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Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (''Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto'' in Spanish) is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the ''Comisiﾃｳn de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission''). Since its creation in 1942, the championship has not been promoted by one specific promotion throughout its existence, but shared between many Mexican promotions. Among others, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Asistencia Asesorﾃｭa y Administraciﾃｳn (AAA), the ''ENSEMA'' promotion and the Independent circuit but since December 2007 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has had the exclusive rights to the championship.In this statement, the rights refers to the every day use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ］gel De Oro
Miguel ﾃ］gel Chﾃ｡vez Velasco (born August 18, 1988), better known by his ring name ﾃ］gel de Oro (Spanish for "Angel of Gold" or "Golden Angel"), is a Mexican professional wrestler who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He is currently a double champion in CMLL, as he is the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion and the World Tag Team Champion, both in his first reign. In 2018, he was defeated in a ''Luchas de Apuestas'' (''mascara contra mascara''; "mask vs. mask") match by El Cuatrero, and was forced to unmask and be identified. He is a second-generation ''luchador'', the son of Apolo Chﾃ｡vez and the brother of the ''luchador'' Niebla Roja, who also works for CMLL. From 2008 to 2011, ﾃ］gel de Oro was part of a group called ''Los ﾃ］geles Celestiales'' ("The Celestial Angels") alongside his brother (then billed as ﾃ］gel de Plata) and ﾃ］gel Azteca Jr., but after his brother changed his ring persona, that group has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMLL 9th Anniversary Show
The EMLL 9th Anniversary Show ( es, 9. Aniversario de EMLL) was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL, later renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, CMLL) that took place on September 25, 1942, in Arena Modelo (In the same location Arena Mﾃｩxico was built years later), in Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorated the ninth anniversary of EMLL, which would become the oldest still active professional wrestling promotion in the world. The Anniversary show is EMLL's biggest show of the year, their Super Bowl event. The EMLL Anniversary Show series is the longest-running annual professional wrestling show, starting in 1934. Production Background The 1942 Anniversary show commemorated the 9th anniversary of the Mexican professional wrestling company ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (Spanish for "Mexican Wrestling Promotion"; EMLL) holding their first show on September 22, 1933 by promoter and founder Salvador Lutteroth. EMLL wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espectro I
Antonio "Toﾃｱo" Hernﾃ｡ndez Arriaga (February 9, 1934 窶 October 13, 1993) was a Mexican professional wrestler or ''luchador'' best known under the ring name ''El Espectro I'' ("The Ghost"), at times referred to as ''Espectro de Ultratumba'' ("The ghost from beyond the grave"). As Espectro I, Hernﾃ｡ndez became famous for his theatrical, elaborate entrances often involving being carried to the ring in a coffin. He has been cited as one of the most charismatic wrestlers of the 1950s, creating a character that inspired multiple successors including his sons who worked as El Hijo del Espectro ("Son of Espectro") and Espectro 2000. He also inspired his nephew Antonio Peﾃｱa who became the first wrestler to work as Espectro Jr. and later used the creativity and inspiration of the Espanto character to create Asistencia Asesorﾃｭa y Administraciﾃｳn, later known simply as "AAA". Hernﾃ｡ndez is one of a limited number of ''enmascarados'', or masked wrestlers, to voluntarily unmask, option to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzﾃ｡n Lﾃｳpez
Carlos Lﾃｳpez Tovar (28 August 1912 窶 28 August 1975) was a luchador who was active in the 1930s and 1940s, better known by the ring name Tarzﾃ｡n Lﾃｳpez. Known as "Tarzan" because of his bodybuilder's physique, Lopez held the Mexican national welterweight championship from 1936 through 1939. He also captured the NWA middleweight title several times and was named MVP in Mexico in 1940, 1944, and 1948. Professional wrestling career Carlos made his professional debut in 1934 under the name Carlos Lﾃｳpez, and was soon recruited by trainer Gonzalo Avendaﾃｱo. He was launched into his first feud against Salvador Flores, a feud that made the young Lﾃｳpez very popular. This popularity eventually resulted in Lﾃｳpez being signed to Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL), where he gained his first title, the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, which he won on March 11, 1936. Lﾃｳpez was one of the most popular ''luchadores'' of his era, winning the title of Luchador of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMLL 11th Anniversary Show
The EMLL 11th Anniversary Show ( es, 11. Aniversario de EMLL) was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) that took place on September 22, 1944, in Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorated the 11th anniversary of EMLL, which would become the oldest professional wrestling promotion in the world. The Anniversary show is EMLL's biggest show of the year. The EMLL Anniversary Show series is the longest-running annual professional wrestling show, starting in 1934. Production Background The 1944 Anniversary show commemorated the 11th anniversary of the Mexican professional wrestling company ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (Spanish for "Mexican Wrestling Promotion"; EMLL) holding their first show on September 22, 1933 by promoter and founder Salvador Lutteroth. EMLL was rebranded early in 1992 to become ''Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre'' ("World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) signal their departure from the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Show
A house show or live event is a professional wrestling event produced by a major promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events, as well as to test reactions to matches, wrestlers, and gimmicks that are being considered for the main televised programming and upcoming pay-per-views. House shows are entire events and not the same as dark matches窶盃ntelevised matches that occur as part of an event that was already being televised. House shows are also often scripted to make the face wrestlers win most matches, largely to send the crowd home happy. If a heel defends a title, the face may win by disqualification, preventing the title from changing hands. Until January 11, 1993 most televised professional wrestling programs were taped weeks in advance in small studios and featured run-ins, promos and primarily squash matches (unless it was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavernario Galindo
Rodolfo Galindo Ramirez (September 27, 1923 窶 July 19, 1999) was a Mexican luchador and film actor, best known by his ring name Cavernario Galindo (Caveman Galindo), who was active in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre from the 1930s to the 1990s. Well known for inventing La Cavernaria (a Modified surfboard hold), a commonly used submission hold in modern Lucha Libre. Biography Ramirez was born and raised in Chihuahua, Mexico. As a young boy he would survive a car accident that would leave him with noticeable facial scars for the rest of his life.Madigan, Dan, Mondo Lucha a Go-Go: The Bizarre & Honorable World of Wild Mexican Wrestling, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2007, Galindo made his debut as a wrestler in 1938 at the age of fifteen under the name Ruddy Valentino. He would also wrestle as Ruddy Galindo before taking up the name that made him famous. His slight build combined with his brawler style of fighting made it unlikely that he would find much success in Mexican lucha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 started his professional wrestling career under the name Babe Casas, working for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA). In 1989, he adopted the "Felino" ring character, wearing an orange full body suit and cat inspired mask. With the exception of a short stint in AAA in 1999, Casas has worked for CMLL since adopting the "El Felino" ring character. El Felino was originally an '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, but was forced to unmask in March 2010 due to losing a match. He is a second-generation professional wrestler, as he is the son of wrestler-turned-referee Pepe Casas and a part of the Casas wrestling family. His siblings include his older brother Negro Casas and younger brother Heavy Metal. He is also the uncle of wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vangelis (wrestler)
Vangelis (sometimes spelled Vangellys; born September 7, 1981) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler) known for his work for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ''rudo'' ("bad guy") wrestling character. He has formerly worked for AAA in Mexico, Dragon Gate in Japan and extensively on the Mexican independent circuit. Vangelis is the winner of the 2013 ''En Busca de un ﾃ硬olo'' tournament and a former holder of the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship. Professional wrestling career Vangelis trained under El Torero, Dick Angelo and Huracﾃ｡n Gonzﾃ｡lez, before making his professional wrestling debut in 1999. AAA (1999窶2004, 2006) He quickly began working for AAA, training at their school while only occasionally wrestling on their television shows. Vangelis was teamed up with Jimmy Boy and Billy to form a boy band inspired group called ''Los Spice Boys''. At Triplemanﾃｭa VII, Jimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mﾃｭstico
Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde (born December 22, 1982), better known by his ring name Mﾃｭstico (Spanish for "Mystic"), is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Initially working as Mﾃｭstico, he later signed with WWE, where he was known under the name Sin Cara (Spanish for "Without Face" or "Faceless"). Upon his return to Mexico, he worked under the name Myzteziz in AAA, before settling on the ring name Carﾃｭstico upon returning to CMLL in 2015. In 2021, he regained the Mﾃｭstico name, due to his successor and tag team partner Mﾃｭstico II leaving CMLL. From 2006 to 2011, Urive was the top tﾃｩcnico (those that portray the good guys) and was the biggest box office draw in Mexico for a number of years. Despite having worked under previous ring names, he gained popularity in CMLL as Mﾃｭstico, a religious character who was the storyline protﾃｩgﾃｩ of the wrestling priest Fray Tormenta. Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Dandy
Roberto Gutiﾃｩrrez Frﾃｭas (born October 2, 1962) is a Mexican former professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, best known under the ring name El Dandy. He is the cousin of professional wrestler Juan Conrado Aguilar, known as El Texano, and the uncle of Aguilar's sons, who wrestle as El Texano Jr. and Sﾃｺper Nova. While he had a retirement tour in 2014, Gutiﾃｩrrez has wrestled most recently in March 2019. Gutiﾃｩrrez has wrestled for most major Mexican promotions, including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Universal Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Association, and International Wrestling Revolution Group. In addition, he has worked for the US-based World Championship Wrestling as well as the Japanese Super World Sports and the International Wrestling Association of Japan. During his career, starting in 1981, he has won a number of championships, including the CMLL World Middleweight Championship three times, the NWA World Light Heavyweight Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mﾃ｡scara Sagrada
Mﾃ｡scara Sagrada (born November 6, 1959) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is inspired by the "sanctity" of masks in ''lucha libre''. Sagrada has been involved in a long running copyright dispute over the use of the Mﾃ｡scara Sagrada name, outfit and mask with AAA, who claimed that they owned the copyright to the character and has even promoted other wrestlers as "Mﾃ｡scara Sagrada". Mﾃ｡scara Sagrada'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 who would later be known as Mﾃ｡scara Sagrada was trained for his professional wrestling career by Espectro I, Villano I, Shadito Cruz, and Antonio Hernﾃ｡ndez before making his debut on September 2, 1978. He initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
