Celso Reyes Daza (born July 28, 1961) is a

luchador Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

, or

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, best known under his ring name ''Ciclón Ramírez'' (

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for "Cyclone Ramirez). Reyes worked as ''Pegaso I'' for six years before switching to the Ciclón Ramirez name in 1988. As Ramirez he originally worked as an '' enmascarado'', or masked wrestler but was unmasked after losing a ''

Luchas de Apuestas Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

'', or bet fight, to

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 starte ...

. The character "Ciclón Ramirez" is billed as a relative of the character

Huracán Ramírez Daniel García Arteaga (April 9, 1926 – October 31, 2006), best known under the ring name Huracán Ramírez (English: "Hurricane Ramírez"), was a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) and actor. García was nei ...

, which is a storyline invented for wrestling. Reyes' son currently works as Ciclón Ramírez Jr.

Professional wrestling career

Celso Reyes Daza began his professional wrestling career in 1982, initially working under the ring name Ovni, but soon changed his name to ''Pegasso'' I (Spanish for Pegasus I), an '' enmascarado'' (masked wrestler) character based on the mythical Pegasus. Initially he teamed with ''Pegasso'' II, but the Pegasso team did not last long as Reyes struck out on his own as a singles wrestler. On March 17, 1985 Pegaso I defeated El Modulo to win the

Mexican National Lightweight Championship The Mexican National Lightweight Championship (''Campeonato Nacional de Peso Ligero'' in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by ''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' ("the Mexico City B ...

, his first professional wrestling championship. Pegaso I held the title for 118 days before losing it to El Khalifa. Reyes continued to work as Pegaso I until 1988 where he assumed a new ''enmascarado'' identity, Ciclón Ramírez, a fictional brother of

, a legendary ''Luchador''. Ciclón Ramírez defeated

Bestia Salvaje Juan Manuel Rodriguez Carillo (February 11, 1962 – March 20, 2008) was a Mexican luchador, best known by his ring name Bestia Salvaje, who competed in Mexican and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably with Emili ...

in the final of a tournament to win the

Mexican National Welterweight Championship The Mexican National Welterweight Championship (''Campeonato Nacional Peso Welter'' in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (the Mexico City Boxing and Wrest ...

on May 21, 1980. Ramírez held the title for 430 days, defending the title on several occasions before losing it to

Canelo Casas Canelo Casas (born 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico, currently residing in Cuernavaca, Morelos) is the ring name of a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial ...

on July 25, 1990 a full 430 days after winning it. Ramírez regained the Welterweight title from Canelo Casas on February 13, 1991. In the early 1990s Ciclón Ramírez began teaming with

Águila Solitaria Águila Solitaria (born August 31, 1954) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. Águila Solitaria's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their priv ...

and Pantera to form a group known as ''Las Saetas del Ring'' (Spanish for "The Arrows of the Ring") Together ''Las Saetas'' won the Nuevo León State Trios Championship and the Veracruz State Trios Championship, before winning the

Distrito Federal Trios Championship The Distrito Federal Trios Championship is a ''Trios'' (six-man) tag team Championship primarily promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). The title was created in 1986 a ...

from ''Los Tarascos'' in 1991. ''La Saetas'' later lost the Distrito Federal Trios title to ''Los Metalicos'' ( Oro, Plata and Bronce). Ciclón Ramírez second run with the Mexican National Welterweight Title lasted for 508 days, ending on July 5, 1992 when he lost the title to

. In August, 1992 Ramírez won a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Welterweight title after El Felino had vacated it. In the final Ciclón Ramírez defeated

Fantasma de la Quebrada Edmundo Ibaes Salas (date of birth unknown) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name ''Fantasma de la Quebrada'' (Spanish for "the Ghost of the Ravine", after the well known ravine near Acapulco). Ibae ...

to win the Welterweight title for the third time. This third, and so far final run with the Welterweight title lasted only 45 days before he lost it to Fantasma de la Quebrada. After losing the Mexican National title Ciclón Ramírez began a storyline feud with El Felino, initially over the

CMLL World Welterweight Championship The CMLL World Welterweight Championship (Spanish: ''Campeonato Mundial de Peso Welter del CMLL'') is a professional wrestling world championship in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The offi ...

that El Felino held and Ciclón Ramírez won, but moved beyond that as the two met in a ''

'' (bet fight) where El Felino pinned Ciclón Ramírez to unmask him. The feud culminated when El Felino finally regained the title on March 30, 1994. Following the culmination of the storyline with El Felino Ramírez left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and began working on the Mexican independent circuit. He began teaming with two "storyline" cousins Nuevo Huracán Ramírez Jr. (New Huracán Ramírez Jr.) and El Hijo del Huracán Ramírez (the son of Huracán Ramírez) to win the Distrito Federal Trios title once more. The trio held the title until October 1995 where they lost to ''Los Destructores'' (Rocco Valente, Tony Arce and Vulcano). After the loss Reyes briefly worked as "Mr. Ramírez" and later on as Tiburón in ''

Promo Azteca ''Promo Azteca'' (AZTECA, originally known as ''Promotora Mexicana de Lucha Libre'', PROMELL) was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Tijuana, Mexico, by Fuerza Guerrera in 1995. It was taken over by Konnan and Jorge Rojas th ...

'' between 1996 and 1997. By the late 1990s Reyes returned to using the Ciclón Ramírez name, working for

International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, S ...

(IWRG) where he defeated

Dr. Cerebro Alejandro Jiménez Cruz (born April 21, 1972) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Dr. Cerebro (Spanish for "Doctor Brain"). He has been associated with the Mexican professional wrestling promotion In ...

on June 29, 2000 to win the

IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship The IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship (''Campeonato Intercontinental Welter IWRG'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since ...

. Ramírez held the title for 45 days before Dr. Cerebro regained the title. In recent years Reyes has helped train and promote his son who wrestles as "Ciclón Ramírez Jr." while still working on the Mexican independent circuit.

Championships and accomplishments

* Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre **

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – as Pegaso I **

( 3 times) *Comision de Box y Lucha Distrito Federal **Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship (1 time) **

( 2 times) – with Hijo de Huracán Ramírez and Huracán Ramírez Jr., with

and

El Pantera ''El Pantera'' (English: ''The Panther'') is a Mexican television series that aired on Canal 5 from May 14, 2007 to November 26, 2009. It is based on a comic book of the same name. It narrates the life of Gervasio, a young man who fights crime ...

( 1 time) *Mexican Regional Championships **Arena Santa Maria Aztahuacán Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with SWAT **Naucalpan Middleweight Championship **Nuevo León Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and El Pantera **Occident Welterweight Championship (1 time) – as Pegaso I **Veracruz Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and El Pantera * Lucha Libre Total ** LLT Championship (1 Time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Ciclon 1961 births Living people Mexican male professional wrestlers People from Acapulco Professional wrestlers from Guerrero CMLL World Welterweight Champions Mexican National Welterweight Champions