Charlie Santo (born July 20, 1985), better known by the

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...

Gringo Loco, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the

independent circuit In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions. ...

. He is best known for his tenure with

Game Changer Wrestling Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), formerly known as Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW), is an American Independent circuit, independent professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in New Jersey. The promotion was original ...

(GCW),

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and Absolute Intense Wrestling.

Career

Santo began his career in 2000, wrestling on the

in Mexico. He made his Game Changer Wrestling debut in 2018. Throughout 2021 and 2022, he made several appearances for Major League Wrestling and Game Changer Wrestling. On August 30, 2023, he made his

All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...

debut on ''Rampage'', teaming with

Kip Sabian Simon James Kippen (born 19 May 1992), better known by the ring name Kip Sabian, is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Patriarchy (professional wrestling), The Patriarchy. Ear ...

, losing to

El Hijo del Vikingo Emmanuel Roman Morales (born April 29, 1997), better known by his ring name El Hijo del Vikingo, is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'' (or professional wrestler). He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) ba ...

and

Nick Wayne Nicholas Wayne Finley (born July 10, 2005) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Nick Wayne. He is a member of The Patriarchy (professional ...

. He made his

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debut on July 20, 2024, losing to the debuting

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. Since 2021, Game Changer Wrestling has held the annual ''GCW Gringo Loco's The Wrld On Lucha''

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event.

Championships and accomplishments

Warrior Wrestling Warrior Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Roster # Adam Brooks #Alex Coughlin #Alex Shelley #Alex Zayne #Alpha Wolf #Anthony Bowens # Anthony Henry #AQA #Aramis #Arez #ASF ...

**Warrior Wrestling Lucha Championship (1 time, current) *Mondo Lucha **Mondo Lucha Championship (1 time) *

DDT Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...

DDT Universal Championship The is a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. Announced on December 28, 2019, at the D-Oh Grand Prix 2020 final event, the DDT Universal Championship was created as part of DDT's plans to expand inter ...

( 1 time) *

DEFY Wrestling DEFY Wrestling is an American Independent circuit, independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. DEFY was created in 2017 after founders Jim Perry and Matt Farmer successfully petitioned the Wa ...

** DEFY PrimoLucha Championship (1 time, inaugural) ** DEFY Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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*Absolute Intense Wrestling **AIW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Steve Pain **Double Dare Tag Team Tournament (2016) - with Steve Pain *

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**HOG Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) *The Wrestling Revolver **PWR Remix Championship (1 time) *Demand Lucha **Lucha Premier Championship (1 time) **Royal Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with

*GALLI Lucha Libre **GALLI Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Golden Dragon **GALLI Indiscutible Championship (1 time) *DREAMWAVE Wrestling **DREAMWAVE Alternative Championship (1 time) *

International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish language, Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre professional wres ...

Distrito Federal Trios Championship The Distrito Federal Trios Championship is a ''Trios'' (six-man) tag team Championship (professional wrestling), Championship primarily promoted by the Mexico, Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolutio ...

(1 time)– with Avisman and

El Hijo del Diablo Juan Carlos Gonzales (born November 4, 1962), better known under the ring name ''El Hijo del Diablo'' (Spanish for "The Son of the Devil"), is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, currently working on the Mexican Independent circuit ...

** IWRG Distrito Federal Trios Title Tournament (2010)– with Avisman and

*''

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'' **Ranked No. 193 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...

'' in 2024

References

External links

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