Los Luchas is a Mexican
professional wrestling
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tag team
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that consists of Phoenix Star and Zokre. They are best known for their reign as
NWA World Tag Team Champions and their tenure in
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
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(between 2003 and 2009).
History
Originally called “Los Luchas Espectaculares”, most English speaking announcers couldn't pronounce their name and thus Phoenix Star and Zokre became known simply as "Los Luchas". In 2003 they had a series of matches with the “X-Foundation” of
Joey Ryan and
Scott Lost
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at the Alternative Wrestling Show in
City of Industry, California
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. Los Luchas eventually defeated the X-Foundation for the AWS Tag Team Championship.
Over the next two years Los Luchas would hone their skills in the
SoCal
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wrestling scene with feuds against teams like
The Young Bucks
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(Nick & Matt Jackson),
The Ballard Brothers, "Aerial Xpress" (
Scorpio Sky
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Andrews is also known for his appearances with Ring of ...
&
Quicksilver), and “Arrogance” (Scott Lost &
Chris Bosh
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).
In 2006 Los Luchas was entered into the
Copa de Lucha tournament for NWA Pro Wrestling in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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. Representing Mexico, they upset the favored
Japan
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ese representatives
Black Tiger
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Description
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and
Puma in the first round. In the finals they beat the
American
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team of Joey Ryan and
Karl Anderson which began a feud between the two teams that lasted nearly two years. The return match in Las Vegas at the
Fiesta Lucha event was a
Flag Match that saw Ryan and Anderson (now known as “The Real American Heroes”) align themselves with
Adam Pearce
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and his manager
C. Edward Vander Pyle.
Los Luchas and The Real American Heroes faced off in
Cage Matches,
First Blood Match
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es and more at events in
Phoenix, Arizona
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,
Hammond, Indiana
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,
Kissimmee, Florida
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and throughout Texas and California. During this time Anderson and Ryan captured the
NWA World Tag Team Championship
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left vacant after the
National Wrestling Alliance
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Founded in 1948, the NWA ...
ended its licensing agreement with
TNA Wrestling
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Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promo ...
. After several attempts, Los Luchas captured the titles on February 10, 2008 in Las Vegas.
After losing the championship to the Skullkrushers (
Keith Walker &
Rasche Brown) on October 4, 2008 in
Robstown, Texas
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The Texas State Legislature offi ...
, Los Luchas took a brief hiatus from wrestling. They returned recently to full-time action including entering the 16 team tournament for the Mach One Wrestling Tag Team Championship.
Global Force Wrestling (2015)
On July 24, 2015, Los Luchas debuted for
Global Force Wrestling
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working two matches at the first ''
GFW Amped'' taping in Las Vegas. They were on the winning side of a Lucha six man tag match and lost a tag match to
Reno Scum
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At the second set of ''
GFW Amped'' taping's in Las Vegas, Los Luchas teamed with
Sonjay Dutt
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to take on
P. J. Black
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A second-generation w ...
and
The Akbars.
Championships and accomplishments
*Alternative Wrestling Show
**AWS Tag Team Champions (1 time)
*Empire Wrestling Federation
**EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*
International Wrestling Association
**
IWA World Cruiserweight Championship
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History
The ...
(
1 time) – Phoenix Star
*
National Wrestling Alliance
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Founded in 1948, the NWA ...
**
NWA World Tag Team Championship
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(
1 time)
*NWA Pro Wrestling
**Copa De Lucha Tournament Winner (2006)
*Oddity Wrestling Alliance
**OWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*Pro Wrestling Revolution
**PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time, current)
*United Independent Wrestling Alliance
**UIWA Tag Team Championship (1 time, current)
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References
External links
Global Force Wrestling profile* – Phoenix Star
* – Zokre
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Global Force Wrestling teams and stables
National Wrestling Alliance teams and stables
Independent promotions teams and stables
American male professional wrestlers
Masked tag teams