, Tr3s, talent, and series positioning.

Official Season 2 release with MTV2, MTV Tr3s, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Albuquerque, talent list, and series positioning.

Read coverage PRNewswire Official Releases / March 15, 2013 Masked Warriors takes its colorful circus-like wrestling shows on tour The United We Stand Tour connected live events, sponsors, and community outreach.

United We Stand Tour release with cities, anti-bullying campaign, sponsors, roster, and Steven Ship quote.

Read coverage Wrestleview Wrestling Coverage / July 2010 Masked Warriors coming to MTV2 Wrestling media tracked the original MTV2 launch for core fans.

Republished launch announcement for the MTV2 premiere and Tr3s encore.

Read coverage Wrestleview Wrestling Coverage / July 2012 Masked Warriors debuts on Hulu Hulu coverage shows how Masked Warriors moved into streaming discovery.

Hulu Latino / Hulu Plus availability and Season 2 rollout coverage.

Read coverage MySA / San Antonio Express-News Local / Tour / May 2012 Lucha Libre USA Mixes Politics Into Show Local coverage captured the live tour as family entertainment with edge.

Local market coverage for Masked Warriors Live in San Antonio with audience and family-positioning context.

Historical storyline coverage San Antonio Express-News Local / Tour / April 2013 Lucha Libre USA to talk about bullying The tour's anti-bullying message extended LLUSA beyond the arena.

Community coverage of an LLUSA anti-bullying school visit tied to the United We Stand Tour.

Read coverage MiLB / The Dell Diamond Local / Tour / March 2012 Lucha Libre USA Coming to The Dell Partner coverage tied the tour to sponsors, community groups, and local markets.

Partner announcement mentioning Dr Pepper TEN, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Fiesta, Univision, app, toy line, and tour schedule.

Read coverage 411Mania Wrestling Coverage / July 16, 2010 411's Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors Report 07.16.10 Episode recaps help fans reconstruct the matches and weekly storylines.

Episode recap useful for match and storyline library research.

Read coverage PWTorch Wrestling Coverage / August 28, 2010 MTV2 Lucha Libre USA TV Report 8/28 Trade reports preserve match details from the original television run.

Wrestling trade report useful for episode and match cross-checking.