Super Gigante Piñata, left, gets thrown by Corporal Punishment during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Super Gigante Piñata, left, gets thrown by Corporal Punishment during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Credit: Milo Gladstein

Luchador wrestling — intense, theatrical and very masked — made its way to downtown Tulsa for Elote’s Cinco de Mayo Street Festival. A crowd braved high, cold winds May 5 to watch the body slams, chair throwing and over-the-top acting typical of lucha libre.

The Flyer’s Milo Gladstein was there to capture it all.

Party Boy Tommy back flips over Los Pentahostiles during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
A spectator gives a thumbs up during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
Super Gigante Piñata, left, gets thrown by Corporal Punishment during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
Super Gigante Pinata shares a moment with a fan during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
A Luchador points at the crowd during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
A spectator watches during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
A fan shares a moment with a Luchador wrestler during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
Luchadors wrestle During the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein
Luchadors wrestle during the Cinco De Mayo Luchador Wrestling event outside Elote Cafe & Catering on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Credit: Milo Gladstein

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Judd Slivka is the managing editor of the Tulsa Flyer. Judd’s extensive career in journalism began as a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Since then, he has covered news in Seattle and statewide...