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CMLL Super Viernes (November 2012)
In November 2012 the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held five CMLL Super Viernes shows, all of which took place in Arena México on Friday nights. Some of the matches from ''Super Viernes'' were taped for CMLL's weekly shows that aired in Mexico the week following the ''Super Viernes'' show. The shows featured various professional wrestling matches, often with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines. Wrestlers portrayed either villains (referred to as "''rudos''" in Mexico) or fan favorites ("''tecnicos''" in Mexico) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Being professional wrestling events matches are not won legitimately; they are instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public. November 2, 2012 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) November 2, 2012 Super Viernes show featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real-life wrestling combat. is a form of athletic theaterEero Laine (2017). "Stadium-sized theatre: WWE and the world of professional wrestling". In #refChowEtAl2017, Chow et al. (2017). ''Performance and Professional Wrestling'', p. 39: "The business of professional wrestling is the business of theatre. Even if on the surface professional wrestling seems anathema to theatrical sensibilities, it is hard to deny the formal similarities. After all, professional wrestling is scripted entertainment performed live in front of an audience by actors portraying characters." centered around mock combat with the premise that its performers are competitive wrestlers. In the United States, the term "professional wrestling" does not refer to authentic wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta (wrestler)
Delta (born August 27, 1985) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'' ''wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently working for the Mexico City based professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Delta'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. Delta is the son of wrestler Trueno and previously wrestled as Hijo del Trueno ("Son of Thunder"), his brother currently works for CMLL wrestling under the ring name Trueno (wrestler), Trueno like their father, although the family relationship has not been publicly acknowledged by CMLL. Personal life The wrestler currently known as Delta was born on August 27, 1985, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, and grew up watching his father wrestle under a mask as "Trueno" (Spanish language, Spanish for "Thunder"). Trueno wore an outfit closely resemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna Magica
Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon * Luna (name), including a list of people and characters with this given name and surname * Luna marble, the ancient Roman term for Carrara marble Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Romania * Luna, Negrești-Oaș town, Satu Mare County * Luna, Cluj * Luna de Jos, Dăbâca Commune, Cluj County * Luna de Sus, Florești, Cluj * Luna River United States * Luna, Arkansas * Luna, Missouri * Luna, Minnesota * Luna, New Mexico * Luna County, New Mexico * Luna Island, in Niagara Falls, New York * Luna Lake (Arizona), a natural body of water * Luna Pier, Michigan, a city Other places * Luna (Etruria), a city in ancient Etruria (now Italy) destroyed by the Arabs in 1016 * , tributary of Órbigo * Luna, Aragon, Spain * Luna, Rajasthan, India * Luna forest, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrellita (wrestler)
Estrellita (Spanish for "Little Star") is the ring name of Bibiana Ochoa Barradas (born October 18, 1977 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico), a Mexican '' luchadora'', or female professional wrestler working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. Estrellita worked for AAA for over 10 years. Professional wrestling career Ochoa is the granddaughter of professional wrestler Rafael Barradas and decided to follow in his footsteps, becoming a professional wrestler herself in 1993 under the ring name Estrellita, Spanish for "Little Star" AAA (1997–2009) Estrellita began working for AAA around 1997 as a '' tecnica'' (wrestlers who portray the good guy characters or "Faces"). She participated in AAA's second annual '' Reina de Reina'' ("Queen of Queens") tournament, but did not win it. She also competed in the 2001 tournament, which was won by Lady Apache. She appeared at AAA's 2001 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Stock
Sarah Stock (born March 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is known for her role in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and WWE as a trainer and producer for WWE. Previously began her career in Canada and moved back and forth across the country, working for various promotions, facing both male and female wrestlers. She then moved to Mexico, where she worked under the ring name Dark Angel for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) and later for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). She is also known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where under the ring name Sarita she became the inaugural and two-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, holding the title the first time with Taylor Wilde and the second time with Rosita. She has also worked in Japan for JDStar and World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she held the Wonder of Stardom Championship. Early and personal life Stock was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and graduated from Winnipeg's St. John's-Ravenscourt School. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Comandante
Norma Martínez (born April 23, 1978), known by the ring name La Comandante, is a Mexican '' luchadora'', or female professional wrestler and manager working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a '' ruda'' ("bad guy") wrestling character. Professional wrestling career She began her career working under the ring name ''La Nazi'' (The Nazi), inspired by ''El Nazi'', a hated Mexican ''rudo'' (a bad guy character or heel). Her initial days as a professional wrestler were challenging; she faced considerable resistance, with complaints that she was too rough in the ring and not providing sufficient protection to her opponents during matches. Her reputation for working "stiff", as it is called in wrestling, made it so hard for her to get work that she retired in the late 1990s. During her retirement she worked in a furniture factory and as a tailor. She did not return to full-time wrestling until she met wrestler Pierroth, Jr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Calavera Catrina
''La Calavera Catrina'' ("The Dapper emaleSkull") is an image and associated character originating as a zinc etching created by the Mexican printmaker and lithographer José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913). The image is usually dated –12. Its first certain publication date is 1913, when it appeared in a satiric broadside (a newspaper-sized sheet of paper) as a photo-relief etching. In 1946–47, the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886–1957) elaborated Posada's creation into a full-scale figure that he placed in his fresco " A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Park" (now in the Museo Mural Diego Rivera). Whereas Posada's print intended to satirize upper class women of the Porfiriato, Rivera, through various iconographic attributes that referenced indigenous cultures, rehabilitated her into a Mexican national symbol. ''La Catrina'' is a ubiquitous character associated with Day of the Dead (Spanish: ), both in Mexico and around the world. Additionally, it has become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princesa Sujei
Ernestina Sugehit Salazar Martínez (born June 25, 1980) is a Mexican '' luchadora'' (Spanish for ''professional wrestler'') who is best known under the ring name Princesa Sugehit. She is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a '' ruda''/heel ("bad guy") wrestling character. Her name has appeared differently in different publications, even her employer CMLL has not always spelled her name consistently, it has appeared as Princesa Sujei, Princesa Sugey, Princesa Sujey, Princesa Sugeth, Princesa Sugehit and variations thereof. Early life Salazar was a fan of professional wrestling or lucha libre from a young age and was one of the first people to show up when a new wrestling school opened in her native Monterrey, Nuevo León. She was the only female in the wrestling school, which meant that the diminutive woman () had to wrestle against men as she was taught to wrestle by Bello Kalifa, Centurión Negro, and Carnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princesa Blanca
Blanca Rodríguez (born August 26, 1974) is a Mexican retired '' luchadora'', or female professional wrestler, better known as Princesa Blanca. She is best known for her work with the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where she portrayed '' ruda'' ("Bad guy") wrestling character. Blanca held the Mexican National Women's Championship for 1,793 days, marking the longest individual reign to date. She is married to wrestler El Felino, which also makes her a part of the extended Casas wrestling family. Additionally, she is the stepmother to luchadors Felino Jr. and Puma King. Personal life Rodríguez was born on August 26, 1974, in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. Her parents introduced her to Lucha libre or professional wrestling at an early age, igniting her passion for the sport and ultimately inspiring her to pursue a career as a professional wrestler. She looked up to Lola Gonzales, one of the pioneers of female wrestling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tag Team
Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name and identity. In most team matches, only one competitor per team is allowed in the ring at a time. This status as the active or legal wrestler may be transferred by physical contact, most commonly a palm-to-palm tag which resembles a high five. The team-based match has been a mainstay of professional wrestling since the mid-twentieth century, and most promotions have sanctioned a championship division for tag teams. History The first "World" tag team championship was promoted in San Francisco in the early 1950s. Tag matches with three-man teams were developed, and in some territories, a championship division was instituted for these teams, but the concept failed to become w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inquisidor
Inquisidor (Spanish for Inquisitor) is the current ring name of Juan Miguel Escalante Grande (born March 24, 1977, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) who is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a ''rudo'' ("Bad guy") wrestling character. Unlike most ''enmascarados'' Inquisidor's birthname is a matter of public record, often masked wrestlers in Mexico keep their private lives secret from the wrestling fans, but Inquisidor used to wrestle unmasked under the ring names Vaquerito ("Little Cowboy") and Vaquero ("Cowboy"). Personal life Juan Escalante is the brother of a professional wrestler who works under the ring name Pólvora, the cousin of wrestlers Mictlán, Súper Nova, Texano Jr. and the nephew of El Texano. Professional wrestling career Escalante started out wrestling in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division, which in Mexico is more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocalipsis (wrestler)
Juan Carlos Contreras Uribe (born January 16, 1975), better known by his ring name Apocalipsis, is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He previously worked under the ring name El Koreano. Professional wrestling career Juan Contreras made his in-ring debut on February 11, 2000, after training under Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestling trainers Tony Salazar and Jose Luis Feliciano. He adopted the ring name El Koreano for his wrestling character, a martial arts inspired character that supposedly was from South Korea. Early in his career as El Koreano, Contreras worked a storyline feud against Ricky Marvin, a storyline that resulted in the two fighting each other under ''Lucha de Apuestas'' (or "bet match") rules, where each participant would be either their wrestling mask or hair on the outcome of the match. Marvin won, which meant that the unmasked Koerano was forced to have all his hair shaved off in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
