5 things I learned attending IMPACT Wrestling & AAA's "LUCHA INVADES NY"

#3: International wrestling is not fully on the radar of American fans

When you hear the term "world champion," you sometimes want to take it literally, as in the person is the best competitor that the world has to offer.

Alberto Del Rio returning to WWE?

While LUCHA INVADES NY definitely had some familiar faces on the card -- including former UFC champion Cain Velasquez -- I was unfamiliar with some of the featured talent. For example, I had never seen either of the main-eventers, Blue Demon Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr. wrestle before. Both wrestlers were definitely over with the crowd.

What this tells me, as both a writer and a fan, is that there is always more wrestling talent to seek out. Sometimes the top talent on American television is not who the rest of the world is cheering for. Thanks to LUCHA INVADES NY, I will be seeking out more from Psycho Clown, whose entrance music is hard to forget.

About the author

Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer.

Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.

Darren is also the host of the bi-weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" podcast, as co-produced with V13 (formerly PureGrainAudio.com). He has also co-authored two published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), with a second podcast set for a June 2020 launch.

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