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Ángel Azteca Jr.
Ángel Azteca Jr. (born June 1, 1980) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' Enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He is not the actual son of ''Luchador'' Ángel Azteca, but got permission to use the name by the original before he died in 2007, Ángel Azteca Jr. is the son of Viente Negro. Angel Azteca Jr.'s real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. Ángel Azteca Jr. forms a trio called ''Los Ángeles Celestiales'' ("The Celestial Angels") along with Ángel de Oro and Ángel de Plata. Ángel Azteca Jr. is Spanish for "Aztec Angel Jr." Professional wrestling career The wrestler who today is known as Ángel Azteca Jr. made his professional wrestling debut in 1995, at the age of just 15. Early on he wrestled under the ring name ''Cobrita Oriental'' ("Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreón
Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in the country and the largest metropolitan area in the state of Coahuila, as well as one of Mexico's most important economic and industrial centers. The cities of Torreón; Gómez Palacio, Durango; Lerdo, Durango; Matamoros; Francisco I. Madero; San Pedro; Bermejillo, Durango; and Tlahualilo, Durango form the area of La Laguna or the Comarca Lagunera, a basin within the Chihuahuan Desert. The area was originally a center for ranching. With irrigation, the city became an important center for farming and the processing of cotton. In the middle of the 20th century, it became an industrial city. The cities (i.e. the metropolitan area) have industries in textiles, clothing and metals processing. Some important industries and companies have bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mascara Purpura
Mascara is a cosmetic commonly used to enhance the upper and lower eyelashes. It is used to darken, thicken, lengthen, and/or define the eyelashes. Normally in one of three forms—liquid, powder, or cream—the modern mascara product has various formulas; however, most contain the same basic components of pigments, oils, waxes, and preservatives. The most common form of mascara is a liquid in a tube with an application brush. Definition The ''Collins English Dictionary'' defines ''mascara'' as "a cosmetic substance for darkening, lengthening, curling, coloring, and thickening the eyelashes, applied with a brush or rod." The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') adds that mascara is occasionally used on the eyebrows as well. The ''OED'' also references ''mascaro'' from works published in the late 19th century. In 1886, the ''Peck & Snyder Catalogue'' advertises, "Mascaro or Water Cosmetique... For darkening the eyebrow and moustaches without greasing them and making them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shocker (wrestler)
José Luis Jair Soria (born September 12, 1971) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, who works under the ring name Shocker. He currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico and has previously worked for AAA in Mexico, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, in the United States and New Japan Pro-Wrestling in Japan. Soria is a second-generation professional wrestler; his father, Rubén Soria, was an active wrestler from 1963 to the 1970s. Working as Shocker, he has held the CMLL World Tag Team Championship on three occasions, with Negro Casas, Mr. Niebla and L.A. Park. He is also a former holder of the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship, the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (twice) and the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship. He has won the Gran Alternativa tournament in 1995, the Copa de Arena México in 2001, La Copa Junior in 2005 and CMLL Copa Revolución Mexicana in 2011. He is talked about in a Netflix movie ''Lucha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa
The ''Torneo Gran Alternativa'' (Spanish for "the Great Alternative Tournament") is an annual '' lucha libre'' (professional wrestling) tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tournament was not held in 1997, 2000, or 2002, but was held twice in 1996 and 1998. The most recent '' Torneo Gran Alternativa'' tournament was held in December 2021. The tournament has always been held in ''Arena Mexico'' in Mexico City, Mexico, the main arena of CMLL. Up until 2010 the tournament format was that of eight tag teams facing off in a one night, single elimination tournament, sometimes with a match to determine the seeds for the tournament. In 2010 the field of competitors was doubled to 16 and the tournament would take place over three shows, with eight teams facing off in Block A, the other eight in Block B and the two block winners would wrestle the following week. All tournament matches except the finals are single fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Hijo Del Fantasma
Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly (born April 30, 1984), is a Mexican second-generation ''luchador'' (professional wrestler). He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Santos Escobar. Before his WWE career, Alcantar worked as El Hijo del Fantasma for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) from 2013 to 2019. In AAA, he won the AAA Fusión Championship, the AAA Latin American Championship, the 2017 '' Copa Antonio Peña'', and was previously the longest-reigning AAA World Cruiserweight Champion in history. He previously worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2008 to 2013. In CMLL, he held the CMLL World Middleweight Championship, as well as the CMLL World Trios Championship twice (with Héctor Garza and La Máscara). Alcantar has also worked under the ring name King Cuerno for the U.S.-based ''Lucha Underground'' promotion from 2014 to 2019. Through AAA's promotional partnerships, Alcantar also worked on several shows for Impa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Federal District
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes it one of the most productive urban areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euforia (wrestler)
Euforia (born December 5, 1974) is the ring name of a second-generation Mexican '' luchador'' '' Enmascarado'', (or masked professional wrestler), currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Euforia's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. Euforia has a son, Soberano Jr., who also wrestles in CMLL. Euforia is currently in his second stint with the '' Los Nuevos Infernales'' stable, under the leadership of El Satánico. He was formerly a part of '' Los Cancerberos del Infierno'' under the leadership of Virus, while also forming a tag team with Nosferatu. He was also formerly a part of '' Los Guerreros del Infierno/Los Guerreros Laguneros'' under the leadership of Último Guerrero. Personal life As Euforia has never been unmasked in the ring via a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' ("Bet match") his real name is not a matter of public knowledge, a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nosferatu (wrestler)
Nosferatu (born September 17, 1979) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a ''rudo'' ("bad guy") character. Nosferatu's real name is not a matter of public record; although he previously worked without a mask, using the ring name Chamaco Valaguez Jr., it has not been verified that is his real name. Mexican wrestlers often try to keep their private lives secret from the wrestling fans. Professional wrestling career The wrestler currently known as Nosferatu is the son of retired professional wrestler Chamaco Valaguez and the brother of active wrestler Apolo Valaguez. He made his debut in 2000 working under the ring name Chamaco Valaguez Jr. as an homage to his father. Initially he worked on the Mexican independent circuit and occasionally for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Mexico's largest and the world's oldest professional wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Infernales
''Los Infernales'' (Spanish for "the Infernals") is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. The stable was created in 1984 and consisted of El Satánico, MS-1 and Espectro Jr. A later version where Pirata Morgan replaced Espectro Jr. is considered the "classic" ''Infernales'' team that helped popularize the "Trios" team concept in '' lucha libre''. MS-1, Satánico and Pirata Morgan were both the first Mexican National Trios Champions and the first CMLL World Trios Champions. A later version of ''Los Infernales'', ''Los Nuevo Infernales'' became the stable known as ''Los Guerreros del Infierno'' after they turned on Satánico and formed a rival stable. The current version of ''Los Infernales'' consists of Satánico, Euforia, Mephisto and Hechicero. History In the early 1980s the trios concept became very popular in Mexico, spearheaded by the trio called ''Los Misioneros de Muerte'' ("The Missionaries of Death") who worked for rival promotion Universal Wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooligan (wrestler)
Jesús Parra Ramírez (born January 11, 1972) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler best known under the ring name Hooligan. He is currently working under the ring name Luciferno. Ramírez has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2002 and is a founding member of the group ''Los Guerreros Tuareg'' as well as being a core member in the group that preceded it, ''Pandilla Guerrera''. Ramírez has previously wrestled under the ring names Super Punk and Último Rebelde. He is the brother of CMLL ''luchador'' Ephesto, although it is not acknowledged on television. Professional wrestling career Ramírez was trained for his professional wrestling career by Durango locals Halcón Suriano and Asterión, wanting to follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a professional wrestler. Ramírez was in the same class as the wrestler who would later be known as Último Guerrero and the two became close friends. Ramírez made his pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkangel De La Muerte
Alfredo Pasillas (July 16, 1966 – June 13, 2018) was a Mexican luchador and enmascarado (masked) professional wrestler, best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Arkangel de la Muerte. He is often referred to as just Arkangel, and previously worked under the ring name Mister Cid until 1991. His name means "Archangel of Death" in Spanish. In addition to his long in-ring career, Arkangel was most known for being a prolific professional wrestling trainer with CMLL's wrestling school and had a small or large part in training in all wrestlers who worked for CMLL between 2006 and his death in 2018. In the years leading up to his death, he served as the head trainer at the school. His in-ring career included reigns with the CMLL World Welterweight Championship and the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, as well as winning the mask of Ángel Azteca. He was a founding member of the groups ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Guerreros Tuareg
''Los Guerreros Tuareg'' (Spanish for "The Tuareg Warriors") was a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable that worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a ''rudo'' (term used for wrestlers who portray the "Bad guys") faction. The group was the successor to ''Pandilla Guerrera'' ("Gang of Warriors") and was sometimes also referred to as ''Los Rebeldes del Desierto'' ("The Rebels of the desert") or even ''Los Rebeldes Tuareg'' ("The Tuareg Rebels"). The group was quietly disbanded in 2014 as only three members remained with CMLL and stopped teaming up on a regular basis. Pandilla Guerrera (2004–2007) In 2005 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) created the ''Guapos University'' ("Hansome University"), or ''Guapos U'', a storyline mimicking realities shows such as the WWE Tough Enough show, searching for a new member to join Shocker, Máscara Mágica and El Terrible as part of ''Los Guapos''. The contestants included, among others, Sangre Azteca and El K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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