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Skándalo (born January 7, 1982, in
Mexico City, Mexico 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 ...
) 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
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currently 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 ...
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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
(CMLL) portraying a ''
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'' ("bad guy") wrestling character. Skándalo'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. He has revealed that he is the son of Juan Manuel Mar, who is part of CMLL's booking team.


Personal life

Skándalo is the son of Juan Manuel Mar who used to wrestle under the
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 ...
Panico, and is often referred to as such even after his retirement from the ring. Manuel Mar is part of
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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
's (CMLL) booking team and thus is one of the men that plan the matches and storylines of the
promotion Promotion may refer to: Marketing * Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
. He is a third-generation wrestler as both his paternal and maternal grandfathers, Manuel Robles and Raul Reyes, were wrestlers as well. His great uncles include wrestlers Huroki Sito,
Sugi Sito Francisco Javier Mar Hernández (December 4, 1926 – May 4, 2000) was a Mexican professional wrestler and Promoter (entertainment), promoter, known by the ring name "El Orgullo de Oriente" ("The pride of the Orient") Sugi Sito. He was born in Gua ...
and Panchito Robles, his uncles wrestle as El Jabato and Zapatista while his second cousins Victor Mar Manuel (who worked as Black Cat until his death), Panchito Robles Jr.,
La Briosa La Briosa (Spanish for The Verve One) is the ring name of a semi-retired Mexican ''luchadora'', or female professional wrestler who was primarily active from the mid-1970s until 2000. She is a second-generation wrestler, daughter of Sugi Sito, and ...
also were or are wrestlers.


Professional wrestling career

While Skándalo is the son of a former wrestler he was not trained by his father, instead he was trained by two of CMLL's trainers
Tony Salazar Antonio Salazar Gómez, (born January 15, 1949) is a retired Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, who works as the ring announcer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Sunday shows in ''Arena Coliseo''. He is best known under t ...
and
Ringo Mendoza Genaro Jacobo Contreras (born September 19, 1949), better known by his ring name Ringo Mendoza, is a Mexican professional wrestling trainer and retired '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler) for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Mendoza wr ...
before his debut on August 20, 2004. After gaining experience on the Mexican
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he began working regularly for CMLL in 2006, working low level matches as a ''
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'' ("bad guy" wrestling character). On October 2, 2007, he participated in that year's '' Reyes del Aire'' ("Kings of the Air") tournament, but was the first man eliminated in the 12-man ''
torneo cibernetico A ''torneo cibernetico'' is a multi-man professional wrestling elimination match that was created and primarily used in Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotions, especially in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The match format ...
''.


Los Guerreros Tuareg (2007–present)

In mid-2007 CMLL decided to repackage the group '' Pandilla Guerrera'' (Spanish for "Gang of Warriors"), they added Skándalo to the group to replace departing team members, joining with
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(Group leader),
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, Hooligan, Doctor X and
Loco Max Edgar Gabriel Morales Correa, better known under the ring name Loco Max (born March 10, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican '' luchador'', or masked professional wrestler currently on the Mexican professional wrestling independent circuit ...
. The group was repackaged as ''Los Guerreros Tuareg'' ("The Tuareg Warriors"), inspired by the Tuareg Nomadic tribe, which was reflected in the robes and headgear the team wore to the ring and a more African tribal type entrance music. Nitro and Skándalo teamed up to participate in a
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Tournament in the summer of 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 eventual tournament winners
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and Stuka, Jr. Skándalo was teamed up with
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to participate in the 2008 '' Gran Alternativa'' tournament, where a rookie and a veteran teams up. The team was eliminated in the first round when they lost to Dos Caras, Jr. and
Metalik Metalik (born November 3, 1988) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler) currently working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and on the independent circuit. He also p ...
. In late 2009 the ''Los Guerreros Tuareg'' team of Skándalo, Arkangel de la Muerte and Loco Max entered a tournament to determine new Mexican National Trios Champions after the title had been vacated. The trio lost to eventual tournament winners
Máscara Dorada Máscara Dorada is the ring name of a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler). He works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). In CMLL, he is a former Mexican National Lightweight Champion, NWA World Historic ...
, Metro and Stuka, Jr. On September 3, 2010, Skándalo participated in the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show, CMLL's biggest show of the year. He teamed up with Arkangel de la Muerte and
Pólvora Pólvora (born July 19, 1979) is the ring name of a Mexico, Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'' ''Wrestling mask, Enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling pr ...
, losing a Best two out of three falls Six-man tag team match to
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 Mund ...
,
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and Stuka, Jr.


Championships and accomplishments

* Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Morelos **Morelos State Middleweight Championship (1 time)


References

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