César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia (born October 21, 1970) is a semi-retired Mexican ''

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 the ring name Karloff Lagarde Jr. Despite what his ring name might suggest, he is not the son of

Karloff Lagarde Carlos Delucio Lagarde (July 27, 1928 – August 31, 2007) is best known as Karloff Lagarde, a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, who was immensely popular during the 1960s and 1970s. Through his career had faced most of Mexico's top ...

, 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 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) in Mexico.

Professional wrestling career

César Lucio grew up admiring his uncle, professional wrestler

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 Felipe Estrada (born June 19, 1952), known as El Canek or simply Canek, is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' or masked professional wrestler best known for the 20 years he worked for the Universal Wrestling Association where he held the UWA Wo ...

Ray Mendoza José Díaz Velázquez (July 6, 1929 – April 16, 2003) was a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Ray Mendoza. Diaz had great success in the National Wrestling Alliance, where he was a five time W ...

Villano I José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza (June 28, 1950 – January 4, 2001), known by the ring name of Villano I (Villano Primero), was a Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He was the son of ''luchador'' Ray Mendoza ...

, Leopardo Negro,

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and

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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

Universal Wrestling Association The Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) was a Mexican ''Lucha Libre'' or professional wrestling promotion based in Naucalpan, Mexico State that operated from 1975 until 1995. The name of the actual promotion was Lucha Libre Internacional (LLI) ...

. On December 14, 1993 Lagarde defeated

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for the

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. Lagarde held the title until May 25, 1995 where he lost it to Hijo del Santo. In 1995 the UWA Closed and Lagarde moved on to

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre ( professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its ...

(AAA) for a brief stop, teaming with Mr. Condor and Perro Silva losing to ''Las Gemas del Ring'' (Brillante, Diamante and Zafiro) at Triplemanía III-B. After Triplemania, Lagarde began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the promotion that his uncle also worked for in the 1960s and 1970s. On September 1, 1995 Lagarde teamed with

Scorpio Jr. Rafael Núñez Juan (born October 11, 1966) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio", and was trained by his father and Rafael Sal ...

in a "Second Generation Tag Team tournament"; the team lost in the first round to El Hijo del Solitario and

Negro Casas José Casas Ruiz (born January 10, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler (called a '' Luchador'' in Spanish) and trainer working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Negro Casas. He is the son of former wrestler tur ...

A few months later Lagarde participated in ''

La Copa Junior The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has held the La Copa Junior ("The Junior Cup") tournament on an infrequent schedule since 1996. The tournament pays respect to the fact that wrestling is a family ...

'', losing in the first round to

Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (Spanish for "Lightning Bolt from Jalisco Jr."; born January 1, 1960) is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) whose real name has not been revealed, per Lucha Libre traditions. Ray ...

Lagarde teamed up with Satánico to participate in the 1996 '' Gran Alternativa''. The team defeated

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 ...

and Astro Rey Jr. in the first round, but lost to eventual winners

Emilio Charles Jr. Sergio Emilio Charles Garduño (October 12, 1956 – December 28, 2012) was a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler), who is best known under the ring name Emilio Charles Jr. Over the years, Charles worked for all of the major Mexican p ...

and

Rey Bucanero Arturo García Ortiz (born July 19, 1974) is a Mexican '' luchador'' or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Rey Bucanero. Ortiz, as Rey Bucanero, has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1996. His ring name is ...

in the second round of the tournament. At CMLL's 64th Anniversary Show Lagarde, Valentin Mayo and Halcon Negro teamed up to defeat

Olímpico Joel Bernal Galicia (born December 6, 1965) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler retired, better known under the ring name Olímpico. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish. From his debut ...

, Ultraman Jr. and

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 por ...

. On February 6, 1998 Lagarde defeated Máscara Mágica to win 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 ...

. In 1998 Lagarde participated in the first ever ''

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'' tournament but did not make it to the final. On September 15, 1998 Olímpico defeated Lagarde to win the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, ending Lagarde's reign after just over seven months. In 1999 Lagarde and

Apolo Dantés José Luis Amezcua Muñoz (born September 28, 1968) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, trainer and promoter, best known by his ring name Apolo Dantés. He is the son of Alfonso Dantés, a successful and respected ''luchador' ...

teamed up for the '' Gran Alternativa'' but lost in the first round to Shocker and Astro Rey Jr. On October 23, 2000 Lagarde defeated Astro Rey Jr. 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 a show in Puebla, Puebla. Lagarde held the Mexican Welterweight Championship for almost six months, making one successful title defense before losing the title to

Tigre Blanco Sergio Guzmán Silva (date of birth unknown) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for most of his professional career. Guzmán ...

on April 17, 2001. Lagarde kept working for CMLL until mid-2002 where he disappeared from the wrestling scene. Lagarde either went into retirement or began working under a mask, keeping his true identity hidden. Lagarde was not heard from until 2008 where he made a couple of appearances for

(IWRG), including their annual ''Rey del Ring'' tournament in 2008. Lagarde eliminated Gemelo Fantastico I and Arlequin before being eliminated by eventual winner Scorpio Jr.

Championships and accomplishments

* Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre **

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( 1 time) *

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UWF Super Welterweight Championship The UWF Super Welterweight Championship was a title in the Japanese professional wrestling, created by Universal Pro/FULL, then later on defended in Michinoku Pro and Osaka Pro before becoming inactive. Inaugural tournament The inaugural tourname ...

(1 time) *

( 1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

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