''Los Cancerberos del Infierno'' (

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for "The Infernal

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ses" or "Infernal

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s") is a villainous

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, currently working for

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

(CMLL). The group works as a ''

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'' (term used for wrestlers who portray the "Bad guys") faction and used much flame and burning imagery in their wrestling apparel. As of April 2022, the stable only consists of

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and

Cancerbero Daniel Nuñez Hernandez (born June 11, 1977), better known by his ring name Cancerbero, is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler), currently working for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Cancerbero ...

Pólvora Pólvora (born July 19, 1979) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' Enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Pólvora's r ...

, Euforia and Demus 3:16 were formerly members of the stable but have since left. Founding member

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would remain a part of the stable until his death.

History

(CMLL) press conference on November 19, 2009 was used to officially announce that

was the leader of a new CMLL group called ''Los Cancerberos del Infierno'' (Spanish for "the Infernal

ses") a group that beyond Virus consisted of Euforia and

as well as two new characters

and

. Cancerbero and Raziel used to wrestle under the

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s Messala and Caligula, otherwise known as ''Los Romanos'' a low-card ''

'' tag team. On the January 15, 2010 Super Viernes Raziel defeated

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in a ''Lighting match'', continuing the building storyline between the two factions. In late 2009 ''Los Cancerberos'' participated in a tournament to crown new Mexican National Trios Champion, Virus, Pólvora and Euforia represented the group and defeated ''Los Ángeles Celestiales'' (

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, Ángel de Plata and

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) in the first round. Following the tournament loss ''Los Ángeles Celestiales'' and ''Los Cancerberos del Infierno'' have developed a rivalry between the two groups, facing off on various CMLL shows, including their Friday night

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show. In early 2010 Euforia was entered in the first ever '' Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles'' tournament, a tournament where CMLL normally teams up a ''Tecnico'' and a ''Rudo'' for a tournament where the teams represent the region they trained in. Euforia teamed up with

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to form the only "all rudo" team in the group. In the first round Euforia and Ephesto lost to tournament favorites

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and Averno. In late 2010

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Demus 3:16 won a tournament to earn the right to work in the regular male division instead. Once promoted Demus 3:16 joined ''Los Cancereros'' and almost immediately started to develop friction with Virus, as Demus 3:16 tried to take over as the leader of the group. The storyline came to a conclusion on March 11, 2011, when Virus defeated Demus 3:16 in a Hair vs. Hair match, which let Virus keep his position as the leader of ''Los Cancerberos del Infierno'' and send Demus back into the Mini-Estrellas division. On June 7, 2011, Virus defeated

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in a tournament final to win the vacant

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. On July 15, 2011, Pólvora defeated Valiente to win the

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. In April 2012, Euforia and CMLL World Heavyweight Champion

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won the 2012 Gran Alternativa. The same month both Euforia and Pólvora entered the ''

En Busca de un Ídolo ''En Busca de un Ídolo'' (Spanish for "In search of an idol") is an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2012 with the purpose of identifying ...

'' tournament/

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show, while Pólvora did not qualify for the second round, finishing last in the point standings, Euforia made it to the finals before losing to Titán. On July 6, Euforia was named the newest member of

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's ''

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'' stable, leaving ''Los Cancerberos''. No storyline came of the move from one group to the other. Pólvora lost the Middlweight Championship to ''En Busca de un Ídolo'' tournament winner Titán on September 4, 2012. In late 2012, Pólvora left the stable to team up with

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and Dragón Rojo Jr., forming a new trio (later named ''Los Revolucionarios del Terror'') to face ''Los Guerreros del Infierno'', Último Guerrero,

Niebla Roja Sergio Raymundo Chávez Velasco (born March 20, 1986), better known by his ring name Niebla Roja (Spanish for "Red Mist"), is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler), who currently works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mund ...

and former ''Cancerbero'' teammate Euforia.

Championships and accomplishments

;Championships won while members of ''Los Cancerberos del Infierno'' are listed. *

CMLL World Trios Championship The CMLL World Trios Championship (Spanish: "''Campeonato Mundial de Trios''") is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico. The title has existed since 1991 and is contested for by teams ...

(1 time) - Virus, Cancerbero and Raziel :*

( 1 time) – Virus :*

CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa The ''Torneo Gran Alternativa'' (Spanish for "the Great Alternative Tournament") is an annual ''lucha libre'' (professional wrestling) tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tour ...

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(Pólvora and

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(Euforia and

) :*

Mexican National Trios Championship The Mexican National Trios Championship (''Campeonato National Trios'' in Spanish) is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship, sanctioned by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling ...

( 1 time) – Virus, Cancerbero and Raziel :*

( 1 time) – Pólvora

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

External links

Los Cancerberos Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cancerberos del Infierno Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre teams and stables