Oficial Rayan (born January 9, 1987) is a Mexican ''

luchador ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...

enmascarado'', or masked

professional wrestler 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 wrest ...

, who is working for the Mexican

professional wrestling promotion A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within ...

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 ...

(IWRG). He was part of the ''

Los Oficiales Elite ''Los Oficiales Elite'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "The Elite Officials") was a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable, stable who works primarily for the Mexican professional wrestling p ...

'' group alongside

Oficial Factor Cesar Caballero (born November 25, 1977) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. Working under the ring name Oficial Factor, he appears for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revol ...

and

Oficial Spartan Oficial Spartan is the current ring name of Victor Manuel Montés (born July 29, 1975 in Guerrero, Mexico), who is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promot ...

. Rayan'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

In ''Lucha Libre'' it is traditional to keep the true identify of a masked wrestler a secret, not revealing their real names and oftentimes not revealing what previous

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 ...

s they have competed under. No previous ring identities have been confirmed for Oficial Rayan, but Rayan has stated that he made his debut in January 2009 in a loss to wrestler Imperio Azteca, but not confirmed what

he worked under between 2009 and 2011.

Oficial Rayan (2011–present)

IWRG introduced a new wrestling character in late October, 2011 called Oficial Rayan, brought in to team with

as he feuded with his former team mates ''

Los Oficiales Los Oficiales (Spanish for "The Officials") was a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. Los Oficiales was originally created in AAA. Los Oficiales Version 1 The original Los Oficiales group was a concept created by AAA owner Anto ...

'' (

Oficial 911 José Ángel Bocanegra González (born February 7, 1981) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Oficial 911. As Oficial 911 he is part of a group called ''Lo ...

Oficial AK-47 Mario Pardo Villagómez (born February 14, 1984) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'', best known under the ring name Oficial AK-47. As Oficial AK-47 he is part of a group called ''Los Oficiales'' that has worked for International Wrestling Revo ...

and

Oficial Fierro Fernando Montes (born February 14, 1974) is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Oficial Fierro. As Oficial Fierro he is part of a group called '' Los Oficiales'' that has worked for International Wrestling ...

). Together Spartan and Rayan formed a unit called ''

''. In early 2012 ''Los Oficiales Elite'' became a trio with the introduction of

to the team, matching the numbers of ''Los Oficiales''. On March 18, 2012, ''Los Oficiales Elite'' defeated ''Los Gringos VIP'' (Apolo Estrada, Jr., Avisman, and Hijo del Diablo) to win the

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 ...

, a title that is only sanctioned in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

. The ''Oficiales'' vs ''Oficiales Elite'' feud led to all six competitors putting their masks or hair (AK-47 was the only one who was unmasked at the time) on the line in a

steel cage match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick m ...

as the main event of the 2012 '' Guerra del Golfo'' show. During the show Oficial Factor and 911 both lost a steel cage match, which meant that the two were supposed to face off in the final match, but as a show of unity their respective partners all joined them in the steel cage, making it a six-way match instead. The match came down to Oficial Factor and Oficial AK-47 with Factor gaining the important victory, forcing AK-47 to have his hair shaved off as a result. Oficial Rayan participated in the 2012 '' Rey del Ring'' tournament, a 30-man

Royal Rumble The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. It is named after, and centered on, the Royal Rumble match, a modified Battle royal (professional wre ...

style event. Rayan did not win the tournament but his partner Oficial Factor did. On July 26, ''Los Oficiales Elite'' lost the Distrito Federal Trios Championship to ''Los Oficiales'', ending their reign at 129 days. In late 2012 the individual members of ''Los Oficiales Elite'' began focusing on individual storylines instead of the overall "''Oficiales'' vs. ''Oficiales''" storyline. On October 7, Rayan won the

IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship The IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship (''Campeonato Intercontinental Welter IWRG'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since ...

by defeating

Eterno Eterno may refer to: * Eterno (wrestler) Miguel Ángel Lugo (born September 26, 1990), better known under the ring name Eterno, is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler. He is signed to the Mexican professional wrestling promotions Luc ...

. he held the title until February 24, 2013, when he lost it to

Dinamic Black Dinamic Black (born June 25, 1992) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) portraying a '' tecnico' ...

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) – with

and

The title is only sanctioned for Mexico City shows but is officially recognized by IWRG. **

( 1 time)

Footnotes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oficial Rayan 1987 births Living people Masked wrestlers Mexican male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Mexico City IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Champions