Legendary Luchador Fray Tormenta Partners with Masked Republic

Legendary Luchador Fray Tormenta Partners with Masked Republic

Most wrestlers get all the fancy ladies, and the clothes, and the fancy creams and lotions, but the Mexican wrestler who inspired the 2006 comedy Nacho Libre has never had his own licensed merchandise — until now. Mexican wrestling icon and priest, Fray Tormenta, is stepping into the ring with Masked Republic to create his first officially licensed products. Aided by Fray Tormenta, Jr., one of many orphans Tormenta mentored and inspired, the co…

The story of Fray Tormenta, the Mexican priest who traded the pulpit for the ring to care for orphans, continues to be written in an extraordinary way. At 80 years old, Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez—the masked man's real name—is partnering for the first time with Masked Republic to launch official products honoring his career, available to fans around the world. Since the 1980s, Fray Tormenta was known in Mexico for his double life: a priest by day, …