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CMLL 68th Anniversary Show
The CMLL 68th Anniversary Show ( es, 68. Aniversario de CMLL) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced and scripted by '' Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre'' (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council") that took place on September 28, 2001 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorated the 68th anniversary of CMLL, the oldest professional wrestling promotion in the world. The Anniversary show is CMLL's biggest show of the year, their Super Bowl event. The CMLL Anniversary Show series is the longest-running annual professional wrestling show, starting in 1934. The show consisted of five matches, with the main event being a ''Lucha de Apuestas'', elimination steel cage match where all seven competitors put their mask on the line, also on the line was the right to use the name ''Los Infernales'', the winning team would claim the name. The competitors were Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, Tarzan Boy, Máscara Mágica, Mephisto, Averno and El Satánico. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mephisto (wrestler)
Mephisto (born December 10, 1968) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler and currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). His real name is not a matter of official record as he is an ''enmascarado'', which by ''lucha libre'' traditions means that his personal life is kept secret from the general public. Mephisto is the son of Luchador Astro Rey/Kahoz and has previously worked both as Astro Rey Jr. and Kahoz Jr. but has been most successful as Mephisto. Since adopting the Mephisto gimmick he has been associated with the group ''Los Infernales'' ("The Infernal Ones") and later on ''Los Hijos del Averno'' ("The Sons of Hell"), especially working closely with Averno as his regular tag team partner for years. Mephisto and Averno are considered one of the top teams in Mexico between 2000 and 2010. He is currently the leader of ''Los Hijos del Infierno'' ("The Sons of the Inferno") that also includes Ephesto and Lucifern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rey Bucanero
Arturo García Ortiz (born July 19, 1974) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ... best known under the ring name Rey Bucanero. Ortiz, as Rey Bucanero, has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1996. His ring name is Spanish for "Buccaneer King", which was originally reflected in his wrestling mask, mask that featured a skull face and an eye patch. Ortiz was unmasked in 1999 and has worked unmasked ever since. He is the nephew of Pirata Morgan, from whom he took the Pirate character, as well as the nephew of Hombre Bala and El Verdungo. While he has primarily worked for CMLL through most of his career he has made appearances in the United States, most notably for the World Wrestling Federation and Total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poder Boricua
Arturo Muñoz Sánchez is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler who is best known for his time performing Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), portraying a ''rudo'' ("Bad guy") wrestling character La Bestia del Ring. He is the father of wrestlers William Arturo Muñoz González (aka, Rush) and masked wrestlers Dralístico and Dragon Lee, and often teams up with one or more of his sons. Muñoz has worked under various ring names during his career, working under the character Comandante Pierroth or simply Pierroth as a successor to the original Pierroth Jr. He has previously worked as Dr. Kent, Poder Indio, Poder Boricua, Poder Mexica and Toro Blanco. Muñoz, as La Bestia del Ring, was part of the ''Los Ingobernables'' ("The Ungovernables") stable with his son Rush and El Terrible until late 2019. He was initially brought into CMLL in 2001 as the masked character Poder Boricua to be a part of ''Los Boricuas''. When he retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violencia
Blas Columba (born December 10, 1968 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a retired Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Violencia (Spanish for "Violence") and has previously also worked under the ring names Águila Real ("Royal Eagle"), Rey Águila ("King Eagle") and Lynx. As Violencia he was nicknamed ''El Búfalo'' ("The Buffalo") due to the large horns protruding from his wrestling mask. He was one of the main members of the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) group known as ''Los Boricuas'' where he portrayed a Puerto Rican loyalist for several years. Columba is not related to wrestler Violencia Jr. but did allow him to use the name Professional wrestling career Columba trained for his professional wrestling career with trainers Dragón, Tarzán Moreno, Jorge de la Cruz and Rafael Salamanca prior to making his in-ring debut. Águila Real (1986–1991) He made his debut on December 16, 1986 as the '' enmascarado'' ("masked") chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Markus Jr
Gran may refer to: People *Grandmother, affectionately known as "gran" * Gran (name) Places * Gran, the historical German name for Esztergom, a city and the primatial metropolitan see of Hungary * Gran, Norway, a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway * Gran (village), a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway * Grän, a municipality in the state of Tyrol, Austria * Gran (island), an island in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden Spanish language In Spanish Gran means "Great" or "Greater", and may refer to: * Gran Canaria, an island of the Canary Islands, Spain * Gran Colombia, a modern name for a former South American country called Colombia * Gran Sabana, a natural region in Venezuela * Gran Chaco, a South American lowland natural region * Gran Asunción (Greater Asunción), Paraguay * Gran Chimú Province, a province of La Libertad Region of Peru * Gran Torre Santiago, a skyscraper in Santiago, Chile * Big Brother (franchise), called "Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Boricuas (CMLL)
''Los Boricuas'' (Spanish for the Puerto Ricans) was a Mexican '' Lucha Libre'' (Professional wrestling) stable or group in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), one of Mexico's largest and the world's oldest professional wrestling promotions. The concept of the group was that a union of people born in Puerto Rico or in storyline terms "emigrated" to Puerto Rico, denouncing their Mexican heritage and embracing the Puerto Rican culture. The group was founded and led by Pierroth in 2000 and was together until the end of 2003 where it disbanded. In 2013 CMLL brought the concept back when they announced that a new Comandante Pierroth was putting together a new group of Boricuas, known as ''Comando Caribeño'' ("The Caribbean Commando"). The original team name referred to the Puerto Rican people, even though most of the wrestlers were not actually from Puerto Rico. Los Boricuas (2000–2003) In 1999 Pierroth Jr. returned to the Mexico City-based Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephesto
Ephesto (born June 10, 1965) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (Spanish for "masked professional wrestler"). Ephesto's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican lucha libre where masked wrestlers' real names often are not a matter of public record. The wrestler currently known as Ephesto made his debut in 1982 and worked for almost 20 years as Pantera del Ring with limited success. He later worked under the name Safari where he won the Mexican National Trios Championship on two occasions. His current ring name "Ephesto" is derived from the Spanish name for Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire, Hefesto; in fact, his name is sometimes spelled ''Hefesto'' in print sources. Ephesto is a founding member of the stable '' Los Hijos del Infierno'' (Spanish for ''the Sons of the Inferno'') with Averno and Mephisto. Ephesto is a former CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion, Mexican National Trios Champion, and CMLL World Trios Champion. Professional wrestling care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olímpico
Joel Bernal Galicia (born December 6, 1965) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler retired, better known under the ring name Olímpico. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish. From his debut in 1992 until late 2008 Olímpico worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL); since then he has worked for promotions including Perros del Mal, International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), World Wrestling Association (WWA) and other promotions on the Mexican independent circuit before returning to CMLL in mid-2010 as part of ''Los Invasores''. For many years Olimpico's real name was 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 was unmasked on September 3, 2010, and had to reveal his real name as is traditional. Professional wrestling career Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1992–2008) Bernal Galicia grew up watching his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican National Trios Championship
The Mexican National Trios Championship (''Campeonato National Trios'' in Spanish) is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship, sanctioned by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission''), which oversees all matches where the championship is defended. Since its creation in 1985 the championship has been promoted by several major Mexican wrestling promotions, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and is currently promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL, formerly EMLL). The change from promotion to promotion was approved by the commission if the trios champions left one promotion to work for the other. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively, but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The title is awarded to a team after the team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Tag Team Match Types
Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder match and variations are also frequently used as a title feud blow-off match. Stipulations, such as " I quit" or " loser leaves town" may also be applied. The following are match variations that are specific to tag team wrestling. Multiple wrestlers teamed matches Tag team matches can range from two teams of two fighting, to multiple person teams challenging each other. Such examples are six-man tag team matches or eight-man tag team matches, in which two teams of three or two teams of four fight in a standard one fall tag team match. ''Relevos Australianos'' A six-man tag team match between two teams of three wrestlers. Each team has one wrestler designated as team captain. To win, a team must either score a fall against the opposing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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), but lost the mask early in his career and has performed unmasked ever since. The majority of his in-ring career was spent in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he worked as a ''rudo'' (the antagonists also known as heel in professional wrestling lingo). El Satánico was one of the main members of the ''Los Infernales'' ("The Infernal Ones") stable from its creation in the early 1980s through 2008 and was a member of every single incarnation of the group. ''Los Infernales'' won the CMLL World Trios Championship three times and the Mexican National Trios Championship three times. He's also won the CMLL World Middleweight Championship, CMLL World Welterweight Championship once, the Mexican National Middleweight Championship three times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
