It only changed in the mid to late nineties because they lost a lawsuit to the panda.
I still wonder what would have happened if they instead settled to keep the acronym in return for giving massive PR to the World Wildlife folks. As in like, having positive pro-ecological messages and characters in perpetuity. We could all be watching the World Wrestling Foundation to see the title match between (insert name of actual wrestler here) and a wrestler named The Tree Sloth or something...
That's funny I actually prefer boxing and MMA because there's a lot more at stake than most other sports. I respect that they have to train to be as optimal as possible to do those sports where you risk much more.
I don't go out of my way to watch them, but if a friend wants to invite me over to watch a match, I wont be as bored as if it was sportball.
anyway, to enjoy lucha libre you have to accept it's like going to the circus (and drunk).
don't expect it to be a fight. which is the one i don't get instead. you have to be really deranged to enjoy box or mma