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MLW Azteca Underground
Azteca Underground was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on April 1, 2022, at Gilley's Dallas in Dallas, Texas. The event was a television taping for '' MLW Fusion'' on MLW's YouTube channel; the main event aired as part of the Rise of the Renegades special on June 9, 2022. It was the second event held under the "Azteca" banner, following the MLW Azteca/The Crash show in 2021, and the second of two MLW events to take place in Texas; the other being Intimidation Games. Production Background In October 2020, MLW began incorporating story elements from the defunct Lucha Libre promotion and former television drama, ''Lucha Underground''. Talent that was formerly associated with ''Lucha Underground'' (such as King Muertes, Jeff Cobb, and Swerve Strickland; the latter returning to MLW at the previous night's Intimidation Games.) were brought into MLW as part of the "Azteca Underground" stable, with the concep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling (MLW), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. The promotion was founded in 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by former WWE writer Court Bauer. The promotion markets its product as "Hybrid Wrestling", with its roster featuring a mix of different styles. The promotion originally ran live events between 2002 and 2004, with these events seen on the television series, ''MLW Underground TV''. MLW returned to promoting events in July 2017, with a new weekly television show named ''MLW Fusion'' premiering in April 2018. History Formation (2002–2004) Following the closures and acquisitions of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as the WWE) in 2001, Major League Wrestling (MLW) was founded in 2002. Shortly after its founding, the promotion spent three months moving their headquarters from Philadelphia to New York. MLW styled itsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Cobb
Jeffrey Cobb (ジェフ・コブ ''Jefu Kobu'', born July 11, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he is a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion with United Empire teammate Great-O-Khan. Prior to coming to NJPW, Cobb wrestled in Lucha Underground (as the masked wrestler Matanza Cueto), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He is a former PWG World Champion and is also the winner of PWG's 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament and a former one-time World Tag Team Champion with Matt Riddle. He is also a former NEVER Openweight Champion in NJPW and former ROH Television Champion in ROH. As an amateur wrestler, Cobb represented Guam at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony and competed in the men's light heavyweight freestyle category. He transitioned to professional wrestling in 2009. Amateur wrestling career During his am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesar Duran
Luis Fernandez-Gil is a Spanish actor and professional wrestling personality. In the 2000s and 2010s, Fernandez-Gil appeared in films including ''The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down'' and '' Jack and Jill'', as well as television shows including '' The Mentalist'' and ''Punk'd''. He is also known for portraying the non-wrestler characters Dario Cueto and his father Antonio Cueto on the professional wrestling television series ''Lucha Underground''. Fernandez-Gil is currently signed to the Major League Wrestling promotion, where he performs under the ring name Cesar Duran. Acting career During the 2000s and 2010s, the films Fernandez-Gil has acted in included ''Asian Stories (Book 3)'', ''The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down'' and '' Jack and Jill''; the television shows Fernandez-Gil has acted in include '' The Mentalist'', '' Mike & Molly'', ''Punk'd'' and ''Ray Donovan''. Professional wrestling career ''Lucha Underground'' (2014–2018) Fernandez-Gil portrayed the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six-man Tag Team Match
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] |
Mini Abismo Negro
Mini Abismo Negro (born November 21, 1978) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' who works in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). Mini Abismo Negro is a former, two time Mexican National Mini-Estrellas Champion and the former AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion, the only wrestler to hold both titles. Mini Abismo Negro'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. Working in the Mini division does not automatically mean that he has dwarfism as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division, including Mini Abismo Negro. Professional wrestling career The wrestler who would later be known as Mini Abismo Negro trained in Olympic style wrestling under Zaprian Petro for three years in school, wrestling at several wrestling meets with great success. He began training for his professional wrestling debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arez (wrestler)
Jonathan Saharawi Barragán González (born October 20, 1991), known under the ring name Arez, is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler. Since 2018, Arez has wrestled in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the current and inaugural La Leyenda Azul Blue Demon Champion and a former AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion along with Chik Tormenta, as well as Major League Wrestling and on the independent circuit. Arez has also wrestled in the United States in MLW and Impact Wrestling through their partnership with AAA. He was also part of the stable Los Indystrongtibles along with Belial and Impulso who were very well known and successful on the Mexican independent circuit between 2013 and 2018. The group has not been formally dissolved, but the three have rarely wrestled together since 2018, when Arez has become an increasingly big name in his own right. Arez has since developed a rivalry with Aramís, and they have fought several matches against each other. Instead of weari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microman (wrestler)
Microman/Micro Man (born September 30, 1998) is the ring name of a Mexican masked professional wrestler (''luchador enmascarado'' in Spanish), and is currently under contract with Major League Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He previously worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Microman has dwarfism and competed in CMLL's little people-exclusive ''Micro-Estrellas'' ("Micro Stars") division. He is the son of KeMonito, also a little person, who works as a ''mascota'' in CMLL. His 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 concealed from wrestling fans. Microman's debut on April 30, 2017, also marked the debut of the CMLL Micro-Estrellas division, with Microman being one of the featured performers in the group of little people. He won his first ''Lucha de Apuestas'', mask vs, mask match, at the CMLL 86th Anniversary Show when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aramis (wrestler)
Aramís is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler) currently working with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), but also as a freelancer in other Mexican promotions such as International Wrestling Revolution Group, Lucha Memes, and MexaWrestling. Aramís participated in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's Battle of Los Angeles 2019 event, which was his United States debut. Aramís also makes appearances in MLW, often against rival Arez. His 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. Championships and accomplishments *Gladiadores Azteca de Lucha Libre Internacional **GALLI Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Arez *International Wrestling Revolution Group **IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship ( 1 time, current) – with Imposible **IWRG Rey del Aire Championship (1 time) *Lucha Memes / MexaWrestling **Battle of Naucalpan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Communications
Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City. Established in 1985, the company operated a group of factual and lifestyle television brands, such as the namesake Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and TLC. In 2018, the company acquired Scripps Networks Interactive, adding networks such as Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel to its portfolio. Since the purchase, Discovery described itself as serving members of "passionate" audiences, and also placed a larger focus on streaming services built around its properties. Discovery owned or had interests in local versions of its channel brands in international markets, in addition to its other major regional operations such as Eurosport (a pan-European group of sports channels, most prominently the rightsholder of the Olympic Games throughout most of Europe), GolfTV (an international golf-focused streaming service, which is the international digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Professional Wrestling Terms
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the nature of the business. Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms. A B C D E F G H I J K L M mic work, mic skills, microphone work The ability to generate reaction from the audience using words, and generally by speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic, "good guy" or "fan favorite" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans, and acts as a protagonist to the heels, who are the villainous antagonist or "bad guy" characters. Traditionally, they wrestle within the rules and avoid cheating (in contrast to the villains who use illegal moves and call in additional wrestlers to do their work for them) while behaving positively towards the referee and the audience. Such characters are also referred to as blue-eyes in British wrestling and ''técnicos'' in ''lucha libre''. The face character is portrayed as a hero relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains. Not everything a face wrestler does must be heroic: faces need only to be clapped or cheered by the audience to be effective characters. When the magazine ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' went into circulation in the late 1970s, the magazine referred to face wrestlers as " ... [...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] |
