HOLY SPANDEX!

THE MIDDLEMAN IS ENTRAPPED BY LUCHA LIBRE WRESTLERS IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF "THE MIDDLEMAN"

Burbank, CA (June 9, 2008) � Wendy must save the day when The Middleman and Sensei Ping are kidnapped by a band of Lucha Libre wrestlers in "The Sino-Mexican Revelation," an all-new episode of "The Middleman," Monday, June 30 (8:00 � 9:00 PM ET/PT).

To become a full-fledge Middleman, Wendy must first undergo training from Sensei Ping, the most lethal man alive. But things go horribly wrong when Sensei Ping is abducted by an angry group of Mexican wrestlers seeking revenge under Wendy's watch. After sending her home for the day, The Middleman starts to search for the famous fighter but soon finds himself also entrapped by the Lucha Libres. Now as their last hope, Wendy must prove herself capable as she heads down to the Yucatan to rescue both her boss and the martial arts master.

"The Middleman" stars Matt Keeslar, Natalie Morales, Mary Pat Gleason, Brit Morgan and Jake Smollett.

The series is created and executive produced by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, based on his Viper Comics Graphic Novels (illustrated by Les McClaine). "The Middleman" is also executive produced by John Ziffren, co-executive produced by Hans Beimler, supervising producer Jeremiah Chechik, with producer Jon Pare, co-producer Sarah Watson and supervising producer Tracey Stern.