Relámpago (
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for
lightning
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; born February 14, 1981) is a Mexican ''
Luchador
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'' ''
enmascarado'', or masked
professional wrestler
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. He currently competes in the
International Wrestling Revolution Group
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(IWRG) and the Mexican independent circuit as a freelancer. Through AAA's business partnership with IWRG, he has also competed for
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
(AAA), from 2009 through 2012 and sporadically from 2018 to 2022. His 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
Early career (2003–2009)
Relámpago made his in ring debut on May 23, 2003, at the Arena Obreros del Progreso in his hometown of
Saltillo
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, Coahuila. Some time later, he began to wrestle in different arenas in the northern Mexico, mainly in the Arena Coliseo de Monterrey in
Nuevo León
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and in the Arena Cuatro Caminos in
Tamaulipas
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It is located in nor ...
. On July 26, 2009, he wrestled at the Centro Banamex in
Mexico City
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with the Desastre Total Ultraviolento (DTU) promotion during La Experiencia 2009. At the said show, Relámpago alongside Dance Boy defeated Paranoiko and Tóxico. Days later, on August 8, he participated in the event that marked the return of the Xtreme Latin American Wrestling promotion, which took place at the Arena López Mateos.
Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración (2009–2012)
On August 17, 2009, Relámpago made his debut in AAA. On May 15, 2010 at ''Lucha Futbolística'', he won the eponymous Lucha Futbolística tournament, defeating three other competitors in a four way match. On June 6, at
Triplemanía XVIII
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, Relámpago intervened in the
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship match, distracting
Extreme Tiger and allowing
Christopher Daniels
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to eliminate him.
On September 14, he teamed with Extreme Tiger to face
Decnnis and
Tigre Cota
Alejandro Cota (born July 2, 1977) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, known by his ring name as Mocho Cota Jr., currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) portraying a ''ru ...
. Days later, Joaquín Roldán announced that AAA needed a tag team, as a plan to face La Milicia, which was why Relámpago and Extreme Tiger teamed up together. However, after not participating in any important event and the lack of activity in AAA, Relámpago left the company at the end of April 2012.
International Wrestling Revolution Group (2010–present)
In 2010, Relámpago began competing in the
International Wrestling Revolution Group
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(IWRG). On January 22, 2017, Relámpago won the
Middleweight Championship, defeating
Imposible, after which an angry Imposible made a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' challenge.
He would lose the title to
Eterno on September 17, at
Caravana de Campeones.
Championships and accomplishments
*
International Wrestling Revolution Group
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**
IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
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(
1 time)
*
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
**Lucha Futbolística (2010)
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
People from Saltillo
Masked wrestlers
Mexican male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Coahuila
Unidentified wrestlers
21st-century male professional wrestlers
21st-century Mexican professional wrestlers
IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Champions