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Gran Cochisse
Juan José Barrón Medina (born September 22, 1952) is a retired Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, under the ring name Gran Cochisse. Barrón is currently working as one of the head trainers at the ''Gimnasio del Diablo Velazco'' wrestling school in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The school is one of the wrestling schools for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). While wrestling he used the ring character Gran Cochisse, a Native American character that incorporated traditional Native American imagery including the feathered headdresses and facepaint. He was nicknamed ''El Indio Bravo'' ("The brave Indian") and is named after the Apache chief Cochise. Early in his career he often teamed with ''Águila India'' (Indian Eagle) to form a successful tag team. During his wrestling career Barrón held the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship one time and the NWA World Middleweight Championship three times. Professional wrestling career Juan Barrón made his professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by six states, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacán, and Colima. Jalisco is divided into Municipalities of Jalisco, 125 municipalities, and its capital and largest city is Guadalajara. Jalisco is one of the most economically and culturally important states in Mexico, owing to its natural resources as well as its long history and culture. Many of the characteristic traits of Mexican culture are originally from Jalisco, such as mariachi, tequila, ranchera, ranchera music, birria, jaripeo, etc., hence the state's motto: ('Jalisco is Mexico'). Economically, it is ranked third in the country, with industries centered in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, the third largest metropolitan area in Mexico. The state is home to two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Wrestling Association
The Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) was a Mexican ''Lucha Libre'' or professional wrestling promotion based in Naucalpan, Mexico State that operated from 1975 until 1995. The name of the actual promotion was Promociones Mora y Asociados and later Lucha Libre Internacional (LLI) ("International wrestling") but outside of Mexico it is generally referred to as the UWA as it was the name of the fictional international sanctioning body that in storyline terms oversaw all championships promoted by LLI. The company was founded by wrestler and trainer Ray Mendoza, promoter Francisco Flores (wrestling promoter), Francisco Flores and investor Benjamín Mora, Jr. as when they broke away from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre to form their own promotion. The company had working agreements with wrestling promotions both in the United States and Japan as they worked with Lou Thesz's American-based Universal Wrestling Association, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frail De La Muerte
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El Gallo (wrestler)
El Gallo (born December 15, 1984, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) professional wrestling promotion. El Gallo is the son of ''luchador'' El Líder and the brother of CMLL wrestler Ráfaga. He is a former three-time Occidente Light Heavyweight Champion and currently holds the Occidente Tag Team Championship with Esfinge. El Gallo'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. Originally he teamed up with his brother as "Estrella de Jalisco I", while his brother was known as "Estrella de Jalisco II", but changed his ring character to El Gallo in 2006. ''El Gallo'' is Spanish for "The Rooster", a name that is reflected in his mask, which is adorned by a Cockscomb and fabric wattles on his chin. In 2012 El G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drago (wrestler)
Víctor Manuel Soto Flores (born July 23, 1975) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler known by his ring name Drago. He is known for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the former AAA Latin American Champion. Currently working as Dios del Inframundo, Flores has worked as Drago as Gato Eveready or simply El Gato under which he was an unofficial member of the wrestling group Real Fuerza Aérea, and as Alan in the group called Los Barrio Boys. Professional wrestling career Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración Early years (1998–2001) Victor Soto made his professional wrestling debut in April, 1998 on a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) show, under the name ''Morfo''. Later on his ring name was changed to "Jimmy Boy" and he was teamed up with Billy and Vangelis to form a Boy band inspired group called ''Los Spice Boys''. At Triplemanía VII Jimmy Boy, Billy and Vangelis defeated Los Payasos (Coco Amarillo, Coco Rojo and Coco Verde) in one of the undercard matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azazel
In the Hebrew Bible, the name Azazel (; ''ʿĂzāʾzēl'') represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the Jewish views on sin, sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur. During the late Second Temple period (after the Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, closure of the Hebrew Bible canon), Azazel came to be viewed as a fallen angel responsible for introducing humans to forbidden knowledge, as described in the Book of Enoch. His role as a fallen angel partly remains in Christianity, Christian and Islamic traditions. Bible Torah In the Hebrew Bible, the term is used three times in Chapter 16 of the Book of Leviticus, where two male goats were to be sacrificed to Yahweh and one of the two was cleromancy, selected by lot, for Yahweh is seen as speaking through the lots. One goat is selected by lot and sent into the wilderness , "for Azazel". This goat was then cast out in the desert as part of Yom Kippur. The scapegoat ritual can be traced back to 24th century BC E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niebla Roja
Sergio Raymundo Chávez Velasco (born March 20, 1986), better known by his ring name Niebla Roja (Spanish for "Red Mist"), is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler), who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He previously worked as Ángel de Plata (Spanish for "Silver Angel") between 2008 and 2012 before adopting his current ring name. A second-generation wrestler, he is the son of retired wrestler Apolo Chávez, and the brother of Miguel Ángel Chávez Velasco, who is also a ''luchador'' under the ring name Ángel de Oro (Spanish for "Golden Angel"). Chávez has been working for CMLL since 2008. He is a former CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion and CMLL World Tag Team Champion. He is also a former CMLL World Trios Champion as part of '' Los Guerreros Laguneros'' with Euforia and Último Guerrero. Chávez wrestled in the main event of the CMLL 84th Anniversary Show, losing the match and his mask to Gran Guerrero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel De Oro
Miguel Ángel Chávez Velasco (born August 18, 1988), better known by his ring name Ángel de Oro (Spanish for "Angel of Gold" or "Golden Angel"), is a Mexican professional wrestler who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He is a double champion in CMLL, as he is the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion and the World Tag Team Champion, both in his first reign. In 2018, he was defeated in a ''Luchas de Apuestas'' (''mascara contra mascara''; "mask vs. mask") match by El Cuatrero, and was forced to unmask and be identified. He is a second-generation ''luchador'', the son of Apolo Chávez and the brother of the ''luchador'' Niebla Roja, who also works for CMLL. From 2008 to 2011, Ángel de Oro was part of a group called ''Los Ángeles Celestiales'' ("The Celestial Angels") alongside his brother (then billed as Ángel de Plata) and Ángel Azteca Jr., but after his brother changed his ring persona, that group has been phased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling Mask
A wrestling mask is a fabric-based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Mexican professional wrestling. History At the 1865 World's Fair, Theobaud Bauer debuted the mask, wrestling as "The Masked Wrestler" in Paris, France. He continued wrestling using the mask throughout France as part of a circus troupe in the 1860s before moving on to the United States in the early 1870s. December 14, 1874, The Charlotte Democrat reported on an interesting story from Bucharest Romania about an open challenge made by local wrestler, Jules Rigal being accepted by a gentleman wishing to remain anonymous. The gentleman was a masked wrestler named "The Great Unknown," and rumored to have been Prince Stourja, a Moldavian nobleman with a reputation of Herculean strength. The success of this match lead to the several successful n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
