The Beast Mortos (born March 11, 1987), also known by his former

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Black Taurus, is a Mexican ''

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enmascarado'', or masked

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. He is signed to

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(AEW), where he is a member of La Faccion Ingobernable. He also works in their sister company

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(ROH). He is also known for his work 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),

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, Lucha Libre Elite,

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(MLW),

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(PWG) as well as on the Mexican and

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Professional wrestling career

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2008–2011)

After wrestling for years in the Torreón area under the name Semental, he would move to

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in 2008. After a short stint with

, he would start working in

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 ...

in March 2008. He wrestled regularly for CMLL for over three years, generally working opening matches that rarely made TV. He had his last match for the promotion on June 28, 2011, and then showed up in AAA two days later.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2012–2016)

He made his AAA debut June 30 in

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, still under the name Semental. He would have two more TV matches for the promotion in 2011. In mid-2012 AAA introduced a new masked trio known as ''Los Inferno Rockers'' (Machine Rocker, Devil Rocker and Soul Rocker), a trio of masked, glam-rocker inspired wrestlers who resembled the rock band

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. It was later verified that the former Tito Santana was under the Soul Rocker mask. The trio was set up as the rivals of ''

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'' (

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, Murder Clown and

Monster Clown Rafael Ramírez Solorza (born February 24, 1976) is a Mexican ''luchador'', better known by the ring name Monster Clown and previously worked as Aliens between 2004 and 2007 before adopting his current ring name. He is currently under contract ...

), who at the time had been undefeated for years. They later introduced the tall Uro Rocker to the team, targeting Psycho Clown specifically. It was later revealed that Uro Rocker was supposed to be the main rival of Psycho Clown, but the wrestler playing the part hurt wrestlers he worked with and was quickly dropped from the group. The group lost to ''Los Psycho Circus'' at the 2012 '' Guerra de Titanes'' show, their first appearance at a major AAA show. 18 days later the trio wrestled

's ''

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'' (

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and

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) in one of the featured matches on the Arena Naucalpan 35th Anniversary Show when the match ended in a double pinfall. In early 2013 Los Inferno Rockers finally defeated ''Los Psycho Circus'', gaining some momentum in their ongoing feud. They repeated the feat at the 2012 ''

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'' show, seemingly escalating their feud towards a ''

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'', or "bet match" where the teams would put their masks on the line. The ''Apuestas'' match never happened and ''Los Inferno Rockers'' were soon diverted from ''Los Psycho Circus''. In later 2013 Devil Rocker left AAA and was replaced by Demon Rocker to remain a trio. a member of the ''Los Inferno Rockers'' stable. The team was phased out throughout 2014, with Demon Rocker taking over the "La Parka Negra" character. By early 2015 Machine Rocker no longer appeared on AAA shows either. On October 4, 2015, Machine Rocker was repackaged and introduced as "Taurus", signaling the end of ''Los Inferno Rockers'' as a unit won a Royal Rumble Lumberjack match to win the Copa Antonio Peña. On September 10, 2016, Taurus announced his departure from AAA.

Lucha Libre Elite (2016)

Taurus debut as Black Tauro with Lucha Libre Elite teaming with Cibernetico and Sharlie Rockstar was defeated by Decnis, Mr. Aguila and Zumbido. On November 10, Tauro teaming with

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defeat L.A. Park and Mr. Aguila.

Return to AAA (2018–2024)

On June 1, 2018, Taurus returned to the AAA after helping to retain the

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Faby Apache Fabiola Balbuena Torres (born 26 December 1980) is a Mexican '' Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler, best known for her time with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where she performed as Faby Apache (sometimes written as "Fabi Apache"). Be ...

, in front of Ashley. On August 10, 2019, Taurus lost a title match for the

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to champion Fénix, the match also included

Laredo Kid Laredo Kid (born December 30, 1986) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He is signed to both Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. In TNA, he is a former TNA Digital Media Cham ...

and

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. On January 11, 2024, Taurus announced that he had departed AAA for a second time and was now a free agent.

Impact Wrestling (2019)

Due to AAA's alliance with American promotion

, Taurus made a special appearance on the February 1, 2019 edition of

, which was taped January 11–12, 2019, at Mexico City's Frontón México Entertainment Center, teaming with

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(

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and Fénix) defeated The Latin American Exchange (Ortiz and Santana) and Daga.

Major League Wrestling (2019)

On March 2, 2019, at '' MLW Fusion'', Taurus made his debut in Major League Wrestling teaming with

, losing to

(

and Rey Fenix).

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2019–present)

On July 26, 2019, at the "SIXTEEN" event, Taurus made his debut at

(PWG), losing with

and

against Mexablood ( Bandido and

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) and

Rey Horus Rey Horus is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. Formerly he wrestled for Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Ring Of Honor (ROH). He was also known as the second El Hijo de Rey Misterio, Spanish for "The Son of R ...

Return to Impact (2021–2024)

On the February 9, 2021 edition of ''

'', Taurus made his return to Impact Wrestling on a more regular basis, when

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and

Crazzy Steve Steven Scott (born March 4, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Crazzy Steve. He is best known for his tenures in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former TNA Digital Media Champion and a former TNA World ...

introduced him as the newest member of their

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, soon afterwards picking up a quick victory over Kaleb with a K. Taurus teamed up with Steve and Rosemary for the first time on February 13 at No Surrender as they faced Tenille Dashwood and XXXL ( Acey Romero and

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) in a winning effort. On March 13, at

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, Taurus and Steve defeated Reno Scum. On March 13, at

, Taurus and Steve defeated Reno Scum. On April 10, at

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, Taurus lost a match against

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. At Against All Odds, Taurus and Steve lost to

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( Deaner and

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) for the

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. July 31, at

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, Taurus fought

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for the X Division Championship in a losing effort. On August 20, at

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, Decay defeated

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, No Way, Savannah Evans and Tasha Steelz in an eight-person tag match. On September 18, at Victory Road, Taurus competed in a five-way scramble match that was won by

. On the August 31, 2023 episode of ''Impact!'', Steve betrayed Taurus and Decay, leading to a match between the two at Victory Road which Steve would win. Black Taurus' profile would be removed from the IMPACT roster page in January 2024.

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2023–present)

On December 15, 2023, at Final Battle, Taurus made his

(ROH) debut, challenging

El Hijo del Vikingo Emmanuel Roman Morales (born April 29, 1997), better known by his ring name El Hijo del Vikingo, is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'' (or professional wrestler). He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) ba ...

for the

in a losing effort. On the December 22 episode of ''

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'', Taurus made his debut for the sister company of ROH,

(AEW), where once again unsuccessfully challenged Vikingo for the AAA Mega Championship. On January 18, 2024, ''Luchablog'' reported that Taurus had signed with AEW, however he will not be able to use the "Black Taurus" name or character as AAA owned the gimmick. On April 5 at Supercard of Honor Zero Hour, Taurus returned to ROH, now wearing a new mask and under the new ring name The Beast Mortos, defeating Blake Christian. On the April 27 edition of ''AEW Collision'', Mortos made his AEW debut under his new character, in a losing effort against

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. On the July 31 episode of ''Dynamite'', Mortos pinned

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in a trios match, leading to Mortos facing Briscoe for the title on the August 22 episode of ''Ring of Honor Wrestling'' in a losing effort. On the ''Collision'' edition of Grand Slam on September 28, Mortos was defeated by

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in a

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, also involving

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. After the match, Mortos joined forces with Dralístico and Rush to attack Hologram, joining the reformed '' La Facción Ingobernable'' in the process. This led to a

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between Mortos and Hologram at WrestleDream on October 12, which Mortos lost 1–2. On November 24, Mortos was announced as a participant in the 2024 Continental Classic, where he was placed in the Blue league. Mortos finished the tournament with 0 points and failed to advance to the semi-finals.

Personal life

Outside of wrestling, Mortos is attending

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and passed his

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in June 2025.

Championships and accomplishments

AAA Latin American Championship The AAA Latin American Championship (''Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) professional wres ...

( 1 time) **

AAA World Trios Championship The AAA World Trios Championship ("''Campeonato Mundial de Tercias AAA''" in Spanish language, Spanish) is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) professional wr ...

( 1 time) – with

La Hiedra Alexandra Bazadoni (born 18 May 1997), better known by her ring name La Hiedra, is a Mexican '' luchadora enmascarada'', or masked professional wrestler. She is signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where she is one-half of the current ...

and

** '' Copa Antonio Peña'' (

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) ** Gladiators Heavyweight Tournament (2019) ** Lucha Libre World Cup: 2023 Men's division – with Pentagón Jr. and

*Lucha Libre VOZ **VOZ Ultra Championship (1 time) * Perros del Mal Producciones **Perros del Mal Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Perros del Mal Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 99 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...

'' in 2021

References

External links

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