Víctor Manuel Soto Flores (born July 23, 1975)
is a Mexican ''
Luchador
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'' or
professional wrestler
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known by his ring name Drago. He is known for
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
, 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
Real Fuerza Aérea (Spanish for "Royal Air Force") was a Mexican professional wrestling group, or stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and consists of young ''tecnicos'' (Fac ...
, and as Alan in the group called
Los Barrio Boys
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.
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
Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
(AAA) show, under the name ''Morfo''. Later on his ring name was changed to "Jimmy Boy" and he was teamed up with
Billy
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* Billy ( ...
and
Vangelis
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to form a
Boy band
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inspired group called ''Los Spice Boys''. At
Triplemanía VII
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Jimmy Boy, Billy and Vangelis defeated
Los Payasos
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(Coco Amarillo, Coco Rojo and Coco Verde) in one of the undercard matches.
At the 2000 ''
Guerra de Titanes
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'' event Los Spice Boys lost to ''Los Vatos Locos'' (
Espiritu,
Nygma,
Picudo
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and Silver Cat).
Los Barrio Boys (2001–2008)
In 2001 his gimmick was changed to Alan and he was made part of a group called ''
Los Barrio Boys
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'' along with Billy Boy (formerly known as "Spice Boy" Billy) and
Decnis. The team worked extensive storyline feuds with ''
Los Diabólicos
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'' (Ángel Mortal, Mr. Condór and Marabunta) and with AAA trainer
Gran Apache
Mario Balbuena González (April 16, 1959 – May 7, 2017), better known under the ring names Gran Apache and El Apache, was a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler and trainer. Balbuena worked for AAA / Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) ...
to help the young team improve their in-ring skills, especially the storyline with Gran Apache would shape the development of ''Los Barrio Boys'' over the years. On September 16, 2001 ''Los Barrio Boys'' made their first major show appearance as they wrestled the team of
Milano Collection AT
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, Nitohei Oyanagi and
Yasushi Tsujimoto
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to a draw at ''
Verano de Escandalos''.
A few months later ''Los Barrio Boys'' teamed with Ice Cream to defeat ''Los Diabolicos'' and Police Man in the opening match of ''
Guerra de Titanes
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''.
On December 12, 2002 ''Los Barrio Boys'' teamed up with
Oscar Sevilla to defeat ''Los Vatos Locos'' to win the
Mexican National Atómicos Championship
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.
[ The team had one successful title defense, defeating Hator, Monje Negro, Jr., El Potro and Ben Hur on April 6, 2003] On July 18, 2003 the team lost the Atómicos title back to ''Los Vatos Locos'' but would regain them under a month later when they defeated ''Los Vatos Locos'' on August 8, 2003.[ Sevilla and ''Los Barrio Boys'' successfully defended the Atómicos title against ''Los Exoticos'' (]Pimpinela Escarlata
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, May Flowers, Polvo de Estrellas and Sexy Francis) on October 26, 2003.[ Their second, and final run with the Mexican National Atómicos title ended on August 20, 2004 when they were defeated by ]The Black Family
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( Chessman, Ozz, Cuervo and Escoria
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, ending their combined reigns at 606 days in total.[ On December 5, 2004 ''Los Barrio Boys'' won a four-way match against The Black Family, ''Los Kumbria Kids'' and ''Los Espantapajaros'' at '']Guerra de Titanes
Guerra de Titanes (Spanish for "War of the Titans") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion. The show is the "End of year" show and is traditionally held in December with ...
''.
By 2007 ''Los Barrio Boys'' feud with Gran Apache led to both Alan and Decnis turning against Billy Boy, attacking him and turning ''Rudó'' (bad guy or Heel
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in wrestling terms). Alan and Decnis even sided with Gran Apache for a while. After a few months Decnis decided to join a group called Guapos VIP, leaving Alan alone. Once the storyline with Billy Boy ended Alan turned ''tecnico'' (good guy or Face
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) and formed a new ''Barrio Boys'' group. Alan began teaming with Kevin
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, Javi and Ricky. The team only worked in opening matches and soon after Alan left the group altogether.
Gato Eveready / El Gato (2008–2011)
In 2008 Victor Soto began working as ''Gato Eveready'', a masked character sponsored by the Eveready Battery
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The predecessor company began in 1890 in New ...
. Originally another wrestler worked under the mask but Alan took over in the spring of 2008 and plays the character to this day, while occasionally working as Alan as well. Soto's first verified appearance as Gato Eveready came at AAA's 2008 ''Reina de Reina'' show, teaming with Aero Star
Aero Star (born October 22, 1984) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'' signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Aero Star won the 2008 ''Alas de Oro#Alas de Oro 2008, Alas de Oro'' tournament and is known for his ...
, El Ángel
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and Pegasso
Pegasso (born February 25, 1978) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Ad ...
in a loss to Los Piratas (Pirata Morgan
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, Pirata Morgan, Jr. El Hijo de Pirata Morgan
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and Barbe Roja). As Gato Eveready Soto often teams up with members of group ''Real Fuerza Aérea
Real Fuerza Aérea (Spanish for "Royal Air Force") was a Mexican professional wrestling group, or stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and consists of young ''tecnicos'' (Fac ...
'', although he has not yet officially been announced as a member of the group. On October 24, 2008 Gato Eveready was one of thirteen men participating in the annual ''Copa Antonio Peña
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'' tournament at the 2008 Antonio Peña Memorial show but was eliminated by Histeria in the first match of the ''Copa''. In 2009 Gato Eveready has spent most of his time losing to Los Psycho Circus
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(Murder Clown
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, Monster Clown
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and Psycho Clown
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) in random six-man tag team matches or in a storyline where Exotico Pimpinela Escarlata made several advances towards him. In February 2011 Soto's ring name was simplified to El Gato, after Eveready Battery ended their sponsorship deal with AAA.
Drago (2011–2023)
On April 20, 2011, Soto debuted under a new character Drago and was given a major push as a face fighting for AAA in the war against '' La Sociedad'' and ''Los Bizarros''. Drago then joined forces with La Parka
Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in Mexico and various other independent promotio ...
, Dark Cuervo, Dark Espíritu and Dark Ozz to form ''El Inframundo'' ("The Underworld"). On December 16 at Guerra de Titanes
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, Vampiro
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became the new leader of ''El Inframundo'', replacing La Parka, who had recently turned ''rudo'' and joined ''La Sociedad''. On July 19, 2013, Drago and Faby Apache
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Be ...
defeated Halloween
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and Mari Apache
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for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
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. On August 11, Drago and fellow AAA worker Argenis
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made their debuts for All Japan Pro Wrestling
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in Tokyo
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, defeating Kenso and Sushi
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in a tag team match. Even before their first match in the promotion, Drago and Argenis were named the number one contenders to the All Asia Tag Team Championship
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, held by Burning
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members Atsushi Aoki
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Aoki began his career in Pro Wrestling Noah in 2005, where he went on to become a tw ...
and Kotaro Suzuki
, better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Gleat. He is best known for working for the Pro Wrestling Noah and All Japan Pro Wrestling promotions, where he was a four-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Cha ...
. In the build-up to the August 25 title match, Drago and Argenis began working against the Burning stable, defeating Aoki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a member of House of Torture and a former member of Bullet Club. He also works as a backstage producer for NJPW.
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on August 14 and Suzuki and Kanemaru on August 16. On August 25, Drago and Argenis failed in their attempt to capture the All Asia Tag Team Championship from Aoki and Suzuki. On April 19, 2014, Drago and Apache lost the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship to Pentagón Jr. and Sexy Star
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. On June 14, Drago won AAA's 2015 ''Alas de Oro
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''.
In early July 2023, Drago made a special appearance at an independent event under his new name as Dios del Inframundo confirming his departure from AAA.
Lucha Underground (2014–2018)
In August 2014, Drago was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star in ''Lucha Underground
Lucha Underground was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists, United Artists Media Group. ''Lucha Underground'' also refers to its weekly television program, which featured List of former Lucha Underground p ...
'', a new American television series on El Rey. Drago debuted on the third episode on November 12, losing a three-way main event involving Pentagón Jr. and winner Fénix. Over the following weeks, Drago feuded with King Cuerno
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. On January 21, 2015, Cuerno defeated Drago in a Last Man Standing match, ending their feud. Then, he defeated Aero Star
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in a Best of 5 Series match. On February 21, 2015, Drago unsuccessfully challenged Prince Puma
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for the Lucha Underground Championship
The Lucha Underground Championship was a professional wrestling world championship owned by the Lucha Underground promotion. The championship was the top championship of the promotion and was generally contested in professional wrestling matches ...
after Hernandez' interference cost him the match. As a result, Drago was in storyline forced to leave Lucha Underground. Drago returned on the June 10 episode, agreeing to put his mask on the line for another shot at being allowed to remain in Lucha Underground. Drago went on to win the match, defeating Cage
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, Hernandez and King Cuerno to retain his mask and become the number one contender to the Lucha Underground Championship. However, next week, Drago lost his opportunity against Mil Muertes after an interference from Hernandez. Soon after, Drago faced Hernandez and won via disqualification, before a rematch between the rivals would be announced for the upcoming Ultima Lucha event. At the first night of Ultima Lucha, Drago defeated Hernandez in a Believer's Backlash Match. At the season two ''Ultima Lucha'' on January 31, 2016, Drago, Aero Star and Fénix defeated Jack Evans, Johnny Mundo
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and P. J. Black
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to win the Lucha Underground Trios Championship
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.[ On May 7, Drago turned on Aero Star and Fénix and turning heel and took the Lucha Underground Trios Championship to form a new championship trio with ]Pindar
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and Vibora.
The series was discontinued after season finale, '' Ultima Lucha Cuatro''.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2015–2016)
On August 28, 2015, Drago made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
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(PWG) by entering the 2015 Battle of Los Angeles tournament, losing to Pentagón Jr. in his first round match.
Chikara (2015)
Drago made his debut for another American promotion, Chikara, when he, Aero Star and Fénix entered the 2015 King of Trios tournament as "Team AAA". They defeated the Gentleman's Club ( Chuck Taylor, Drew Gulak
Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he was a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and eight-time WWE 24/7 Ch ...
and The Swamp Monster) in their first round match.[ The following day, Team AAA defeated the Nightmare Warriors ( Frightmare, ]Hallowicked
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and Silver Ant) to advance to the semifinals of the tournament.[ On September 6, Team AAA first defeated reigning King of Trios winners, the Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive, Flex Rumblecrunch and Max Smashmaster), in the semifinals and then ]Bullet Club
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( A.J. Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in the finals to win the 2015 King of Trios.
Global Force Wrestling/Impact Wrestling (2017–2018)
On July 2, 2017 Drago and El Hijo del Fantasma represented AAA at Impact Wrestling
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's Slammiversary XV
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show, the team lost to The Latin American Xchange
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The group achieved initial succ ...
(Ortiz and Santana), who successfully defended the Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Championship
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and GFW Tag Team Championship
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in a match that also included Laredo Kid
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/ Garza Jr. and Naomichi Marufuji
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/Taiji Ishimori
is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of Bullet Club and its List of Bullet Club members#War Dogs, War Dogs sub-group. Ishimori is a three-time IWGP Junio ...
. On the July 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, Drago entered the 2017 GFW Super X Cup Tournament.`
Championships and accomplishments
*Battle Championship Wrestling
**BCW Tag Team championship (1 time) – with Aero Star
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* Chikara
**King of Trios
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(2015
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Events
January
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) – with Aero Star and Fénix[
*Inoki Sports Management
**Inoki Dojo Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, current)
*GALLI Lucha Libre
**GALLI Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with ]Aero Star
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*Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
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**AAA Latin American Championship
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( 1 time)
**AAA World Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with Aero Star
**AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with Faby Apache
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**]Mexican National Atómicos Championship
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(2 times
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) – with Oscar Sevilla, Decnis, and Billy Boy
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**Alas de Oro
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(2015)[
**Lucha Libre World Cup Best Match of the Night (]2017
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*Lucha Underground
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**Lucha Underground Trios Championship
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(2 times
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) – with Aero Star and Fénix (1), and Pindar, and Vibora (1)
*''Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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**Ranked No. 121 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500
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in 2017
*Promociones EMW
**EMW World Middleweight Championship (1 time)[ ]
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
Notes
References
External links
AAA profile
AJPW profile
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1975 births
Living people
Mexican male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Mexico City
Masked wrestlers
AAA Latin American Champions
AAA World Tag Team Champions
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champions
Mexican National Atómicos Champions