Mucha Lucha!

Those who know me are well aware of my fondness of Lucha Libre, mad Mexican show of masked wrestlers whose acrobatic ability is unmatched by western or even Japanese pro-wrestlers.

Now Warner brothers has done a noble deed of bringing a new animated series called Mucha Lucha (Visit the website to create your own masked wrestler.) to our screens. It features the adventures of Ricochet, Bueno Girl and the Flea, young Luchadores-in-training, following the proud traditions of the Code of the Masked Wrestler (Honor, Tradition, Family, Donuts!) as they train to become professional luchadores. However, rest of the show seems to make no more sense than Lucha Libre to the uninitiated, which is very little indeed. In one of the episodes, the three masked Mexican kids are sucked inside Ricochet’s backpack, where they meet a talking action figure, explore a vast wasteland, and fight against a tribe of savage backpacks. And the rest of it made even less sense.

We’ve only seen three episodes thus far, but potential of becoming a fan is there.