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José Angel García Paz (born November 4, 1974) is a Mexican ''
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'', or
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, best known 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 ...
Zumbido (
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for "Buzz"). He has worked for both (CMLL) and
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throughout his career, but currently works on the Mexican independent circuit. Zumbido is closely associated with the group ''
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'' ("The Handsome Ones"), a group he has been part of both in CMLL and AAA.


Professional wrestling career

José García trained under Huichol, Tapatio III, Super Astro and
El Texano Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui (November 26, 1958 – January 15, 2006), better known by his ring name El Texano, was a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler. From the early 1970s to the early 2000s, he wrestled under masked and unma ...
before making his professional wrestling debut in 1990. He started out working under the
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"Águila Negra" ("The Black Eagle"), an '' enmascarado'' character. His run as a masked wrestler ended on June 14, 1992 when he lost a ''
Lucha de Apuesta ''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 ...
'', or bet match, to Magnum. In 1994 he worked a couple of tours for
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.


Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1996–2005)

In 1996 Garcia signed on with (CMLL) and adopted the name "Zumbido" along with a bee-striped black and orange mask and tights. He quickly lost the Zumbido mask in a ''Lucha de Apuesta'' against Love Machine II within months of signing with CMLL. A few months after his unmasking he participated in a 16-man tournament for the vacant CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated in the first round by
Ángel Azteca Juan Manuel Zúñiga (June 24, 1963 – March 18, 2007) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or '' Luchador'' as they are called in Spanish, best known for working under the ring name Ángel Azteca (Aztec Angel) since the late 1980s. Zúñiga is ...
. Over the following years Zumbido worked in the lower half of the rankings, training at CMLL's wrestling school while gaining invaluable in-ring experience. In late 1998 Zumbido teamed up with
Bestia Salvaje Juan Manuel Rodriguez Carillo (February 11, 1962 – March 20, 2008) was a Mexican luchador, best known by his ring name Bestia Salvaje, who competed in Mexican and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably with Emil ...
and Scorpio, Jr. to participate in a tournament for the vacant
CMLL World Trios Championship The CMLL World Trios Championship (Spanish: "''Campeonato Mundial de Trios''") is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico. The title has existed since 1991 and is contested for by teams o ...
. The team made it all the way to the finals but lost to Black Warrior,
Blue Panther Genaro Vázquez Nevarez (born September 18, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer, best known under his ring name Blue Panther. He made his in-ring debut in 1978. Since then, he has worked for most major Mexican professional wrest ...
and Dr. Wagner, Jr. He made his first "major show" appearance when he teamed up with ,
El Satánico Daniel López López (born October 26, 1949) is a Mexican '' luchador'' ( professional wrestler) and trainer, best known under the ring name El Satánico ( Spanish for "The Satanic One"). He was originally an ''enmascarado'' ( masked wrestler), b ...
, Valentin Mayo,
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, and Rencor Latino to defeat Starman, Astro Rey, Jr.,
El Oriental Noé Astro Moreno León (born December 6, 1972) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' known under the ring name El Oriental, currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) but is mainly known for his almost 10-year-long stint in Asistencia Asesorí ...
,
Tigre Blanco Sergio Guzmán Silva () is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'', or professional wrestling, professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for most of his professional ...
and Mr. Águila on the undercard of CMLL's 1999 '' Ruleta de la Muerte''
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event. In 1999 he also participated in his very first ''
Leyenda de Plata The ''Leyenda de Plata'' ( Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1998. The tournament honors El Santo, ''Enmáscarado ...
'' tournament, CMLL's most prestigious annual tournament. While he did not win it was an indicator that CMLL had hopes of pushing him up the card. In 2001 Shocker, Scorpio, Jr. and Bestia Salvaje formed a stable known as ''
Los Guapos LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
'' ("The Handsome Ones") and invited Zumbido to join the group, but he suffered an injury before he could actually team up with ''Los Guapos''. Upon his return to the ring he teamed up with Violencia, Doctor X, losing to
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,
Olímpico Joel Bernal Galicia (born December 6, 1965) is a Mexican retired '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Olímpico. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish. From his deb ...
and
La Fiera Arturo Casco Hernández (March 17, 1961 – September 12, 2010) was a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name La Fiera, which is Spanish for "The Wild Beast". Hernández was a second-generation wrestler, ...
on the undercard of the '' CMLL Apocalypsis'' PPV. In 2003 ''Los Guapos'' created '' Guapos U'', a "
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" inspired storyline where young hopefuls competed to earn a spot in the ''Los Guapos'' group. During the storyline Zumbido developed a rivalry with fellow ''Guapo U'' member
Ricky Marvin Ricardo Fuentes Romero (born January 8, 1980) is a second-generation Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Ricky Marvin, and is most known for his work in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. Between 2005 and 2007, he al ...
, a rivalry that got Zumbido kicked out of the group for fighting. Zumbido and Rivera met in a ''Lucha de Apuesta'' match where both wrestlers put their hair on the line. The match ended in a draw and as a result both wrestlers had their hair shaved off after the match. Once the storyline with Ricky Marvin ended Zumbido began teaming with
Super Crazy Francisco Islas Rueda (born December 3, 1973), better known by his ring name Super Crazy, is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler). In Mexico, Islas has worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and made appearances ...
, forming a regular
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. The two teamed up with Alan Stone to participate in a tournament for the vacant
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but lost in the finals to
El Felino Jorge Luis Casas Ruiz (born March 22, 1964), better known by his ring name El Felino ("The Feline"), is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler) working for Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Casas start ...
, Safari and Volador Jr. In early 2004 Zumbido turned on his partner, attacking him after a match to signal his transition to being a ''
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'' (bad guy). The feud between the two saw Zumbido defeat Super Crazy in a ''Lucha de Apuesta'' on April 30, 2004, after which he shaved the hair off Super Crazy's head.


AAA (2005–2008)

After leaving CMLL Zumbido began working for
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in 2005, using his ring name since he owned the copyrights to the name. In AAA Zumbido teamed up with Shocker, Scorpio, Jr. and ''
Mini-Estrella The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestling, professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrell ...
'' El Guapito to form ''Guapos VIP'', a new incarnation of ''Los Guapos''. Zumbido's first appearance at an AAA
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was at the 2005 '' Verano de Escandalo'' where he teamed with Hator and Nosawa only to lose to
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, Antifaz del Norte and Estrella Dorada, Jr. On January 26, 2006 Zumbido won a tournament to become the next Mexican National Middleweight Champion. defeating Histeria in the finals. At the 2006 ''
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'' ''Guapos VIP'' represented by Shocker, Scorpio, Jr. and Zumbido, participated in the main event of the evening, a 12-man
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for the ''Rey de Reyes'' trophy. ''Guapos VIP'' were the first team eliminated when Shocker was counted out. Not long after the ''Rey de Reyes'' event ''Guapos VIP'' added Alan Stone to the group. At Triplemanía XIV ''Guapos VIP'' lost to the team of El Ángel, El Intocable,
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and
Vampiro Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967), better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian retired professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He currently works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He also worked for Lucha Underground ...
, after which Shocker left AAA. After Shocker left ''Guapos VIP'' began a feud with
Brazo de Plata José Luis Alvarado Nieves (March 19, 1963 – July 26, 2021) was a Mexican '' luchador'' best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata, a name he had used since his debut in 1977. He is also well known for his appearances in WWE as Super Por ...
, also known as "Super Porky" as they considered him "too hideous to touch", that feud, saw ''Guapos VIP'' defeat Brazo de Plata, El Intocable,
El Oriental Noé Astro Moreno León (born December 6, 1972) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' known under the ring name El Oriental, currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) but is mainly known for his almost 10-year-long stint in Asistencia Asesorí ...
and El Zorro) at the 2006 '' Verano de Escandalo'' PPV. In early 2007 Zumbido and Alan Stone teamed up to participate in a tournament to determine the first ever
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. The team qualified for the finals at the 2007 ''
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'' show, but lost to
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(
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and
Dark Ozz Marcos Tinajero (born January 30, 1975) is a Mexican Luchador ( wrestler) who is known under the names Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character (referred to as a "Tecnico" in Lucha Libre) that works for Lucha Libre Elite. Best known for his work in Lucha ...
)) in a match that also included The Mexican Powers ( Crazy Boy and
Joe Líder José de Jesús Álvarez Gutierrez (born June 2, 1978) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He is known for being a former member of the tag team L ...
) and '' Real Fuerza Aérea'' (
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and Super Fly). Over the summer of 2007 Alan Stone turned on ''Guapos VIP'' and formed his own group ''Los Bello Stones'' along with his brothers Chris Stone and Super Caló, forming a group with a similar "metrosexual" gimmick as ''Guapos VIP''. Los Guapos brought in Decnnis to even the sides between the two groups. At '' Verano de Escandalo'' 2007 ''Guapos VIP'' defeated ''Los Bello Stones'' in one of the featured matches of the night. The highlight of the feud between ''Guapos VIP'' and Los Bello Stone came at the 2007 '' Guerra de Titanes'' where the two groups clashed in a
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under ''Lucha de Apuesta'' rules. Zumbido was the first man to escape the cage and was forced to watch as Scorpio, Jr. had to have his hair shaved off as a result of losing the match for ''Guapos VIP''.


Independent circuit (2008–present)

In 2008 Zumbido and Scorpio, Jr. left AAA in 2008 as they were unhappy with how little they got paid. Originally both Decnnis and El Guapito left AAA as well, announcing that ''Los Guapos'' was now an independent grup. Within a few days of announcing that they were leaving AAA Decnnis and Guapito returned to AAA. Following the return to AAA of Decnnis and Guapito and an injury to Scorpio, Jr. ''Los Guapos'' disbanded with both Zumbido and Scorpio, Jr. focusing on their singles careers. Zumbido has stated that he would like to return to CMLL and has been in negotiations with the company but nothing has come of it yet. While on the Independent circuit Zumbido has worked both for
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(IWRG) and '' Perros del Mal Producciones'', On March 20, 2009 Zumbido promoted his own wrestling event called ''Zumbimania'' where he lost a ''Lucha de Apuesta'' to El Intocable in the main event.


Championships and accomplishments

*
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:*
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( 1 time) *Costa del Pacifico :*Costa del Pacifico Middleweight Championship (1 time) *North Area Wrestling Association :*NAWA Middleweight Championship (1 time) *
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:*PWI ranked him # 148 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1999


''Luchas de Apuestas'' record


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References

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