MLA
Mucha Lucha Atlanta (MLA) is a professional wrestling promotion based out of Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded by Ricardo Ordaz Jr. in 2014. The promotion brings on independent Mexican wrestlers, among with AAA and CMLL ones to complement their events.
In 2013, Ricardo Ordaz was working as a radio announcer. The promoter for a local lucha libre show vanished on the luchadors, and they came to him to ask for help with it. His father was a wrestler and he caught the bug to become a promoter after that first show. He’s run around 35 shows so far. Ordaz says his earliest obstacle is fans and sponsors didn’t believe he was really bringing in Mexico stars in his first shows, and he had to prove it by doing it. 80% of the fans who come to the show now are Mexicans, and about 10% of the rest are other latinos. He’s considering running shows in the Carolinas; he helped local promoters run a show with Hijo del Santo but those promoters are taking a break. The long term plans are to set up a gym and an arena in Atlanta.
