Nitro is a Mexican professional

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active as a ''

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'' in

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

. Currently he is in a stable call '' Los Guerreros Tuareg''. Nitro'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.

Professional wrestling career

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

In early 1992, Nitro joined CMLL under the gimmick of ''Filiso'' as a '' tecnico'' who was on the undercard. By 1996, Filiso participated in a tournament for entry into the Torneo Gran Alternativa, but failed to qualify. He did not find much success for many years in CMLL, until he was reintroduced as ''Nitro'' in 2002. When re-debuting he joined Pierroth's evolving '' Los Boricua'' stable. On July 14, 2002, Nitro teamed with Doctor X and

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to defeat

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, Super Raton, and Super Pinocchio. Later on in 2005, he joined the ''

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'' group, also including

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and Doctor X. The trio eventually won the

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on March 25, 2005, defeating

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, and Volador Jr. After winning the trios titles, Nitro participated in the Torneo Gran Alternativa teaming with Pierroth. In the quarter finals, Pierroth and Nitro lost to

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and

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On October 10, 2005, Nitro and his team lost the trios championship to

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, and Máximo. In 2006, Nitro participated in the Torneo Gran Alternativa, this time teaming with

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. In the quarter finals, the duo defeated

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and Volador Jr., and in the semi-finals they defeated

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and

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. In the final, they lost to Perro Aguayo, Jr. and Misterioso, Jr. At this time CMLL and

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had an agreement on exchanging wrestlers, and Nitro began wrestling in IWRG. On October 1, 2006, he won the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship defeating

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. His reign as champion was short-lived, as he lost the championship to

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on October 15, 2006. In 2008, Nitro created a new group called '' Los Guerreros Tuareg''. He teamed with Skandalo to participate in a CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Title Tournament in mid-2008. In the first round the duo won by defeating

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and

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. In the next round they lost to Flash and

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In early 2009, Nitro was injured and underwent double knee surgery, resulting in an eightmonth hiatus. Nitro kept teaming with his ''Guerreros Tuareg'' teammates. Nitro suffered a broken

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during a match on August 15, 2012. In a later interview Nitro stated that he was hoping to return November 15, 2012.

Championship and accomplishment

( 1 time) – with Doctor X and

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** IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship (1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Notes

References

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