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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 25, AND THEREAFTER – FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2017, file photo, American pro wrestler Sam Polinsky, center, who works under the name &quot;Sam Adonis&quot; while adopting the ring persona of a flamboyant supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, waves a U.S. flag emblazoned with a photo of Trump as he arrives in Arena Mexico in Mexico City. Polinsky, who grew up about 10 miles east of Pittsburgh in Monroeville, Pa., wrestles in Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Pro wrestling has often tapped into a good-vs.-evil mentality, and Polinsky's &quot;Sam Adonis&quot; persona riles wrestling fans in a country the president has pledged will pay for a border wall. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Wrestler makes a pro-Trump name for himself in Mexico

By ELIZABETH BLOOM and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Associated Press

Wrestler Sam Polinsky aka Sam Adonis takes the ring at Arena Mexico waving an American flag emblazoned with a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. He's the guy Mexicans love to hate: The American pro wrestler has become a sensation in Mexico City by adopting the ring persona of a flamboyant Trump supporter. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

In Mexico, pro wrestler enjoys drawing boos with Trump flag

By ALEXIS TRIBOULARD - Associated Press