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Starman (wrestler)
Starman (16 November 1974 – 23 September 2022) was a Mexican professional wrestler who was active as a '' tecnico'' in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 1996. Starman'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. Professional wrestling career At the beginning he made his debut on 30 April 1994 in Naucalpan as Ultramán Jr. During his time in Naucalpan, he won the mask of Tortuguillo Karateka IV, one of the Ninja Turtles. By 1995 he had his first Japanese tour in July wrestling in Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi. In November 1995, he teamed for the first time with Solar and Super Astro to reform the Cadetes del Espacio. During the early 80s, the original Cadetes (Solar, Super Astro, and the original Ultramán) were a popular high flying team. Shortly thereafter, he started to wrestle for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Consejo Mundial de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karloff Lagarde, Jr
César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia (born October 21, 1970) is a semi-retired Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Karloff Lagarde Jr. Despite what his ring name might suggest, he is not the son of Karloff Lagarde, but his nephew. Lucio is a former CMLL World Welterweight Champion and Mexican National Welterweight Champion. He currently makes limited appearances for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) in Mexico. Professional wrestling career César Lucio grew up admiring his uncle, professional wrestler Karloff Lagarde who was one of the top names in Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s. When Lucio decided to turn professional he was trained by his uncle as well as Ham Lee, El Canek, Ray Mendoza, Villano I, Leopardo Negro, Yamato and Gran Hamada due to Lagarde's connections in the wrestling world. His uncle also gave him permission to use the ring name "Karloff Lagarde Jr." Lagarde made his debut in 1992 and soon began working for the ... [...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] |
Tony Rivera
Javier Espinosa Romero (born December 30, 1973) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or masked professional wrestler best known under the ring name Tony Rivera. As Rivera he is currently working on the Mexican professional wrestling independent circuit portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. Rivera worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for over 10 years, followed by him working on the Mexican independent circuit, particularly for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) and International Wrestling League (IWL). He originally worked as an ''Enmascarado'' or masked wrestler under the ring names Paris and Renegado ("The Renegade") but has used the name Tony Rivera since 1996. Following his departure from CMLL he became an advocate for wrestlers rights and pay, including Rivera organizing a blockade of one of CMLL's major shows, the 2011 '' Juicio Final''. Professional wrestling career Espinosa trained for his professional wrestling debut under Benny Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antifaz
''Antifaz'' is the first album by beauty queen turned actress and singer Dayanara Torres. The album was produced by Arturo Diaz and Don Stockwell under Tropix Music and distributed by Sony BMG. The first single was "Antifaz" which received huge airplay in Latin America and in the Philippines though it did not match the success of the last single "Jerigonza" with Ivy Queen which peaked at #17, #6 and #5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs, Latin Tropical Airplay and Latin Pop Airplay charts, respectively. Track listing #"And If Someday You Return" – 3:57 (James Stevens-Arce) #"Blue Shades" – 4:13 (Idalet Burgos) #"Antifaz" – 4:13 (Idalet Burgos) #"Volver A Volar" – 3:46 (Eduardo Reyes, Alejandro Montalbán) #"Magia" – 3:46 (featuring Stalin) (The Wizard) #"Luces De Neon" – 3:23 (Eduardo Reyes, Alejandro Montalbán) #"Mirame Bailando" – 3:30 (Eduardo Reyes) #"Mas Si Regresas" – 3:57 (James Stevens-Arce) #"Pidelo De Corazon" – 4:09 (Omar Alfanno) #"Fuego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Gómez Medina
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guide, an automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative. There has been an increasing number of pay-per-views distributed via streaming video online, either alongside or in lieu of carriage through television providers. In 2012, the popular video sharing platform YouTube began to allow partners to host live PPV events on the platform. Events distributed through PPV typically include boxing, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling, and concerts. In the past, PPV was often used to distribute telecasts of feature films, as well as adult content such as pornographic films, but the growth of digital cable and streaming media caused these uses to be subsumed by video on demand systems (which allow viewers to purch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruleta De La Muerte (1999)
''Ruleta de la Muerte'' (1999) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on July 18, 1999 in Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured the ''Ruleta de la Muerte''¨(Spanish for "Roulette of Death") tournament, in which tag teams face off in a single elimination tournament, but unlike traditional tournaments it is the losing team that advances in the tournament. The losing team in the final match must wrestle each other in a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' match, where either their mask or their hair is on the line. The Tournament featured 8 teams, all of them randomly paired the tournament through the elimination order of a battle royal involving all 16 participants. In addition to the battle royal, seven tournament matches and the ''Lucha de Apuesta'' match the show also featured two five vs. five elimination matches on the under card. Background The event featured 11 professional wrestling matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Averno (wrestler)
Renato Ruíz Cortes (born May 9, 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler better known by the ring name Averno (''Hell''). Ruíz initially worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Rencor Latino in 1995, but did not achieve any significant success until he adopted the ring name Averno in June 2001. Under his new ring name, Ruíz went on to become a one–time CMLL World Middleweight, CMLL World Trios Champion, NWA World Middleweight Champion and NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion and a three–time CMLL World Tag Team Champion. His ring name is most commonly translated as " Hell" in English. For many years Averno'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. However, in May 2011, Averno was booked in a '' Lucha de Apuesta'', where he lost his mask and was forced to reveal his true identity. Ruíz left CMLL in April 2014 and joined ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virus (wrestler)
Ricardo Amezquita Carreño (born December 9, 1968), better known by his ring name Virus, is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler). He is currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and portrays a ''rudo'' ("Bad guy") wrestling character. Amezquita originally worked in CMLL's Minis division as Piratita Morgan, and held the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship under the name Damiancito El Guerrero, but was later moved into the regular division and given the name "Virus". He has served as one of the main trainers for CMLL's wrestling school, having had a hand in training hundreds of students at the CMLL school since 2008 either to some degree. As Virus, Amezquita has held the CMLL Japan Super Lightweight Championship, CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship and the Mexican National Lightweight Championship as well as winning CMLL's annual '' Reyes del Aire'' tournament in 2007. In the ''Mini-Estrellas'' division he won the CMLL World Mini-Estrella C ... [...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] |
Zumbido
José Angel García Paz (born November 4, 1974) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Zumbido (Spanish for "Buzz"). He has worked for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and AAA throughout his career, but currently works on the Mexican independent circuit. Zumbido is closely associated with the group ''Los Guapos'' ("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 before making his professional wrestling debut in 1990. He started out working under the ring name "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'', or bet match, to Magnum. In 1994 he worked a couple of tours for International Wrestling Association of Japan. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1996–2005) In 1996 Garcia signed on with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
