Incredibly Strange Wrestling (aka "ISW") was a San Francisco-based professional wrestling promotion, heavily influenced by masked Mexican Wrestling or Lucha Libre. The event combined wrestling matches with performances by Punk, Rockabilly, Garage, Psychobilly, and Thrash bands.
A tongue-in-cheek celebration of Lucha Libre, Incredibly Strange Wrestling was created as a nightclub event by Johnny Legend and August Ragone juxtaposing satirical matches with live musical performances. ISW also featured many semi- and pro-wrestlers from the California circuits, and eventually showcased several true-blue Luchadors from Mexico. The promotion ran continuously from 1995 until the early 2000s.
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