El Elegido (born November 23, 1975) is a Mexican ''

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'' '' enmascarado'', or masked

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. Elegido is best known for his appearances with the Mexican

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, where he has worked primarily as a ''tecnico'' ( a face, or those that portray the "good guys") and for a while as a member of the ''rudo'' (

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, those that portray the "bad guys") stable ''Los Mirreyes'' alongside Alan Stone and Toscano. He has also worked for

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and smaller independent groups. In 2007, Elegido was among several ''luchadors'' that represented AAA in an inter-promotional show with

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at the

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. He is known for his entrances consisting of him

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ing from all four ring corners after raising both arms in the air at each corner. His gear consists of a black mask with a

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on the forehead of the mask, and black trunks. His

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is Spanish for "The Chosen One"

Professional wrestling career

Elegido debuted on March 20, 2006. He became a regular with

that year. He often teamed with

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, who had a similar

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and often competed against various members of Los Guapos VIP. On July 15, 2007, he competed in his first

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, picking up the win in a trios against Los Guapos VIP. On March 15, 2009, he was defeated in the semifinals of the

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tournament. In 2009, he also teamed with Gronda II in Gronda's short feud against the original "Gronda",

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. On October 1, 2010, he competed in a

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match with the stipulation that he would lose his mask if he was final person pinned. While he did get pinned, he was able to escape the match with his mask intact. As of February 2017, despite competing in

for over 10 years, he has yet to win any AAA titles. He competed at

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for the Rey de Reyes sword. the also match also included

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, Averno ,

Pimpinela Escarlata Mario González Lozano (born April 18, 1969) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, who works as an ''exótico'' for the Mexican Lucha Libre AAA World Wide promotion and Lucha Underground under the ring name Pimpinela Escarlata. As ...

Niño Hamburguesa Ivan Flores (born January 30, 1996) is a Mexican ''luchador'' professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Niño Hamburguesa. He currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He is a former AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion with Bi ...

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, Chessman , which Argenis won

Championships and accomplishments

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** PWI ranked him #170 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the

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in 2009

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Notes

References

External links

El Elegido at The Accelerator's Wrestling RollercoasterEl Elegido at Cagematch.net
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El Elegido at Wrestlingdata.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elegido, El 1975 births Masked wrestlers Mexican male professional wrestlers Living people Unidentified wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Nuevo León People from Monterrey