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Camaleón (born 1979) is a Mexican ''
luchador ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...
enmascarado'', or masked
professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
currently working for the Mexican
professional wrestling promotion A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within ...
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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
(CMLL) portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. Camaleón's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.


Professional wrestling career

The wrestler known under the
ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...
Camaleón has on a few occasions stated that he began his wrestling career in 1999, but never revealed what ring name he worked under from 1999 until 2007 when he began working for
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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
(CMLL) as Súper Camaleón ("Super
Chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (Family (biology), family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015. The members of this Family (biology), family are best known for ...
). The secrecy about former masked identities is not uncommon in Mexico where the private lives of the masked wrestlers is kept secret. Early in his CMLL career he would often form a
tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establis ...
with a wrestler known as Super Tri and worked in the low ranked matches. His contract with CMLL allowed him to work for a number of other promoters' including
Último Dragón , better known by his ring name , is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler signed to Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate, where he acts as an in-ring talent, trainer and senior advisor. In addition to having trained in Japan, ...
's Toryumon promotion since they had a close working relationship with CMLL. On December 14, 2008 he competed in the annual Young Dragons Cup in a ''
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 ...
'', multi-man elimination match that also included Adam Bridle, Miedo, Ministro,
Disturbio Disturbio (born March 30, 1979) is the ring name of Israel Aguilar Alvarez, a Mexico, Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'', or professional wrestling, professional wrestler working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de L ...
,
Trauma I Trauma I (born March 27, 1985) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler, working on the Mexican independent circuit and as a freelance wrestler for promotions such ...
and
Trauma II Trauma II (born December 12, 1982) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler, working on the Mexican independent circuit and as a freelance wrestler for promotions s ...
and was won by Satoshi Kajiwara. Later on he would team with Ministro to face
Los Traumas ''Los Traumas'' or ''Los Hermanos Trauma'' ( Spanish for "The Trauma Brothers") is the name of a Mexican professional wrestling tag team consisting of the '' enmascarado'' (masked) brothers Trauma I and Trauma II. Los Traumas' real names are not a ...
(Trauma I and Trauma II) on subsequent Toryumon shows in Mexico City.


Camaleón (2010–present)

His ring name was shortened to simply Camaleón in 2010, although he would still, on occasion, be promoted as Súper Camaleón on local, minor shows in Mexico City. Camaleón was one of 16 students of Arkangel de la Muerte selected to participate in a
Battle Royal Battle royal (, also battle royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules, where the winner is the one who registers the most wins. In recent times, the term has been ...
, the ''Torneo Arkangel'', to honor the 25th anniversary of Arkangel de La Muerte. The match as won by Starman and also included Bobby Zavala,
Canelo Casas Canelo Casas (born 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico, currently residing in Cuernavaca, Morelos) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial d ...
, Cocolores,
Flamita Flamita (born November 30, 1994) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler). In addition to working for promotions such as Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and Desastre Total Ultraviolento (DTU) in his native country, ...
, Fresbee, Halcon Magico, Kato, Principe Azteca, Robin, Trox, Trueno, Ultimo Samurai, Warrior Steel and Yago. In subsequent years Camaleón continued to work in the lower ranks and kept training in CMLL's wrestling school. On March 3, 2012 Camaleón was one of 16 low ranking wrestlers who participated in the first ever ''
Torneo Sangre Nueva ''Torneo Sangre Nueva'' ("The New Blood Tournament") is a professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), first held in 2012. The tournament focuses primarily on younger wrestl ...
'' ("New Blood Tournament"), a tournament designed specifically to promote one or more of the younger wrestlers up the ranks of CMLL. Camaleón competed in the "Block A" ''torneo cibernetico'', eliminating
Cholo ''Cholo'' () was a racial category used in 18th-century Spanish America to refer to people who were three-quarters Amerindians, Amerindian by descent and one-quarter Spanish people, Spanish. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for Multi ...
as the first person from the match, but was later eliminated by eventual tournament winner Dragon Lee after 17 minutes of wrestling. A year later Camaleón was one of 20 competitors in the 2013 ''
Torneo Sangre Nueva ''Torneo Sangre Nueva'' ("The New Blood Tournament") is a professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), first held in 2012. The tournament focuses primarily on younger wrestl ...
'', marking the second time he competed in the tournament. In a repeat of the 2012 tournament he eliminated Cholo from the tournament, but was himself eliminated by Herodes Jr. In late March, 2013 Camaleón was announced as one of the ''Novatos'', or rookies, in the 2013 ''
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 ...
'', or "Great Alternative tournament". The ''Gran Alternativa'' pairs a rookie with an experienced wrestler for a tag team tournament. Camaleón was teamed up with veteran wrestler
Brazo de Plata José Luis Alvarado Nieves (March 19, 1963 – July 26, 2021) was a Mexican '' luchador'' best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata, a name he had used since his debut in 1977. He is also well known for his appearances in WWE as Super Por ...
and competed in Block B that took place on the April 19, 2013 '' Super Viernes'' show. The team lost in the first round to Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla and was eliminated from the tournament.


Championships and accomplishments

* Mexican Independent Circuit **BJC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
Cancerbero Daniel Nuñez Hernandez (born June 11, 1977), better known by his ring name Cancerbero, is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler), working for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Cancerbero is a membe ...


References

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