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Lady Afrodita
Lady Afrodita (born July 18, 1990 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico ) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a ''Face (professional wrestling), tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. Lady Afrodita'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 The wrestler later known as Lady Afrodita was born in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico on July 18, 1990. At the age of 18 she moved to Mexico City where she became a fan of lucha libre, or professional wrestling, especially Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) top performer Místico. She cited Místico as her inspiration to become a wrestler and she began training for a professional wrestling career at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puebla, Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza (; nah, Cuetlaxcoapan), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known in English simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and the fourth largest city in Mexico, after Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. A viceregal era planned city, it is located in the southern part of Central Mexico on the main route between Mexico City and Mexico's main Atlantic port, Veracruz—about east southeast of Mexico City and about west of Veracruz. The city was founded in 1531 in an area called Cuetlaxcoapan, which means "where serpents change their skin", between two of the main indigenous settlements at the time, Tlaxcala and Cholula. This valley was not populated in the 16th century, as in the pre-Hispanic period this area was primarily used for the "flower wars" between a number of populations. Due to its history and architectural styles rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective noun, collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions. It is roughly analogous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community theatre, community or Regional theatre in the United States, regional theatre. Specific promotions on the independent circuit are referred to as indie promotions or indies. A wrestler is said to be in the indies or working the indies if they are wrestling in one of the independent promotions, or working the indie circuit if they are performing in different independent promotions. Origins The indie scene in the United States dates back to the days of regional territories. When a promoter ran opposition in even one town controlled by a National Wrestling Alliance sanctioned territory, they were often called an "outlaw" territory. This is considered by some to be a forerunner to indies since some stars o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna Mágica
Luna Mágica (Spanish for "Magic Moon") is the ring name of Maria De Los Angeles Aranda Ramirez (born January 10, 1978 in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico). Aranda is a Mexican ''luchadora'', or female professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. Personal life Maria Aranda and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) Booking team member Franco Colombo have at least one child together, born in early 2009. Aranda took over 18 months off from wrestling while pregnant, followed by complications to her pregnancy that led her to have a longer recovery period than expected. She is the sister of CMLL and independent circuit wrestler Estrella Mágica ("Magic Star") Professional wrestling career Aranda made her professional wrestling debut in 1996, working under the ring name Luna Mágica, initially competing on the independent circuit including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluvia
Lluvia (Spanish for "Rain"; born August 9, 1984 in Mexico City, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchadora enmascarada'', or masked female professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. Lluvia'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. Lluvia is a second-generation wrestler, the daughter of Sangre Chicana. Personal life Lluvia is the daughter of professional wrestler Andrés Durán Reyes, better known under the ring name Sangre Chicana ("Chicano Blood") and the sister of Sangre Chicana, Jr. unlike her father or her brother Lluvia decided to work as a '' tecnico'' while her father was one of the most famous rulebreakers (also known as a ''rudo'') of the 1980s. She is the niece of wrestler Herodes and the cousin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Silueta
Joana Guadalupe Jiménez Hernández (born December 15, 1985) is a Mexican ''luchadora'', or female professional wrestler, better known as Dark Silueta (Spanish for Dark " Silhouette"). She is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Japanese Reina Joshi Puroresu, portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. She originally worked as an '' enmascarada'', or masked wrestler but was forced to unmask after losing a match to Zeuxis. Personal life Jiménez was born and still resides in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She is married and the mother of two children, her first son was born in April 2010 and a son born in 2018. Professional wrestling career She began her training for a professional wrestling career at the age of only 13, training in the wrestling school of Francisco Gaitan. She made her professional wrestling debut in 2006 and received additional training from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany (luchadora)
Xóchitl Leyva Sánchez (born February 20, 1973) is a Mexican ''luchadora'', or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Tiffany. She has won the 2003, 2005, and 2008 Reina de Reinas tournaments and has held the Mexican National Women's Championship two times. After working for AAA for the majority of her career, she jumped to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in September 2010. Personal life Xóchitl Sánchez is a second-generation professional wrestler, the daughter of wrestlers Jesse Rojas and the original La Diabólica as well as the brother of Jessy, an '' Exotico'' wrestler. Sánchez is married to professional wrestler Kraneo, an ''enmascarado'' (masked wrestler) who has also played the part of El Alebrije in the past. Since her husband is an ''enmascarado'' his real name is not a matter of public record as per ''lucha libre'' traditions. Professional wrestling career Sánchez was trained for her professional career by her father before making her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Seductora
Irene Lagunas (born October 20, 1973 in Chilachapa, Guerrero, Mexico) is a Mexican ''luchadora'', better known under the ring name La Seductora (Spanish for "The Seductress"). She is currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a '' ruda'' wrestling character. Originally working under a mask, Lagunas was unmasked after losing a match on August 1, 2014. Professional wrestling career The woman known as "La Seductora" began training for a professional wrestling career in 1992 under Chico Hernández, who also coined the ring name "La Seductora", to go with her personality of being both charming and evil in the ring. Her career was put on hold for a number of years to have children, but once her two girls were old enough she returned to the ring, competing for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). On April 27, 2007 La Seductora competed to in a tournament to crown a new Mexican National Women's Champion when previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heel (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a ''rudo'' in '' lucha libre'') is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters. Not everything a heel wrestler does must be villainous: heels need only to be booed or jeered by the audience to be effective characters, although most truly successful heels embrace other aspects of their devious personalities, such as cheating to win or using foreign objects. "The role of a heel is to get 'heat,' which means spurring the crowd to obstreperous hatred, and generally involves cheating and pretty much any other manner of socially unacceptable behavior that will get the job done." To gain heat (with boos and jeers from the audience), heels are often portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner by breaking rules or otherwise taking advantage of their opponents outside the bounds of the standards of the match. Others do not (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IW19 Championship
The Internet Wrestling 19 (IW19) Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Ice Ribbon promotion. The championship was introduced on the March 22, 2011, episode of Ice Ribbon's Ustream program, where Tsukushi defeated Tsukasa Fujimoto in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion. Championship matches had a 19-minute time limit, and, unlike with all other Ice Ribbon championships, in the event of a time limit draw, the champion retained the title. The title was originally defended exclusively on the ''19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestling'' program. History Originally, ''19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestling'' was kept separate from Ice Ribbon, but on August 26, 2011, the program was brought under the Ice Ribbon banner and the IW19 Championship recognized as an Ice Ribbon championship. With the move, the title underwent some changes, including an addition of a nineteen-year age limit and a three-year experience limit and the abolishment of a rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Ribbon
is a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 2006 by Emi Sakura, after her split with Gatokunyan. History Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler who was active with International Wrestling Association of Japan, IWA Japan and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, FMW in the 1990s as Emi Motokawa. They split with Gatokunyan, the promotion Sakura herself represented, and held their first card on June 20, 2006 in Tokyo. Ice Ribbon built their own dojo in Warabi, Saitama and gave ownership to a company called Neoplus in January 2009. Ice Ribbon's shows mainly take place at their dojo called Isami Wrestle Arena in Saitama, with several larger annual events, like ''Golden Ribbon'' and ''RibbonMania'', taking place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoko Kimura
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Throughout her 14-year career, she competed in Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Ibuki, Ice Ribbon, JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling and World Wonder Ring Stardom, among other promotions. She is best known for her Jamaican flag shirt and puffed afro that at one point stood at roughly one foot tall. She is known for wrestling in barbed wire deathmatches as well as her singles bouts. She retired from professional wrestling in January 2017. Professional wrestling career Kimura started her professional wrestling career in the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion, making her debut on July 20, 2003. She remained with the promotion in a small role for over two years, before quitting in late 2005 and becoming a freelancer. During the following years, Kimura made appearances for promotions such as Ibuki, Oz Academy, and Pro Wrestling Wave, while also making her debut in death matches. Kimura's first major role in pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mima Shimoda
is a Japanese female professional wrestling, professional wrestler, who is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Japanese promotion World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana. She is most well known for being half of Las Cachorras Orientales with Etsuko Mita. Professional wrestling career Shimoda debuted on August 5, 1987, against her future Las Cachorras Orientales partner, Etsuko Mita. Early on in her career, Shimoda formed the "Tokyo Sweethearts" with Manami Toyota. On October 8, 1989, Shimoda won the AJW Junior Championship. On August 19, 1990, Shimoda competed in a kickboxing match against Aja Kong. She lost several teeth during the match in defeat. By 1991, the Tokyo Sweethearts had stopped teaming together regularly, however they would team off and on through the 1990s. Las Cachorras Orientales (1992–2009) In 1992, Shimoda formed Las Cachorras Orientales(commonly known as LCO) with Etsuko Mita and Akira Hokuto. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
