José Luis Jair Soria (born September 12, 1971) 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 ...

'' or

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, who works under the

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Shocker. He currently works 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 Mexico and has previously worked for

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in Mexico,

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...

, in the

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and

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...

in Japan. Soria is a second-generation professional wrestler; his father, Rubén Soria, was an active wrestler from 1963 to the 1970s. Working as Shocker, he has held the

CMLL World Tag Team Championship The CMLL World Tag Team Championship (''CMLL Campeonato Mundial de Parejas'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council") in Mexico ...

on three occasions, with

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 ...

Mr. Niebla Efrén Tiburcio Márquez (February 22, 1973 – December 23, 2019), known under the ring name Mr. Niebla, was a Mexican luchador enmascarado ( Spanish for masked professional wrestler) who worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). "Ni ...

and

L.A. Park Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Major League Wrestling in the United States, where he is a former MLW World Tag ...

. He is also a former holder of the

CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (''Campeonato Mundial de Peso Semicompleto del CMLL'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1991. As it is a ...

, the

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(twice) and the

NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship The NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Historico de Peso Semicompleto de la NWA'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). CMLL had held the NW ...

. He has won the Gran Alternativa tournament in 1995, the Copa de Arena México in 2001,

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 t ...

in 2005 and CMLL Copa Revolución Mexicana in 2011. He is talked about in a Netflix movie ''Lucha Mexico''. He appears in the first season of '' An Idiot Abroad'', where Karl Pilkington was sent by show producers

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and

Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...

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to see one of the

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. While he was there, he was tasked with learning how to wrestle. Soria was his trainer.

Professional wrestling career

José Luis Jair received his initial

professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

training from the highly respected pro wrestling trainer

Diablo Velasco Cuahutémoc Velasco Vargas (April 28, 1919 – June 13, 1999) was a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer under the name Diablo Velasco. Velasco trained many famous Mexican wrestlers, including Gory Guerrero, Raul Armas, Los Hermanos Crucero, ...

as well as his father, Ruben Soria, prior to his in-ring debut. He worked his first match on October 16, 1992, using the

Shocker, an ''enmascarado'' or

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. He later trained under then-

lead trainer

El Satánico Daniel López López (born October 26, 1949) is a Mexican '' luchador'' (professional wrestler) and trainer, best known under the ring name El Satánico (Spanish for "The Satanic One"). He was originally an ''enmascarado'' (masked wrestler), but ...

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1994–2005)

Shocker began working for CMLL in 1994, and by 1995, he slowly began receiving a

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from the promoters when he won the Gran Alterntiva tournament along with his partner, Silver King, in 1995. He capped off the year by defeating veteran Kahoz for his

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in a

Lucha de Apuestas 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 bet match on December 15. The push continued when he won the

, defeating Black Warrior for the championship in 1997. In 1998, he began teaming regularly with

, and together they won the

. The two later had the championship taken away from them when Mr. Niebla suffered a severe injury. In 1999, Shocker's career was further elevated when he turned

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and began storyline feud with Mr. Niebla. The feud culminated in a match at the

CMLL 66th Anniversary Show The CMLL 66th Anniversary Show ( es, 66. Aniversario de CMLL) was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 24, 1999, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The event ...

, where Shocker and Mr. Niebla were paired up for a '' Parejas Suicidas'' ("Suicide Pairs") match against another pair of feuding partners,

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and

Villano III Arturo Díaz Mendoza (March 23, 1952 – August 21, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler who performed under the ring name Villano III (in Spanish Villano Tercero). Díaz was a second-generation wrestler, son of ''luchador'' Ray Mendoza an ...

. The rules were that the losing team had to face each other immediately after losing the match in a mask vs. mask match. Shocker and Niebla lost the match and Shocker lost the subsequent ''Lucha de Apuesta'' match, losing his mask as a result. After losing his mask, Shocker was pushed even more, capitalizing on his good looks. He took the nickname "''1000% Guapo''", or "1000% Handsome". He joined up

Bestia Salvaje Juan Manuel Rodriguez Carillo (February 11, 1962 – March 20, 2008) was a Mexican luchador, best known by his ring name Bestia Salvaje, who competed in Mexican and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably with Emili ...

and

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 ...

to form ''

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'' ("The Hansome Ones") in 2000. Shocker later had a falling out with his tag team partners, and he had a heel vs. heel feud along with partners like ''

Los Capos Los Capos (Spanish for "The Bosses") was a Lucha Libre stable consisting of Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 (often written as "Dos Mil") and Universo 2000, and at one point also included Apolo Dantés. Los Capos is also often referred to as ''Los ...

'' ( Cien Caras,

Universo 2000 Andrés Reyes González (April 18, 1963 – May 1, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who was best known under the ring name Universo 2000. Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1985 and worked for Consejo Mundial de ...

and

Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referri ...

) and El Satánico. In 2003, he started a new version of Los Guapos with frequent tag team partner Máscara Mágica and

El Terrible Damián Gutiérrez Hernández (born April 12, 1976), better known by his ring name El Terrible, is a Mexican professional wrestler who currently works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ''ru ...

and feuded with the original ''Guapos'' members Bestia Salvaje, Scorpio Jr. and

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 ...

who were now wrestling as ''Los Talibanes'' ("the

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"). The feud peaked with a six-man cage match where El Terrible defeated Bestia Salvaje, forcing him to be shaved bald as a result. By 2004, Shocker was a full-time

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teaming with

and trading the CMLL World Tag Team Championship with

Último Guerrero José Gutiérrez Hernández (born March 1, 1972), better known by his ring name Último Guerrero (Spanish for ''Last Warrior''), is a Mexico, Mexican (or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Li ...

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 June of that year, El Terrible broke away from ''Los Guapos'' and won the hair of Máscara Mágica. Terrible's replacement, Alan Stone hardly teamed with Shocker and Máscara Mágica afterward, and ''Los Guapos'' was effectively ended by the end of 2004. For most of the summer, he joined up with

Perro Aguayo Jr. Pedro Aguayo Ramírez (July 23, 1979 – March 21, 2015) was a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler and promoter who achieved fame in lucha libre as Perro Aguayo Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ("The Son of Perro Aguayo"). He was the re ...

and

in a feud against Pierroth Jr., Vampiro Canadiense and

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. The feud ended in a steel cage match where Perro Aguayo Jr. defeated Negro Casas for his hair. In 2005, he started out the year well winning the ''

'', a trophy for second-generation wrestlers with a finals win over

Dr. Wagner Jr. Juan Manuel González Barrón (born August 12, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador'' (Spanish for "professional wrestler") who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera ...

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–2006)

In April 2005, Shocker joined

based in

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, around the same time Mexican TNA regular

Héctor Garza Héctor Solano Segura (June 12, 1969 – May 26, 2013) was a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Héctor Garza. During his career he worked for various major Mexican professional wrestling promotions such as Consejo ...

, who was blocked from entering the United States after steroid problems. In one of his early matches with TNA, Shocker unsuccessfully challenged Christopher Daniels for the

TNA X Division Championship The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey ...

at TNA's

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. In 2006, TNA made Shocker the captain of

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, which also included Puma, Magno and

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for the 2006 TNA World X Cup Tournament. Shocker and Magno defeated the team of Eric Young and

Johnny Devine John Parsonage (born April 27, 1974) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Hot Shot" Johnny Devine. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Early ye ...

from Team Canada, but in the end the team came in third in the standings after being unsuccessful in the World X Cup finals at TNA's 2006

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PPV. The tournament final turned out to be Shocker's last match with the company.

AAA (2005–2006)

While working for TNA, Shocker decided to leave CMLL, after having worked for them for 10 years, to work for CMLL's Mexican

alongside wrestlers such as Vampiro. In AAA, he started a feud with Cibernético, with the storyline being started when Cibernético attacked Shocker's father who was at ringside for one of Shocker's matches. The feud reached its high point with a four-way ''Lucha de Apuestas'' match that included Shocker, Cibernético,

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and Chessman. The match was a

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, with the added stipulation that the cage was supposedly electrified. The four faced off in the main event of AAA's 2005 ''

Verano de Escándalo Verano de Escándalo (Spanish Language, Spanish for "Summer of Scandal") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion. The show is as the name indicates a summer show, traditi ...

'' ("Summer of Scandal") PPV and saw Chessman lose the match to Latin Lover, while Shocker escaped the match without losing his hair. Following the conclusion of the storyline with Cibernético, Shocker turned ''rudo'', attacking veteran

Sangre Chicana Sangre Chicana (Spanish for "Chicano Blood") is the ring name of retired Mexican professional wrestler Andrés Durán Reyes (born November 30, 1951). Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1973, wearing a red mask with a gold stripe, unde ...

. The storyline was that Shocker claimed that he was the real ''Amo de escandalo'' ("Master of Scandal"), which was Chicana's nickname at that point. The two faced off in a hair vs. hair match at the ''El Toreo de Cuatros Caminos'' bullfighting arena in

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, with Shocker defeating Sangre Chicana in the semi-main event of the 2005 ''

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'' ("War of the Titans"). In 2006, Shocker formed ''Los Guapos VIP'' in AAA, consisting of himself, Scorpio Jr. and Zumbido. The trio participated in a four-way trios match at the 2006 ''

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'' ("King of Kings") show, but were eliminated before the end of the match. ''Los Guapos'' later expanded with Alan Stone, allowing them to wrestle

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(Chessman,

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Dark Cuervo Jaime Ignacio Tirado Correa (born January 4, 1974) is a Mexican Luchador (wrestler) who is best known as Cuervo or Dark Cuervo. He works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and has been part of The Black Family since it was formed in 2001 by Charl ...

and Dark Escoria) for the

Mexican National Atómicos Championship The Mexican National ''Atómicos'' Championship (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Campeonato Nacional Atómicos'') was a tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship for four-man teams, or ''Atómicos'' as they are referred to in Luch ...

on March 19, 2006, but were unsuccessful. In August 2006, Shocker left AAA.

Return to CMLL (2007–2022)

Shocker jumped ship from AAA back to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre again in 2007. That same year, he teamed with Perro Aguayo Jr. and Héctor Garza in a failed bid to win the vacant

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 ...

from Último Guerrero, Tarzan Boy and

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on September 29, 2006. In early 2007, he entered a championship tournament for the vacant

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and lost to

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at the tournament finals in Mexico City on March 4. He and Dr. Wagner Jr. lost to Perro Aguayo Jr. and Héctor Garza in a match for the vacant

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on January 31, 2008. Shocker has defeated a number of wrestlers in ''

Luchas de Apuestas 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 ...

'' (bet matches), including Máscara Año 2000, Tarzan Boy, Vampiro Canadiense,

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, Emilio Charles Jr., Bestia Salvaje, Mazada,

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, Sangre Chicana, Rey Bucanero, and Black Warrior. On December 14, 2010, Shocker defeated El Texano Jr. to win the

, which predecessor, the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, he had already held twice before. However, just five days later, he suffered a

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and a meniscal tear in his knee that required surgery and would sideline him for 12 to 16 weeks. On May 26, 2011, Shocker was stripped of the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship. He would finally make his CMLL in-ring return on July 24. On November 16, Shocker formed a new group with

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and CMLL newcomers Titán and Tritón. The group dissolved soon after being announced as Shocker was injured and Metro adopted a new ring persona, Diamante Azul. In late 2012, the long-dormant rivalry between Shocker and his former tag-team partner Mr. Niebla rose to the surface again as the two began to work on opposite sides of a number of matches, with increasing intensity and animosity from both wrestlers. The two were paired up for the 2013 '' Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles'' as a way to continue the storyline. The team worked together without too many problems in the initial rounds as they defeated the teams of Marco Corleone and Kraneo and the team of

Máscara Dorada Máscara Dorada (born August 24, 1988) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler) currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He is best known for his time in WWE where he perform ...

and Mephisto to qualify for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals they lost to eventual tournament winners La Sombra and Volador Jr. Following the loss, Shocker and Mr. Niebla argued and almost came to blows over who was responsible for losing the match. On July 19 at ''

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'', Shocker won Mr. Águila's hair in a ten-man steel cage ''Lucha de Apuestas''. In early 2014, Shocker turned ''rudo'', just so he could feud with Rush. On March 21, 2014, at ''Homenaje a Dos Leyendas'', Shocker lost his hair for the first time, when he was defeated by Rush in a ''Lucha de Apuestas''. On June 13, Shocker and Negro Casas defeated Rush and La Máscara to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship. On April 3, 2015, Shocker, El Terrible and Rey Bucanero formed a new trio named

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(''Terriblemente Guapo y un Rey'', "Terribly Handsome King"). In early 2016, Shocker suffered an injury that would require surgery and keep him out of the ring for almost six months. CMLL opted to not strip Shocker and Casas of the tag team championship during the long period of inactivity, which meant that there was eight months between the team defending the championship. Shocker and Casas successfully defended the championship against Atlantis and Diamante Azul on June 5, La Máscara and Sharlie Rockstar on July 18, and

Místico Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde (born December 22, 1982), better known by his ring name Místico (Spanish for "Mystic"), is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha ...

and Volador Jr. on September 19, 2016. On February 14, 2018, CMLL vacated the CMLL World Tag Team Titles due to lack of defences since 2016.

Championships and accomplishments

*Arena Pista :*Arena Pista Revolucion New Wave Tournament (1994) *Comisión de Box y Lucha de Guadalajara :*Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*Occidente Trios Championship (1 time) – with León Dorado and Ídolo I *

( 1 time) :*

( 3 times) – with

(1),

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)Despite not being a member of the

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since 1990 CMLL promotes three "NWA-Branded" titles that are not officially recognized by the NWA. :*

( 1 time) :*'' Copa de Arena México'' (

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

) – with Black Warrior 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' ...

:*''

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) – with Silver King *

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Copa Higher Power The ''Copa Higher Power'' (Spanish for "Cup of Higher Power") is an annual tournament promoted by the Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grup ...

(1998) – with Mr. Niebla,

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El Solar El Solar (born May 26, 1956 in Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican '' Luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler who has been working in Mexico since 1975. El Solar's real name is not a matter of publi ...

, Star Boy and

Mike Segura Miguel Angel Nava (born July 29, 1969) is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name, Mike Segura. North American fans knows Nava under the name Super Nova from his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation ( ...

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:*PWI ranked him # 16 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2002

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

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