It’s pretty common for corridos to honor head honchos in every realm, from mob bosses to cartel kings to politicians. But Adriel Favela and Calle 24 are putting a different spin on things — and with their new song “Sucio Dom,” they’re bringing the genre into the WWE ring and honoring Mexican American wrestling standout Dominik Mysterio.
The video for the track drops today and shows the two acts playing tribute to the WWE showman. Over the strums of requintos, they make allusions to the wresting star: “Rosary on my chest and always in black/Everything is a mystery, that’s how God wanted it/Long mane like a warrior/Blood isn’t heavy, loyalty wins.”
According to Favela, it wasn’t hard to make the link between the wrestling world and musica mexciana. “The connection to lucha libre came

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