Lucha Libre

A capacity crowd is expected at the Alamodome, which hosted the 1997 Royal Rumble that saw 60,000 fans witness Stone Cold Steve Austin's first rumble victory. More than a quarter-century later, WWE returns to San Antonio at a flashpoint for the company.

Hijo del Soberano was already designing lucha libre costumes on the side. Since his wrestling venue shut amid Mexico's lockdown, he's turned to making masks. "I just altered my skills a bit," he says.

Around 460 men, women and children gathered around a ring set up on the first floor of San Antonio’s Central Library. Paintings lined the walls behind…