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Mil Máscaras (born Aarón Rodríguez Arellano, July 15, 1942) is a Mexican luchador (professional wrestler) and actor.He is regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of the lucha libre tradition in Mexico – along with El Santo and Blue Demon – and has been described as the first international superstar of lucha libre. [1]
With the importance placed on masks in lucha libre, losing the mask to an opponent is seen as the ultimate insult, and can at times seriously hurt the career of the unmasked wrestler. Putting one's mask on the line against a hated opponent is a tradition in lucha libre as a means to settle a heated feud between two or more wrestlers.
Templario (born February 27, 1992) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler). He works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is the current CMLL World Middleweight Champion in his first reign. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of United Empire.
The rivalry between Black Shadow and El Santo culminated in a Luchas de Apuestas, or mask vs. mask match, on November 7, 1952. The 70 minute match that is still heralded today as one of the most famous in Latin American history. It helped popularize the concept with mask matches still the biggest draws in Lucha Libre to the modern day. [2]
Psycho Clown (born December 16, 1985) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Psycho Clown'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 wrestling fans. [4]
Hechicero / Rey Hechicero (Spanish for "Wizard" and "Wizard King") is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Hechicero has also made appearances on the Mexican independent circuit , as well as in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and in the United States for ...
An hour before his induction, the living lucha libre legend revived the Latino World Order, a group of renegade luchadores founded by his friend and longtime foe Eddie Guerrero in WCW. LWO: Latino ...
While Lucha Libre has strict rules about Lucha de Apuestas matches the Chihuahua wrestling commission did not sanction Pacheco since the first mask loss happened outside of Mexico and thus was not governed by the wrestling commissions. [1] Following the mask loss he began painting his face to resemble a clown for his matches.