Yes, another article about the big wrestling-related debut on TV this weekend. But, believe it or not, this is not an XFL-related column (Thank God!) Truth be told, I saw none of the games from the debut weekend and am just glad that the league is finally here, so we can stop seeing all the previews and predictable whining and complaining from sanctimonious sportswriters many of whom (Bob Ryan and Keith Olbermann to name two) I usually respect.

This column will be about a show you might not even know about, unless you get up early on Saturday mornings. The show I refer to is the new Fox Kids show, Los Luchadores, the Power Rangers-meet-Lucha Libre show that debuted last weekend.

Here's the "quick" premise: Main hero Lobo Fuerte and his sidekicks Turbine and Maria Valentine fight opponents in the ring and crime out of it. The good guys' chief nemesis is a Chihuahua that has been turned into a criminal super genius.

Guess what, it's worse than it sounds. Lobo and company live in a glistening high-rise, have souped-up modes of transportation (Lobo has a hotrod and Turbine a motorcycle) and spar in a state-of-the-art training center. The show is closer to Batman (either the Adam West or Joel Schumacher variety) than it is to an El Santo movie or any of its cousins from south of the border.

As for the wrestling, don't ask. It's not good. And there's hardly any Lucha in what passes for the wrestling. Lobo does a Mil Mascaras-like flying body press in one match and pins an opponent with a La Magistral in another, but that's about it. I guess it's asking too much to teach actors how to do topes and planchas.

What's really depressing about this show is that there's actually potential in doing a Lucha show, especially one for kids. I mean, the whole foundation of Lucha is built around larger-than-life figures in garish costumes. Saturday morning is a natural, even if it's a watered-down American version (Super Astros, anyone?).

For those of you with DirecTV, check out CMLL and AAA on Galavision Tuesday nights at 7 to see Lucha in all its glory. And, to learn more about Lucha culture, we recommend From Parts Unknown Magazine, a great piece of reading that doesn't take the whole thing too seriously.

(And in the interests of full disclosure, I'm in the process of writing my own comic featuring a wacky mixture of Lucha action and over-the-top superhero adventures. The main character is a mad scientist rudo turned technico named El Doctor Alquimia -- That's Dr. Alchemy to you gringos.)

So, wrestling fans, it's safe to sleep in. You aren't missing much if bypass Los Luchadores.