free wrestling is woven into the fabric of Mexico's cultural identity.

It's an acrobatic, flamboyant and thrilling choreographed sport that melds athletics in theater to symbolize the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Utah, Doris deliberate wrestlers are challenging the sports much.

culture.

And as Luka Lee Ray has spread across the world, Chicago has become a hub in the United States in partnership with Wt Tw news students from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism went on a reporting trip to Mexico City.

Here's Sidney Myer and Jamie Gary.

>> Julie Gray is moving into the fabric of Mexico's cultural identity.

Acrobat.

Flamboyant, thrilling.

The sports, a choreographed dance of athletics theater that it I mean, in Mexico is called the Cathedral of Jimmy Graham, which makes Mexico City the Vatican.

So then it's no surprise.

The spaces are also totally male dominated.

>> Diluted or challenge >> Arriving in >> Meet do same.

Take it from people for But not way it is.

>> Playing a part in that would be that might not mean that I can't.

They.

I closest.

but from to say Luna started training at 19.

>> After observing a training session goes heavy on a critical stunned that.

But didn't.

I mean book and it's going a of it.

The port is so I like that in person and in that I think like it became a unit.

You got get them women were banned from wrestling in Mexico City from 1954.

To 1986 outside the Capitol.

>> Promoters were penalized for booking professionals like to say Luna stadiums like the iconic arena, Mexico now painted with empowering messages were inaccessible.

But this machismo, culture is still prevalent.

>> Michelle is.

It's time in spot.

If you see this in freshness, you show that you just takes you back the fighting.

If you want to try tell you it getting up, going to find that will just a few minutes.

just get to go and train the guys.

>> The Mexican people have taken literally break global and Chicago's become a hub in the United a Mexican American in the second city did is doesn't just rain with She competes against.

>> Embodying the strength to door back in Mexico.

mean when you wear a mask, it changes who we are.

>> Once you get those couldn't hear, you know, the person who we are behind, he is the with the >> I feel like I'm this ferocious feline from the jungle.

Well, it's going to Proust and attack or Trump.

Anyone in the The person behind math like.

like a king to be here.

in real life.

>> Lady Teague rust grew up chilly rain with her who immigrated to the United States from Mexico seeing other plus size luchadores thrive.

Despite pressure to be small in inspired her to start training herself.

>> I'm a big wrestling other, like little petite girls.

This gives me an advantage.

I do a lot of like.

Power moves.

It's like by slam car close alliance.

My signature move is the >> It made me feel comfortable in who I am.

I'm not just in the rain but outside the ring.

>> With your list.

>> Hopefully reach all medical Mexico's me where led them their >> It represents every every part day of the study of them.

If you no, just under 10, you may just you step of equation, bit of the country.

>> From northwestern middle and W t Tw.

This is Sidney Myer and Jaime Guerra.

>> And you can see much until reporting from Mexico City on our website W T Tw Dot com Slash news back to wrap things up right after this.

>> Reflecting the people