José Luis Florencio Ramos (born August 28, 1980) is a Mexican '' luchador'', or

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, best known under the

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s Pequeño Damián 666 and Demus. Florencio is a part of

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 ...

's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini". The Pequeño Damián 666 ring character is a Mini-version of wrestler

Damián 666 Leonardo Carrera Gómez (born July 9, 1961) is a Mexican professional wrestler best known under the name Damián 666. He has worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( ...

. In early June, 2010 he changed his

to Demus 3:16 as Damián 666 held the

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to the name and would no longer allow him to use it.

Professional wrestling career

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Pequeño Damian 666 (2004-2010)

Florencio made his professional wrestling debut in 1997 and quickly became a part of

's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division; working in the Mini division does not necessarily mean that Serrano is a

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as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division. Initially he worked under the

''Mini Eskeleto'' ( Spanish for "Mini Skeleton") and later also worked as "Troll". In 2005 he began working under the name "Pequeño Damián 666" a Mini-version of wrestler

. He often teamed with Pequeño Halloween, just like Damían 666 teamed with

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and become a part of ''Los Perritos del Mal'', a mini version of the group '' Los Perros del Mal'', which both Damián 666 and Halloween were members off. Pequeño Damián 666 ended

Pequeño Olímpico Andrés Muñoz Andrade (born July 15, 1971) is a Mexican luchador ( professional wrestler) who is best known for wrestling under the name of Pequeño Olímpico. He previously wrestled as a ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked wrestler, before h ...

's almost four-year run with the

CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship The CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Mini-Estrellas de CMLL'' in Spanish), also known as the CMLL World Pequeño Estrellas Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Pequeno Estrellas de CMLL'' in Spanish) is a professional w ...

on November 20, 2007. Following his title win Pequeño Damián 666 began working a storyline, or feud with Bam Bam, a storyline that saw Pequeño Damián 666 get shaved bald after losing a '' Luchas de Apuestas'', or "bet match" to Bam Bam. the storyline between the two saw Bam Bam win the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship on July 27, 2008. Pequeño Damián 666 got a measure of revenge on August 17, 2008, when he won a ''Luchas de Apuesta'' match against Bam Bam, leaving his opponent shaved bald after the match. On June 2, 2009, Pequeño Damián 666 lost a ''Luchas de Apuetas'' match to

Shockercito Javier Cortes Sánchez (born December 12, 1980) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in their '' Mini-Estrella'' division. Cortés is better known under the ring name Shockercito ...

, losing his hair for the second time in his career.

Demus 3:16 (2010-2017)

In 2010 Damián 666 claimed that he owned the trademark to the name "Damián 666" and wanted Pequeño Damián 666 to stop using the name. While Pequeño Damián 666 originally claimed he was legally allowed to use the name he underwent a name change in June 2010 to "Demus 3:16". In June and July 2010 the feud between Bam Bam and Demus 3:16 heated up again with the two facing off in A third ''Lucha de Apuesta'', hair vs. hair match on July 6 which Demus 3:16, potentially earning a shot at Bam Bam's Mini-Estrellas Championship. 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. Demus 3:16 won the first of two ''

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'' elimination matches, outlasting Eléctrico, Saturno,

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, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Nitro,

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and Cisne to earn a place in the finals. On August 24 Demus 3:16 defeated Pierrothito in the finals of the tournament to earn his way out of the ''Mini-Estrella'' division. Demus 3:16 lost his hair for the third time in his career on March 11, 2011, when he was defeated by

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. As a result, Demus 3:16 was also forced to return to the ''Mini-Estrella'' division. On September 18, Demus 3:16 defeated Pequeño Warrior in another Hair vs. Hair match. On January 29, 2012, Demus 3:16 made an appearance for

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-based

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(PWG), teaming with Joey Ryan, Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas in an eight-person tag team match, where they were defeated by B-Boy, Candice LeRae,

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and

Mascarita Dorada Mascarita Dorada (Spanish: ''Little Golden Mask''; born February 19, 1982), is the ring name of a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler, who works in the ''Mini-Est ...

. 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. During the match Demus 3:16 was repeatedly thrown off the top of the cage inside the ring and tossed into the cage. While he was able to escape the cage he did need immediate medical attention afterwards as he was unable to stand under his own power. On April 14, 2017, Serrano left CMLL.

Global Force Wrestling (2017-present)

On July 3, 2017, Demus made his debut for American Global Force Wrestling.

Personal life

Florencio is married to professional wrestler Hiroka Yaginuma who works for CMLL under the ring name "Hiroka". In early June, 2010 Hiroka announced that she was retiring from wrestling for a few years in order to start a family. Florencio's fourteen year younger brother made his professional wrestling debut in 2012, working under the ring name Akuma 3:16.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) ** Pequeños Reyes del Aire (

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) ** Torneo Bicentenario de Minis (2010) *POR Wrestling **POR Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, current)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

External links

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