{"id":33115,"date":"2018-12-20T19:42:56","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T00:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=33115"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:05:00","slug":"indie-watch-homero-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/12\/20\/indie-watch-homero-simpson\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Watch: Homero Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Indie Watch is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talents working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! This edition looks at the comedic side of pro wrestling, to a masked luchador in Mexico who draws his inspiration from an American institution.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Virginia. There is a pro wrestler in Mexico that uses a Homer Simpson. And his name is <strong>Homero Simpson<\/strong>. Not much is known of this masked luchador from Pachuca, Mexico, but he became a bit of a viral internet sensation on Thursday when it was announced he&#8217;d be taking part in a big show with <strong>Mexa Wrestling<\/strong> in January, <em><strong>War of Styles<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/124598721496659\/posts\/296705524285977<\/p>\n<p>While it seems like this man is an unknown, to most people outside of Mexico he is. But in Mexico, he&#8217;s been wrestling since at least 2015. He even appeared on a CMLL card back in 2015 where he teamed with wrestlers dressed as Bart and Lisa Simpson in a 6-man tag team match against the <strong>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33118\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33118\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/396px-43e4ddd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/396px-43e4ddd.jpg 396w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/396px-43e4ddd-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/396px-43e4ddd-278x420.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: CMLL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Homero Simpson has worked several CMLL shows over the years in comedic segments\/matches. And his feuds aren&#8217;t just with the Turtles &#8211; he&#8217;s also been known to squabble with\u00a0<strong>Los Minions Morados<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homero y Lisa Simpson con Tortuga Max vs Mephisto, Oriental y Demoledor.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYWCiB2ZnA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homero Simpson: &quot;Quiero llegar a la Triple A o al Consejo Mundial&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZ7KzXoYlnE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Catch Up on Previous Indie Watch Articles!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/12\/12\/indie-watch-damian-drake\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Damian Drake<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), December 12, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/12\/11\/indie-watch-red-death-daniel-garcia-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: \u201cRed Death\u201d Daniel Garcia<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), December 11, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/11\/29\/indie-watch-royce-isaac\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Royce Isaac$<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), November 29, 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/11\/16\/indie-watch-a-kid-the-ace-of-spain\/\" 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Renta<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Puerto Rico), October 5, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/29\/indie-watch-sheldon-jean\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Sheldon Jean<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Canada), September 29, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/25\/indie-watch-king-khash\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: King Khash<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA\/Persia), September 25, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/18\/indie-watch-bants-now-in-session-martina-the-session-moth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Martina \u2018The Session Moth\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(Ireland), September 18, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/09\/indie-watch-too-sick-for-this-world-zachary-wentz\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Zachary Wentz\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(USA), September 9, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/04\/indie-watch-scotty-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Scotty Davis<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Ireland), September 4, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/21\/indie-watch-the-baddest-man-in-professional-wrestling-schaff\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch:<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/21\/indie-watch-the-baddest-man-in-professional-wrestling-schaff\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0SCHAFF<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), August 21, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/15\/bandido-luchador-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Bandido<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Mexico), August 15, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/07\/indie-watch-aiden-prince-takes-flight-in-prince-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Aiden Prince<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Canada), August 7, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/05\/09\/the-business-slex-career-overview-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: \u201cThe Business\u201d Slex<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Australia), May 9, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/05\/01\/robbie-eagles-career-overview-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Robbie Eagles<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Australia), May 1, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/04\/27\/prospect-watch-jordynne-grace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Jordynne Grace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(USA), April 27, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/04\/13\/prospect-watch-d-l-hurst\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: D.L. Hurst<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(USA), April 13, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/01\/24\/prospect-watch-maine-state-posse\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: The Maine State Posse\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(USA), January 24, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/01\/20\/prospect-watch-the-progress-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: The Women of PROGRESS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(UK), January 20, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie Watch is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talents working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! 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