Pequeño Violencia (real name unrevealed; born July 18, 1968) is a 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 ...
'' who has worked in the Mexican ''
Mini-Estrella
The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrellas'' is comparable to Midget wrestling prac ...
'' division since his debut in 1990. As Pequeño Violencia he wrestles as a smaller version of professional wrestler
Violencia
Blas Columba (born December 10, 1968 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a retired Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Violencia (Spanish for "Violence") and has previously also worked under the ring names ...
. He previously wrestled under the
ring name
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El Fierito, a smaller version of wrestler
La Fiera
Arturo Casco Hernández (March 17, 1961 – September 12, 2010) was a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name La Fiera, which is Spanish for "The Wild Beast". Hernández was a second-generation wrestler, fol ...
. Working in the Mini division does not necessarily mean that he has
dwarfism
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as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division, which is what separates the Mexican ''Mini-Estrella'' from traditional
Midget wrestling
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as practiced in the United States and other places.
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler who would later work as Pequeño Violencia was trained for his professional wrestling career by El Cerrajero and El Gladiador before making his debut on September 11, 1990.
[ Pequeño Violencia has never revealed what ]ring name
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he used between 1990 and 1995, it is, therefore, unknown where he wrestled in the early part of his career.
El Fierito (1995–2003)
The wrestler who would later become known as Pequeño Violencia first began 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 ...
in 1995, adopting the ring name "El Fierito", a smaller version of the ''rudo
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It is f ...
'' (bad guy) La Fiera
Arturo Casco Hernández (March 17, 1961 – September 12, 2010) was a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name La Fiera, which is Spanish for "The Wild Beast". Hernández was a second-generation wrestler, fol ...
("The Fierce"). While the regular-sized La Fiera was unmasked, El Fierito was masked, with no indication of what ring name he had used before. In late 1997 CMLL booked an eight-man elimination match where the winner would earn the right to work in the regular-sized division and move away from being billed as a ''Mini-Estrella''. El Fierito was one of the eight participants along with Cicloncito Ramírez, Tritoncito, Pequeño Cochisse, Platita, Guerrerito del Future, Pequeño Sayama and match winner Damiancito El Guerrero. At the '' Entre Torre Infernal'' event on August 4, 2000, Fierito, Fire
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At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
, and Pierrothito
Pierrothito (real name unrevealed; born October 2, 1967) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Pierrothito is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division and is a former CMLL ...
lost to the team of Ultimo Dragoncito
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* Ul ...
, Bracito de Oro
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, and Cicloncito Ramirez by countout
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. The following year El Fierito and Pierrothito teamed up, only to lose in the opening match of the 2001 '' Juicio Final'' show.
Pequeño Violencia (2003–Present)
In the early part of the 2000s, El Fiero went into semi-retirement when he stopped working for CMLL, and since CMLL no longer employed the "regular-sized" Fiero there was no point in promoting a ''Mini-Estrella'' version, which led to Fierito being repackaged. He made his debut as "Pequeño Violencia" (Little Violencia), a smaller version of Violencia
Blas Columba (born December 10, 1968 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a retired Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Violencia (Spanish for "Violence") and has previously also worked under the ring names ...
complete with Violencia's signature masked match and ''rudo'' attitude. A few months into his run as Pequeño Violencia he began a storyline feud with Pequeño Olímpico
Pequeño Olímpico (real name unrevealed; born July 15, 1971) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Pequeño Olímpico is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella division and holds the record ...
, who like Fierito had recently been repackaging from Cicloncito Ramírez. The feud saw Pequeño Violencia use various underhanded tactics to defeat Pequeño Olímpico on several occasions. The two finally met in a ''Lucha de Apuesta
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'', mask vs. mask match, on April 30, 2003, in Arena Mexico
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, Mexico City
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. On the night Peuqeño Olímpico was able to overcome Pequeño Violencia's cheating ways to win the match, and the mask of Pequeño Violencia. When Pequeño Olímpico won the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship
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on December 9, 2003 Pequeño Violencia was one of the first challengers to the title, but like in their ''Apuesta'' match Pequeño Olímpico won when it mattered.
Pequeño Violencia teamed up with Espectrito
Mario Pérez Jiménez (December 18, 1966 – January 23, 2016) was a Mexican Mini-Estrella luchador, or Mini professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Espectrito. Jiménez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as "Mini Vader" ...
and Fire
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At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
, losing to the team of Mascarita Sagrada
:''At least three wrestlers have wrestled under the name "Mascarita Sagrada". This article is about the original.''
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, Shockercito
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and Tzuki
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in the opening match of the CMLL 71st Anniversary Show
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. He was also involved in the following year's anniversary show, the CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show
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where he teamed up with Pierrothito and Sombrita
Javier Teucli Roldán (born July 3, 1968, in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, is a retired Mexican '' Luchador'' or professional wrestler best known under the name Sombrita ("Little Shadow"). Teucli also worked under the ring name Pequeño Bronce early in ...
but once again lost, this time defeated by Bam Bam, Último Dragoncito and longtime rival Pequeño Olímpico. The following year Pequeño Violencia became involved in a feud against CMLL's rising ''Mini-Estrella'' star Bam Bam, a match that led to a ''Lucha de Apuesta'', hair vs. hair match, between the two. On July 16, 2007, Bam Bam was victorious, which meant that Pequeño Violencia had to have all his hair shaved off for the first time in his professional wrestling career.[ Over the following years, Pequeño Violencia played more of a supporting role as other, younger ''Mini-Estrellas'' were the focus of the division. Pequeño Violencia made his next appearance at a major show on March 20, 2009, at the 2009 '']Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
''Homenaje a Dos Leyendas'' (Spanish for "Homage to Two Legends") is the collective name of a series of annual '' lucha libre'', or professional wrestling major show promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha ...
'' show. He teamed up with Pierrothito and Pequeño Black Warrior
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, losing their match against Pequeño Olímpico, Shockercito and Último Dragoncito. In early 2010 Bam Bam returned from an anterior cruciate ligament
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and immediately began a feud with Pequeño Violencia that was featured on CMLL's ''Arena Puebla'' shows. The feud between the two resulted in the two wrestles facing off in a ''Lucha de Apuesta'' for the second time on March 15, 2010, again with Bam Bam winning the match thus forcing Pequeño Violencia to have his hair shaved off.[ In August CMLL began a "Bicentennial tournament" specifically for the ''Mini-Estrella'' division, both to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mexico as a nation and the 18th anniversary of CMLL's ''Mini-Estrella'' division. The prize of the tournament was an opportunity to leave the ''Mini-Estrellas'' division and work with the regular male wrestlers of CMLL. Pequeño Violencia was part of the first of two '']torneo cibernetico
A ''torneo cibernetico'' is a multi-man professional wrestling elimination match that was created and primarily used in Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotions, especially in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The match format ...
'' elimination matches but did not qualify for the finals. On November 6, 2012, 12 competitors met in a special steel cage match where the loser of the match would be forced to unmask or have his hair shaved completely off. The match was very chaotic and saw several wrestlers bleed and others need medical attention due to a number of accidents; Pequeño Violencia bled profusely from his back but managed to be the last person to escape the cage, saving his mask.
Comando Caribeño
On May 9, 2013 CMLL introduced a new Comandante Pierroth
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, a character based on the original Pierroth
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. The new Comandante Pierroth was announced as the leader of a faction called '' La Comando Caribeño'' ("The Caribbean Commando") consisting of members of the original Pierroth's ''Los Boriquas'', Pequeño Violencia, Pierrothito, and La Comandante
Norma Martínez (born April 23, 1978), known by the ring name La Comandante, is a Mexican ''luchadora'', or female professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portr ...
, and added Zeuxis to the group as well. After a short storyline feud between Pequeño Violencia and Aéreo both competitors agreed to put their hair on the line in a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' on August 9, 2015. In the end Aéreo pinned his opponent, forcing Pequeño Violencia to be shaved bald after the match as stipulated by the ''Lucha de Apuestas'' rules.[
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''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
Footnotes
References
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1968 births
Living people
Mexican male professional wrestlers
Mini-Estrella wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Oaxaca
People from Oaxaca City
Unidentified wrestlers