Nosferatu (born September 17, 1979) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, working for the Mexican

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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) portraying a '' rudo'' ("bad guy") character. Nosferatu's real name is not a matter of public record; although he previously worked without a mask, using the

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Chamaco Valaguez Jr., it has not been verified that is his real name. Mexican wrestlers often try to keep their private lives secret from the wrestling fans.

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler currently known as Nosferatu is the son of retired professional wrestler

Chamaco Valaguez Javier Prado Valaguez (born February 19, 1957) is a Mexican retired ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chamaco Valaguez (Spanish for "Kid Valaguez"). Valaquez also wrestle as the '' enmascarado'' (masked) charact ...

and the brother of active wrestler Apolo Valaguez. He made his debut in 2000 working under the

Chamaco Valaguez Jr. as an homage to his father. Initially he worked on the Mexican

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and occasionally for

(CMLL), Mexico's largest and the world's oldest

Nosferatus (2007–present)

In early 2007 CMLL decided to give Valaguez Jr. a new image and ring name, repackaging him as an '' enmascarado'' (masked wrestler) called Nosferatu. He would wear primarily black clothes and mask with various hellish imagery to enforce the ''rudo'' character he was portraying. As Nosferatu he joined '' Los Infernales'' ("The Infernals") a team led by veteran ''rudo'' El Satánico who served both as a mentor and a trainer to the team members. As a part of ''Los Infernales'' he would regularly team with Euforia (who had also been given a new ring character) and later on when Satánico's in-ring career slowed down worked alongside Virus as well. One of his first opportunities under the new name came when he entered the 2007 ''

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'' ("Kings of the Air") tournament, but he was the first person eliminated from the match. In June 2008 ''Los Nuevo Infernales'' (Nosferatu and Euforia) entered a tournament for the vacant CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, defeating ''Los Rayos Tapatio'', Metallik and Métalico, and

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and Máscara Purpura to earn a spot in the finals. The final match saw Flash and Stuka Jr. defeat ''Los Nuevo Infernales'' to win the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship. Following their loss ''Los Nuevo Infernales'' began a long running rivalry with Flash and Stuka Jr., which saw Nosferatu and Euforia unsuccessfully challenge for the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship on December 14, 2008. Nosferatu and Euforia defeated the champions in a non-title match at CMLL's La Hora Cero

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on January 11, 2009. By mid-2009 Nosferatu and Euforia were teaming together less, and Nosferatu was replaced by Skandalo in a trios match that saw Eurforia, Virus and Skandalo defeat Flash, Stuka Jr. and Metalico on the undercard of the 2009 '' Infierno en el Ring'' event. On November 18, 2009, CMLL presented a new ''rudo'' group that had formed called ''

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'' ("The Infernal Cerberus"), a continuation of ''Los Infernales'' as it was led by Virus and also included Euforia, but Nosferatu was not included in the group. While not part of ''Los Cancerberos'' Nosferatu was teamed up with Euforia for a tournament to determine the next challengers for the CMLL Arena Coloseo Tag Team Champions. The former ''Infernales'' defeated Molotov and Sensei in the first round and ''La Fuerza Rapida'' ("Speed Force"; Pegasso and Rey Cometa) in the second round. They lost in the semi-final round to ''Los Ángeles Celestiales'' ( Ángel de Oro and

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). In late 2010 he teamed up with Euforia and ''Los Cancerbero'' member Pólvora for a tournament to find the next challengers for the Mexican National Trios Championship. The trio defeated Fuego, Molotov and Rey Cometa in the opening round, but lost to El Sagrado,

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and

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in the semi-finals of the tournament. Nosferatu made very few CMLL appearances during 2011, and did not return as a regular competitor until around July 2012.

Championships and accomplishments

Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Morelos **Morelos State Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rafaga Moreno Jr.

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nosferatu 1979 births Living people Masked wrestlers Mexican male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Jalisco People from Guadalajara, Jalisco