Si están visitando CDMX no se pueden perder la experiencia de ir a la lucha libre. Es una empapada del folclor mexicano. Los luchadores hacen el show pero el público pone todo el ambiente. Un must cuando visiten la ciudad. read more

Arena Coliseo - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

I came to Arena Coliseo as part of a lucha libre Airbnb experience with some friends, so I'm not 100% sure about ticket prices or where to buy them (maybe Ticketmaster?), but I can share my experience. Overall, it was positive. At the entrance, they check your bag if you're carrying a backpack. The only things not allowed are water bottles and cameras, but they have an area where you can leave them and pick them up after the show. We had balcony seats and arrived around 7:15 PM for a 7:30 PM show. We were able to get great seats with a clear view of all the action. There were bathrooms conveniently located right behind us. The women's bathroom had four stalls and they were pretty clean! They sell water (and other drinks) inside for 40 pesos. If you buy water, they open the bottle and pour it into a giant paper cup for you. You do have to pay with cash. if you want to avoid getting stuck in traffic after the show, consider leaving early in the final match. We left after round 1 of the final match and saw a lot of taxis waiting outside. Overall it was a fun show and I would highly recommend visiting as a part of your CDMX trip! read more

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My first experience at a Lucha Libre and I was not disappointed! My husband got our tickets from Ticketmaster and we were lucky to have them handy upon entering. We got there right before they were starting the match but it was also during a huge downpour, so we were lucky enough to have unbrellas handy and to get in a short line. First off, no outside food or drinks (they sell plenty inside--popcorn, chips, Micheladas, beer, souvenirs, etc.). Second, men are patted down by men and women patted down by women. After the brief security check we went upstairs to find out seats. It was a busy Saturday night, so we ended up with seats in the nosebleed section (for approx $7.50 USD each). The seats were kinda hard since it was all concrete, but the enviroment was electric. First off, reminded me of WWE or UFC (back in the day) with the characters and the crowd booing and cheering on the fighters with their antics. I was impressed by the variety of characters--2 on 2 female match, 3 on 3 men's match, and 1 on 1 midget/little people wresting. It was all amazing! We also saw quite a few people with action figures, shirts, and masks. The arena wasn't super swanky, but it was more of an intimate feel. You may want to consider Uber or taxi getting over to this spot. And for the matches, they were each roughly 30 minute times. The time may have been 2-3 hours total, but we left early in order to beat the traffic. Definitely something to take in if you're in Mexico City and want to experience something different. read more

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Incredible lucha libre action can be found here at the Arena Coliseo, which is located in a bit of a sketchy part of centro in CDMX, but is known endearingly as the "people's stadium" compared to the newer and larger Arena Mexico located by the neighborhood of Roma Norte. Security was pretty tight as were the Covid protocols even though not many folks wore masks as they screamed obscenities at the luchadores. This is my first time at a Mexican wrestling match so the energy here is high and infectious. I found the good v evil drama was easy to follow and the lighting effects were quite nice. I also love how the luchadores seem so much more athletic and agile than their American wrestling counterparts. If you are interested in checking this out - and I really recommend the lucha libre experience as essential to the CDMX experience - you can order the tickets through Ticketmaster. I would also recommend Uber as a way to get to this location since this arena is in a more urban area of the city with more narrow streets. read more

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When in Mexico City, one must attend a Lucha Libre --Mexican wrestling. I'm not really into these type of sports, but it was quite entertaining. We arrived half an hour before the show started to buy tickets at the box office. We got Row 2 tickets for less than $12 each. Once inside, there's people coming around with food, masks, drinks, and all things for purchase. Definitely worth the experience! A couple things to note: they do not allow cameras (so I had to check mine in to be picked up after the show) and the restrooms sometimes did not have toilet paper (like most places in CDMX, carry some extra toilet paper with you!). read more

Arena Coliseo - Tonight's match. - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

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Went here to watch some Lucha Libra and it was amazing. Having never been to one, I had no idea what to expect. It's like a baseball game where vendors bring around drinks and snacks, and you get to watch several matches. We paid to sit in the second row behind the ring, and it was so much fun. Highly recommend to get as close as possible. read more

Do yourself a favor-head to this arena and watch some lucha libre. 4 stars for the local feel and delicious Micheladas. Is it swanky? Nope. Is the neighborhood something to check out? Not really. Did the taxi driver totally rip us off? Yup. So why 4 stars? 'Cause we had fun cheering on and booing with the locals. read more

Arena Coliseo - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

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1st time wrestling match live pretty entertaining and hilarious About 2 hours long fresh drinks and fresh snacks read more

Do not miss the Lucha Libre experience if in DF! Came here with a friend from DF and he explained that there are 2 main arenas for lucha, and this this one is the older, more traditional, smaller and perhaps rundown. The other is Arena Mexico which is supposed to be bigger and perhaps more of a production. I loved the feel of this one. Skip any tours or online stuff and buy your cheap tix directly at the door of the arena just like the locals. Come ready with insults in Spanish, as it seems half the fun is getting out all your angst and emotions by yelling them at the luchadores, and if you yell a really good one, they might even look at you and engage in an exchange with you. Sitting front row was quite the experience, I recommend that. You can buy popcorn and beer from your seat. Coming with a local I got to learn a lot about the collective consciousness and magical realism surrounding this ritual, the shame of one's mask being taken off, etc., but the experience even without that is fascinating and often, hilarious. The names alone are amazing ("Superporky" among others). There was a 9 year old girl who was clearly a regular sitting behind us yelling the most vile insults of all, seated right next to her father. There are wrestlers that come out with live snakes on their necks and some pretty other inventive costumes. After the show, wait outside to take your picture with the exiting wrestlers. Don't miss this. read more

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* * * * * TOURISTS THIS PLACE ITS A MUST TO VISIT ON SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOONS // DONT BE SCARED AWAY BY THE AREA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT // * * * * * I guess one of the things that earth knows mexico for its, lucha libre (professional wrestling). The arena coliseo its an icon and a place to enjoy some good afternoon lucha libre by yourself, with the family, the BF/GF and best with friends this all by a fraction of money.... it really isnt too expensive if you really into some wrestling. for about 200 pesos per person you will have a great time, bring your own treats, well something not too tacky and no bottled drinks, but well they sell some pricy snacks and beer inside too. Place stills hangs there, really there is no commodities in this place, besides paying for floor level tickets where you will sit on an old wooden chair, everything seems to be as it could've been 60yrs ago, place could use a lil touch up, place still gets a good audience and on the 2nd level area that has cement seating areas, it could get really cold on your bottoms, always bring and extra sweater or quilt if you are cold sensitive. I hope they would adapt some plastic seats to this cement seating area, something like what they did at the estadio azteca. This place is primarily used for, Lucha libre, shows promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and served as the promotion's main venue from 1943 until 1956, which therefore was replaced by the Arena mexico, this place also hosted major box matches. Place was built by Salvador Lutteroth, the father of lucha libre, after winning the mexican lottery, this guy was an icon really, he served the army on the revolution and always loving the showbuzz he started the lucha libre. You will usally see the same luchadores mostly on all the shows, its rare when they get some varierity, like makes you think that there has to be more luchadores, but well for first timers its the greatest place on earth thou. read more

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Ha, I still can't believe I did this. We were staying in an apartment right next to the Coliseo so we really had to check out the infamous Lucha Libre. Buying tickets was a bit confusing, since we were not sure when the booth opens. On the day of the show we stopped by at 3pm but the booth was closed, stopped by again at 4pm and it was open. The line for tickets really starts around 6pm - but it moves fast and the crowd was having fun :-) The show started at 7:30 and we went through a quick security screening and found our seats. We bought tickets for row 2 which was ~230 MXN. The show itself was OMG very entertaining. We speak very little Spanish so we just shouted the same words as the group behind us. I don't think they were very nice words :-) The performers were really cool and they do interact with audience in the first row. The length was just about right so we weren't bored. The street outside gets really quiet at night, but not unsafe. There were torta and taco stands outside for a quick bite, and plenty of snacks/drink vendors during the show. read more

A must go in Mexico City! Sunday is Family night and whole families wear those masks. There are about 5 shows and after 1 or 2 you get the hang of it. People from Mexico are great people and know how to have a good time. read more

I'm only giving one star because I can't give zero. We got completely scammed at this place, do not trust this business. We bought our tickets at 200 pesos per person and were escorted to our seats by an "employee" without being told the show was about to be over in 5 mins and then the owner himself refused to return our money, claiming that the tickets had been sold by "a third party vendor", and there was nothing he could do. So they basically have scammers working the front door to get rid of extra tickets they didn't sell. The security guards and everyone else seem to be in on it, because they all just let him escort us in without any tickets in hand, knowing the show was about to be over. This business did nothing to help us get our money back or correct the situation. Leaves a very bad reputation for this business. Will be taking my business and money to Arena Mexico from now on. Solo estoy dando una estrella porque no puedo dar cero. Nos han estafado por completo en este lugar, no confíes en este negocio. Compramos nuestros boletos a 200 pesos por persona y fuimos acompañados a nuestros asientos por un "empleado" sin que nos dijeran que el espectáculo estaba a punto de terminar en 5 minutos y luego el propietario se negó a devolver nuestro dinero, alegando que los boletos habían sido vendido por "un proveedor externo" y no había nada que él pudiera hacer. Así que básicamente tienen estafadores trabajando en la puerta principal para deshacerse de los boletos extra que no vendieron. Los guardias de seguridad y todos los demás parecen estar involucrados, porque todos simplemente nos dejaron pasar sin boletos en la mano, sabiendo que el espectáculo estaba a punto de terminar. Este negocio no hizo nada para ayudarnos a recuperar nuestro dinero o corregir la situación. Deja una muy mala reputación para este negocio. Llevaré mi negocio y dinero a Arena México a partir de ahora. read more

The perfect blend of a 1940s building and 21st century Lucha Libre. You can't go wrong when visiting this venue, it's comfortable, has a vintage feeling to it, tickets are cheap and the overall experience is priceless. read more

Scammed at the front door, sold tickets 5 minutes before closing and wouldn't provide refund. Lied about closing time and said we had hours before closing. Lost 1200 mxd. read more